GNWT Contract Event Opportunities: supplier guide

About NWT Contract Opportunities

• The GNWT Contract Event Opportunities website (contracts.fin.gov.nt.ca) lets companies download and bid on Government of the Northwest Territories contracting opportunities online, and sign up for notifications of new opportunities in their areas of interest.^[1]
• Procurement Shared Services, in the Department of Finance, distributes all public procurements for GNWT departments and the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, and buys goods over $25,000 and services over $10,000.^[2]

How to register

1. On the Contract Event Opportunities website, choose "Register as a Bidder", then read and accept the Terms of Agreement.^[1]
2. Enter your full legal company name as the Entity Name. If your company is in the GNWT Business Incentive Policy registry, the name must match it.^[1]
3. Answer the profile questions, then enter your address, an email ID, a contact person and the user ID you want.^[1]
4. Select the categories you want email updates about, and submit the registration.^[1]
5. Bidder registrations are approved within two business days. You then receive an approval email and a second email with your user name and password.^[1]

Before you bid

• The Entity Name is attached to every online bid and is the company the contract is awarded to, so use the full legal name.^[1]
• A company registers once: a second registration for the same company is denied as a duplicate.^[1]

Help and support

• Bidder approvals: GNWTBidders@gov.nt.ca. Sign-in problems: SAM Help Desk, 1 (866) 525-0536, samhelpdesk@gov.nt.ca.^[1]
• Procurement questions: Procurement_Questions@gov.nt.ca or (867) 767-9044 ext. 32118. Procurement Shared Services has tender offices in Fort Smith, Hay River, Inuvik and Yellowknife.^[2]