Overview

This Quick Reference Guide (QRG) is designed to help you understand and locate the Bid Holders List feature in eMMA. The Bid Holders List shows available contact information for any vendor who has acknowledged receipt of a solicitation.


Step-by-Step Instructions

Make Bid Holders List Visible to Public

  1. Access eMMA at https://emma.maryland.gov and log in with your credentials.

    NOTE: Depending on your agency, you may only need to click the State SSO Login (Secure Auth) button or the MDOT SSO Login (MSAzure) button and log in with your credentials.

  2. Navigate to the solicitation.
  3. Click the Prepare Solicitation tab on the left-hand side-panel. 
  4. Scroll down and click the chevron (arrow) icon to the left of Advanced Options.
    The Prepare Solicitation and the Advanced Options.
  5. Select the checkbox for Bid Holders List Visible to Public.

    NOTE: This checkbox is deselected by default. However, you must select this checkbox prior to sending the solicitation for Bid Holders to be visible under Public Solicitations. Otherwise you will need to create a new round and select it at that time.

    The Bid Holders List Visible to Public checkbox selected.
  6. Click the Save & Close button and complete your solicitation as usual.


View Bid Holders List

NOTE: This list only includes Vendors who acknowledge receipt of a solicitation. 

  1. Navigate to the eMMA homepage at https://emma.maryland.gov and click the Public Solicitations button on the right side of the webpage.
    The Public Solicitations option.
  2. Any solicitations that have a public Bid Holders list will be shown in the Bid Holders List column. Click the View link to the right of a solicitation to see the list.
    The View link for a solicitation's bid holders list.