• About MiDEAL
What is MiDEAL?  MiDEAL (Michigan Delivering Extended Agreements Locally) allows Michigan local units of government to benefit from the State's negotiating and purchasing power by permitting them to purchase from the State's contracts on the same terms, conditions, and prices as State government.  Locals benefit not only from the reduced cost of goods and services, but also from indirect savings related to writing specifications, researching industries, processing invitations to bid, recruiting a diverse pool of potential suppliers, and making awards.  The MiDEAL program is authorized by Michigan legislation and has been in existence since 1975.

Who can use MiDEAL /how do we join?  Membership is open to any city, village, county, township, school district, intermediate school district, non-profit hospital, institutions of higher learning, or community or junior college in Michigan.  All it takes to join is an e-mail to MiDEAL@michigan.gov and payment of the nominal membership fee (see our  membership fee schedule ). 

What products and services are available?  The  complete list of contracts available through MiDEAL includes over 155 contracts ranging from defibrillators to electrical lamps to mailing equipment.  The list of  most frequently used contracts includes office supplies, janitorial products, carpet, pharmaceuticals, disposable paper, lawn and garden equipment, cell phone equipment and service, fuel oil, gasoline, tires, vehicles, hardware, tools, computers, furniture, and road salt.   Green products  are also available.  Browse the list of available  contracts by category.

NEW SOLICITATION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM:   We're off and running!   Vendor registration for the Michigan online notification system became available effective Monday, November 17, 2008.  Bids posted on the current Michigan bid site will be made available through the new system for automatic notification, viewing, and download on this date as well.  The URL for the new site is:  www.bid4michigan.com.  Click on the URL to go directly to this site.

We look forward to even better results in the quality and pricing of goods and services available on contract for the State and our MiDEAL partners, with the expansion of competition and ease of use anticipated through Michigan's NOTIFY2Buy project.

• What's New

• Energy Program

• Road Salt

• Vehicles