Erie County

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Buyer type:: County
Location:: Erie, PA
Country:: US

Erie County RFPs

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Bid Documents For 2026 Chevrolet 2500HD Silverado With Strobe Lights and Fisher Plow For The Erie County Facilities Department
Posted
Oct 6, 2026
Closes
Oct 20, 2026
Erie County is soliciting bids for a 2026 Chevrolet 2500HD Silverado with strobe lights and a Fisher snow plow for its Facilities Department. Bids must be submitted electronically through PennBid by October 20, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. EDT, when sealed bids will be opened at the Erie County Courthouse. The submission requires a bid bond and non-collusion affidavit, and the attached bid document contains the specifications.
Bid Documents for HVAC Maintenance Service Contract
Posted
Oct 1, 2026
Closes
Oct 22, 2026
Erie County is seeking sealed bids for an HVAC maintenance service contract at the Erie County Prison. The solicitation requires prospective bidders to attend a mandatory pre-bid conference and facility walkthrough at the prison on October 14, 2026. Bids must be submitted electronically through PennBid and are due October 22, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. EDT, when they will be opened by the County Controller's Office.
Documents for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assisted Dictation Software for Erie County Office of Child & Youth (Request For Proposal)
Posted
Oct 1, 2026
Closes
Oct 16, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) assisted dictation software for the county office of children & youth.

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Census ID
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173722
Employee FTE
Full-time equivalent employees.
1,150
Population
Population size to gauge opportunity scale.
265,832
Procurement Hell Score
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36 / 100
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How to Sell to Erie County

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Procurement Hell Score
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36 / 100
EasyLower is betterHellish
Quick Decision Flow
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- Sole Source: If the solution is truly proprietary and essential with no competition, request a sole source and prepare for council approval.
- Coops: Use Pennsylvania’s COSTARS to buy directly; ask Procurement to confirm access and route the order through the county’s reseller channel.
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- Erie County, PA: Use this path only for genuinely proprietary or unique, essential solutions with no viable competition. Work with the Procurement Department to draft the waiver justification; it must be submitted as a formal resolution for approval by the Erie County Council. Past waivers for proprietary software like Esri and LinkedIn Learning can be cited as precedents. No specific sole source dollar threshold was provided.
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Cooperatives
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- Erie County actively uses cooperative purchasing, with COSTARS as a preferred fast path to bypass formal bids. Reach out to your Starbridge contact through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform to get onboarded to the recommended path.
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Board meetings and strategic plans from Erie County

Erie County Finance And Personnel Committee Committee Meeting
Date: Sep 3, 2026Type: Meeting mention
The committee meeting addressed several key financial and administrative matters, including public commentary on election accessibility and the staffing of the Human Relations Commission. Agenda items included the review of land and subdivision ordinances, budget revisions for the mental health and intellectual disabilities fund, and funding for telephone upgrades. The committee debated proposed amendments to the county purchasing code regarding its applicability to county authorities. Further discussions covered community development block grant funding, a supplemental appropriation for an election integrity grant, and lease agreements for a magisterial district office. Finally, the committee evaluated strategies for disposing of county-owned landlocked properties and repository parcels.
Erie County Finance And Personnel Committee Finance And Personnel Committee Meeting
Date: Sep 17, 2026Type: Meeting mention
The committee addressed several financial and administrative items, including budget appropriations for an election integrity grant, a purchasing code waiver for a three-year subscription to legal research services for the judge's library, and funds for courthouse fire pump replacements. Key discussions involved a grant for gun violence prevention and domestic violence lethality assessments for the District Attorney's office, as well as authorization for an energy efficiency upgrade program for local businesses. The committee also finalized the transfer of the Human Relations Commission's operations to the county administration and conducted a review of the general fund balance and pending personnel reappointments.

Key Contacts

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George FunkhouserAdministrative Captain

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Blake LynchAdult Probation Officer

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Bid Documents For 2026 Chevrolet 2500HD Silverado With Strobe Lights and Fisher Plow For The Erie County Facilities Department

Bid Documents for HVAC Maintenance Service Contract

Documents for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assisted Dictation Software for Erie County Office of Child & Youth (Request For Proposal)

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Erie County Finance And Personnel Committee Committee Meeting

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Erie County RFPs

Bid Documents For 2026 Chevrolet 2500HD Silverado With Strobe Lights and Fisher Plow For The Erie County Facilities Department

Bid Documents for HVAC Maintenance Service Contract

Documents for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assisted Dictation Software for Erie County Office of Child & Youth (Request For Proposal)

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Erie County Finance And Personnel Committee Committee Meeting

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Erie County Council Regular Meeting

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Erie County Finance And Personnel Committee Committee Meeting

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Erie County Finance And Personnel Committee Committee Meeting

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Erie County Council Regular Meeting

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