Before you buy
What you need outside Bids2Bank.
Some of what Bids2Bank does depends on registrations and tools only you can get. Check this list first so you do not pay for something you cannot use yet. Signed in, the billing page checks each item against your workspace.
The checklist
WhatWhat it unlocksHow to get it
Active SAM.gov registration (UEI)
Everyone bidding on federal workBid scoring, vendor and partner checks, past-performance lookups by your UEI.Free at SAM.gov. Registration can take several weeks; start before you subscribe.
Everyone bidding on federal workBid scoring, vendor and partner checks, past-performance lookups by your UEI.Free at SAM.gov. Registration can take several weeks; start before you subscribe.
CAGE code
DLA DIBBS quotersDIBBS scoring against approved sources, batch-quote files, your CAGE check on every RFQ.Assigned with your SAM.gov registration. Enter it under Settings → Integrations → DIBBS.
DLA DIBBS quotersDIBBS scoring against approved sources, batch-quote files, your CAGE check on every RFQ.Assigned with your SAM.gov registration. Enter it under Settings → Integrations → DIBBS.
The supply classes (FSCs) you quote
DLA DIBBS quotersDaily scores on DLA RFQs. With no FSCs entered, nothing is scored.Enter them under Settings → Integrations → DIBBS. Bids2Bank suggests some from your bids; you choose.
DLA DIBBS quotersDaily scores on DLA RFQs. With no FSCs entered, nothing is scored.Enter them under Settings → Integrations → DIBBS. Bids2Bank suggests some from your bids; you choose.
A DIBBS vendor account
DLA DIBBS quotersSubmitting your quotes. Bids2Bank prepares them and never submits.Register with DLA at DIBBS.
DLA DIBBS quotersSubmitting your quotes. Bids2Bank prepares them and never submits.Register with DLA at DIBBS.
JCP certification
Only if you quote items with export-controlled drawingsAccess to DLA’s controlled technical data (you download it from DLA yourself).Apply through DLA’s Joint Certification Program. Bids2Bank does not store controlled drawings or CUI today (see Trust).
Only if you quote items with export-controlled drawingsAccess to DLA’s controlled technical data (you download it from DLA yourself).Apply through DLA’s Joint Certification Program. Bids2Bank does not store controlled drawings or CUI today (see Trust).
An authenticator app on your phone
Everyone (an owner can require it)Two-factor sign-in.Any TOTP authenticator app.
Everyone (an owner can require it)Two-factor sign-in.Any TOTP authenticator app.
Gmail or Google Workspace mailbox
OptionalSending supplier quote requests from your own address. Without it, Bids2Bank drafts the e-mail for you to copy.Connect it under Settings → Email & signature.
OptionalSending supplier quote requests from your own address. Without it, Bids2Bank drafts the e-mail for you to copy.Connect it under Settings → Email & signature.
A current Chrome, Edge or Safari
EveryoneEverything. Pages work on a phone (375 px and up); quoting and reviews are easiest on a desktop.Any browser updated in the last year.
EveryoneEverything. Pages work on a phone (375 px and up); quoting and reviews are easiest on a desktop.Any browser updated in the last year.
Post-award fulfilment
Which scanner reads your part marks
Kind of markWhat reads itNote
Printed labels (MIL-STD-129 shipping labels, printed 2D codes)A phone camera is enough.The part-mark check uses your browser’s camera where the browser supports barcode reading; otherwise paste what your scanner reads.
Laser-etched, dot-peen or chemically etched direct part marks (MIL-STD-130)An industrial direct-part-mark (DPM) 2D imager.Phone cameras usually cannot read low-contrast metal marks. Zebra, Honeywell and Cognex sell DPM-rated handheld imagers; check the model is rated for DPM before you buy one.
Bids2Bank never files anything in PIEE/WAWF or DIBBS for you. See what is live and what is still being checked