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List View - Search & Find Opportunities

• Search Keyword
  • Use keywords that match the services, products, or capabilities your business offers.
  • Keywords can be broad (ie: Landscaping) or specific (ie: Lawncare).
  • Refine your search as needed by adding additional terms or using exact phrases.
• Enter Location
  • Best practice is to begin by typing the name of the City or County of the area where you Business can perform the work.
  • Tip: Include “County” in your search for better results, such as Los Angeles County, CA, USA.
  • The Location Filter is an 100-Mile radius to the location entered.
  • Haven is expanding to allow searches across multiple locations.
    • For Example: Search opportunities in Los Angeles County, CA, USA and Orange County, CA, USA and San Diego County, CA, USA at the same time.
  • Some opportunities lack precise location data due to Buyer limitations. If you see Click Me! at the bottom of search results, pressing this will update the results to include opportunities where no location was provided by the Buyer.
    • In the example below, our 2 search inputs are: Search: landscaping and Location: Los Angeles County, CA, USA with a total of 66 results over 2 pages. Scrolling to the bottom of page 2 of the search results, we see there are 27 other opportunities. If we click this to update the results, then the 27 results are simply: Search: landscaping and Location: Undefined.
• Haven Groups
  • Filter results by certification or special advantage using Haven Groups. Haven tags opportunities to represent advantages for Small Businesses, such as:
    • Agency Procurement Goals & Spend Objectives
    • Bid Preferences
    • Sole-Source
    • Set-Asides
    • …and more!
  • Available Haven Groups are:
    • 8(a)
    • DBE
    • Disability
    • HUBZone
    • Indigenous
    • LGBTQ+
    • Local
    • Minority
    • Non-Profit
    • Small Business
    • Socially Responsible
    • Veteran
    • Women
• + Save Search
  • Save a search query by pressing + Save Search and create a short, but memorable name to remember. These will be available for you on your Dashboard for you going forward.
  • Best used for queries combining Keyword + other filters (ie: Location, Haven Groups, Organization, Industry Codes, Continuous, Contracts, Funding).
  • Easily revisit saved searches for future opportunities.
• Filters:
  • Type
    • Government - Opportunities for your Business to act as a Prime Contractor.
      • These are opportunities for you to be a Prime Contractor.
    • Relationship- Opportunities for your Business to act as a Sub-Contractor, typically with Private-Sector Buyers to partner with on Public-Sector contracts.
  • Status
    • Open - Currently accepting bids.
    • Closed - No longer accepting bids.
    • All - Includes both open and closed opportunities.
  • Continuous (✅,❌)
    • Check ✅ this box to update the results to include opportunities without a defined end date.
      • This means the Buyer is always accepting new proposals. It is extremely important to explore these opportunities further.
  • Industry Code
    • Filter results by specific industry codes like NAICS, PSC, NIGP Commodity Code, UNSPSC, Contractor Licenses, and more.
  • Organization
    • Organizations are classified by the Parent Entity. In Public Sector procurement, the structure is normally 1 “Parent” entity with multiple “Child” departments. In other words, the City of Inglewood CA oversees its Police Department, Housing Protection Department, City Clerk’s Office, Finance Department, etc.
      • Haven does not like this structure - we feel this creates unnecessary complications. However, we are open to feedback & acknowledge this is important to many.
      • Unfortunately, this is how many purchasing entities display their information. Haven believes over time, these will be further consolidated - and if not, Haven will do its best to simplify for our users.
      • We can currently look at an example for The City of Los Angeles. Within the LA “Parent”, there are multiple “Child” Departments such as:
        • Department of Water & Power (LADWP), Department of General Services, Department on Disability, Housing Authority, Department of Recreation and Parks, etc.
      • Haven purposely names organizations differently. Instead of The City of Los Angeles, Haven prefers Los Angeles City. Likewise, we prefer Los Angeles County vs County of Los Angeles. This naming convention exists at all Buying levels.
      • Furthermore, Haven is working to aggregate this “Parent”/”Child” relationship amongst the Organizations. Haven will release a future update to make this simpler for our Clients.
    • Filter results by the Buying Organization/Entity/Party. For example:
      • California Department of Motor Vehicles
• Contracts
  • Select the Contracts tab to view contract opportunities for your Business.
  • View contract-based opportunities, including RFQs, RFPs, Solicitations, Sources Sought, Presolicitations, etc.
• Funding
  • Select the Funding tab to view Grants, Financing, Capital opportunities for your Business.
  • These opportunities focus on financial support rather than procurement-based contracts.

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Detail View - How to Read An Opportunity

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