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Presentations & Videos

About Procurement's Presentations & Videos

The following presentations are here to help vendors navigate State of Michigan Procurement and the state's purchasing processes.


Contracting Basics

The presentations below are great tools to better understand how to bid on solicitations - and how to bid better - and do business with the state.

Top Ten Bidding Tips

Chief Procurement Officer Jared Ambrosier walks through his top ten tips and things to avoid for successfully bidding on a State of Michigan contract.

Watch presentation on YouTube

Contracting 101

Contracting 101 reviews the basics how to do business with the state.

Last updated: May 2024

Contracting 101 (PDF)

Contracting 201

Contracting 201 takes a deeper dive into navigating the state contracting process.

Last updated: January 2020

Contracting 201 (PDF)

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Featured Presentations

State of Michigan Procurement regularly records videos of our presentations to people looking to do business with the state. In many cases these are webinars we've given with our partner organizations and have great info on how to get started with contracting.


Contracting 101: Design & Construction Division

Recorded on October 5, 2023


The Design & Construction Division join Central Procurement Services to review how vendors can get involved with state construction projects. To learn more about DTMB's Design & Construction division and how to do business with them, visit their website on Michigan.gov.