Specializations

NIGP; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Franklin County Ohio Purchasing seeks a Bidding Coordinator to facilitate procurement activities, including ITB, RFP, RFQ, and RFI documents, aligned to county policies and regulations. The role requires guidance of stakeholders on procurement timelines and requirements, and coordinating bid processes from draft to award.

Responsibilities include preparing bid documents, conducting pre-bid conferences, managing addenda, and supporting public records requests.

Qualifications

• Experience with ITBs, RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs and leading bid processes.
• Ability to develop scope, requirements, and evaluation criteria.
• Familiarity with bid openings, tabulations, and initial compliance checks.
• Strong communication with agencies, vendors, and the public.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with county agencies to prepare ITBs, RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs and lead procurement timelines.
• Review specifications, requirements, questionnaires, and evaluation criteria.
• Draft, post, and manage addenda and clarifications.
• Conduct bid openings and create bid tabulations; analyze responsiveness and deficiencies.
• Serve as project liaison among agency representatives, the public, and vendors.
• Attend meetings, trainings, and development sessions as identified.

Skills

Public procurement

Bid management

Contract preparation

Vendor coordination

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Company: Franklin County Ohio Purchasing
• Location: Columbus , Ohio 43215-6315 United States of America
• Date Posted: October 14, 2026
• Closing Date: October 30, 2026
• NIGP-CPP Certification: Preferred

Description

The primary purpose of the Bidding Coordinator classification is to facilitate county procurement activities, including, but not limited to, the preparation of Invitation to Bid (ITB), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Qualifications (RFQ), and Request for Information (RFI) documents using knowledge of industry trends, state and county regulations, and county policies and procedures.

Requirements

Collaborate with county agencies to prepare ITBs, RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs, and lead stakeholders in developing procurement timelines and activities. Review specifications, functional and non-functional requirements, questionnaires, and evaluation criteria. Guide the development of scope, requirements, and evaluation documents to ensure alignment. Conduct pre-bid and pre-proposal conferences.

Respond to vendor and stakeholder inquiries and manage the drafting and posting of addenda and clarifications.

Address questions and concerns. Identify project stakeholders and serve as project liaison for competitive procurements between county agency representatives, the public, and interested vendors.

Conduct bid and proposal openings by logging bids, creating bid tabulation sheets, and performing an initial analysis of responsiveness and deficiencies.

Create bid numbers develop and maintain bidders, lists and prepare and manage physical and electronic files. Support the fulfillment of public records requests.

Collaborate and maintain contact with agency representatives, providing bid opening results and recommendations, and supporting the creation of resolution and summary documents.

Draft and redline documents. Serve as point of contact on projects. Schedule and attend virtual and in-person meetings. May support vendor outreach and supplier diversity initiatives.

Participate in workshops, webinars, training, and other professional development opportunities as identified with supervisor.

Serve as county subject matter expert in competitive procurement activities. Provide ongoing best-practice updates to bidding processes, methodologies, tools, templates, and resources.

Participate in procurement training and development sessions provided to agency partners and the vendor community.

Manage project planning with agency partners. Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

These duties are illustrative only and you may perform some or all of these duties or other job-related duties as assigned.

Major Worker Characteristics: Understanding of public procurement principles; Excellent attention to detail; Ability to manage a project through its lifecycle; Experience with public relations and responsive customer service; Professional communication with stakeholders; Ability to understand and follow office practices and agency policy and procedures; Proficient reading comprehension;

Ability to identify and solve a problem and apply critical thinking skills; Proficient in Microsoft Office products and standard office equipment operations;

Ability to draft and redline large documents and complete routine forms; Maintain accurate records; Arrange items in numerical or alphabetical order; Schedule, lead, and present at meetings with the public, vendors, and/or stakeholders both in-person and in a virtual setting;

Work independently and collaboratively; Respond to telephone and email inquiries; Handle sensitive inquiries from, and contacts with, officials and general public