Purchasing & Procurement

To current and potential vendors: Thank you for your interest in doing business with Metra as either a prime contractor or subcontractor.

Metra's New Procurement Portal

Metra is transitioning to a new Procurement portal called Bonfire where all solicitations are to be advertised and Contractor bids and proposals will be submitted electronically and received through the Bonfire portal.

Effective for all procurements advertised on or after October 1, 2022, Metra will transition to electronic posting and submission only through Bonfire for all bids and proposals. Vendor questions regarding a solicitation shall be submitted through the Bonfire portal only.

For procurements advertised prior to October 1, 2022, contractors will continue to download solicitations through Metra's Procurement page and submit bids and proposals as specified in the solicitation.

Vendors wishing to do business with Metra and submit bids or proposals must register with Bonfire and upload submissions through the Bonfire portal, available at:

https://metra.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=login 

follow the link to Bonfire vendor registration page to register your company. Vendors must register with Bonfire and Metra even if the vendor is currently registered with Metra. When registering with Bonfire, please be sure to select the same NAICS codes on Bonfire and Metra to ensure your firm is notified of solicitations matched to your NAICS codes.

Registration is free and easy to setup. Should you need assistance setting up your account in Bonfire, please contact Bonfire Interactive Support at support@gobonfire.com.

Due to the pandemic and in the interest of maintaining social distancing, virtual bid openings for Invitations for Bids (IFB’s) will continue to be conducted via the live internet Webcast only at the location, date and time as specified in the individual solicitations. All interested parties wishing to view the public bid openings can go to:

https://metra.com/webcasts

Click on “Metra Bid Opening Session XX/XX/20XX”

The bid results will continue to be posted on Metra's website shortly after the bids have been read.All bidders are responsible for the timely submission of electronic bids.