Government Contracting

CITY OF NORFOLK PURCHASING

Required Registration
In order to provide contractual services to the City of Norfolk, you must first register on the Norfolk Vendor Self Service System Website. To do so you must go to https://vendor.norfolk.gov/webapp/VSSPROD/Advantage. If you need assistance, the Customer Resource Center can be reached by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone at 757-664-4787.

City of Norfolk Purchasing Sites

STATE PROCUREMENT

Required Registration Information
In order to provide contractual services to the Commonwealth of Virginia, you must go to Virginia State Buyer website and register at http://www.eva.state.va.us/vendors/index.htm and provide the following information:

  • Descriptors for your business and location names that buyers will recognize:
    • The Headquarter Legal Name of your company is what buyers search on.
    • The location name is the sub search that they do to distinguish between different ordering locations.
  • U. S. Tax ID: This is the 9 digit Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) or Social Security number used by the organization.
  • If you are a foreign Vendor please follow the instructions to provided additional information on the website.
  • DUNS Number.
  • Address that orders should be sent to- street address; e-mail; telephone and fax numbers; address where solicitation invitations should be sent.
  • Address where invoices or bills should be sent.
  • Primary contact person for each address; contact name; street address; e-mail; telephone and fax numbers; other staff that you want to setup with logins.
  • Registration Administrator - Identify the person who will update and maintain your eVA account.
  • Commodity Codes that describe the products you sell.
  • Service Areas- areas of the state where you would be willing to sell.
  • Charge card(s) information.- It is to your advantage to accept charge cards, in particular MasterCard. MasterCard is the standard state purchasing card. Localities may use other types of charge cards. If you do not know the credit card level when prompted, please select. If you accept MasterCard, please send an e-mail with your Tax ID and other company info to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and the vendors list will be updated for you.

State Procurement Site

  • Virginia State Procurement Site- The below link lists Procurement and Contracting Site for the Commonwealth of Virginia. http://www.eva.state.va.us/

FEDERAL PROCUREMENT

Required Registration Information
In order to provide contractual services to the federal government, you must register with Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS Number) and Central Contractor Registry (CCR). To register for a DUNS number, go to https://eupdate.dnb.com/requestoptions/government/ccrreg/ or call 1.866.705.5711. You will need the following information:

  • Legal Name
  • Tradestyle, Doing Business As (DBA), or other name by which your organization is commonly recognized
  • Physical Address, City, State and Zip Code
  • Mailing Address (if separate)
  • Telephone Number
  • Contact Name
  • SIC Code (Line of Business)
  • Number of Employees at your location
  • Headquarters name and address (if there is a reporting relationship to a parent corporate entity)

Once the process of obtaining a DUNS number has been completed, you then must go to www.ccr.gov . Then select START NEW REGISTRATION and the screens will prompt you fill in the appropriate fields.

Federal Procurement Sites