North Dakota Government Intel

Bid info on construction bids, government bids, procurement solicitations (bid advertisements, requests.

North Dakota's Office of Management and Budget maintains resources for bidders and contractors who provide goods and services to state agencies and institutions.

BidNet Direct hosts all current bids, RFPs, and solicitations for the North Dakota Purchasing Group.

The Office of Management and Budget administers the State Procurement Program. Contact the State Procurement Office if you have any questions a***@nd.govor XXX-XXX-XXXX.

North Dakota bids, RFPs (request for proposals), government contracts from North Dakota state & local governments in ND. Free Trial.

The State Procurement Office establishes contracts for commodities and services available to state agencies and institutions under the State Board of Higher Education.

Before incurring any cost on a federal grant, the question is whether 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance) treats the cost as allowable, allocable, and reasonable. "Reasonable" is the most-litigated of the three; auditors will second-guess it after the fact using a prudent-person standard.

Federal FOIA fee waivers must be granted when disclosure is "in the public interest" and not primarily commercial. The four-factor analysis (subject matter, informative value, contribution to public understanding, requester's commercial interest) is well-established but routinely misapplied by agencies as discretionary when it is mandatory if the factors are met.

Federal GAO and most state procurement protest windows start running when the protester "knew or should have known" of the basis for protest — often before formal award notice. The clock can be days, not weeks. Waiting for the official "you lost" email is the single most-common reason valid protests get dismissed for timeliness.