Request for Proposals (RFP) Opportunities

Tennessee buys myriad personal, professional, and consulting services which are used within state government to most efficiently meet the varied demands for high quality public service.  Typically, contractors delivering such services are selected through the Request for Proposals (RFPs) process or some other appropriate means and are paid on a "fee-for-service" basis.

Tennessee also uses grant awards to achieve many of its objectives and programmatic responsibilities.  Grants are simply types of contracts that are used to affect an award of funding or property to a grant recipient or "grantee."  A grant benefits the general public or some population of the general public, and deliverables pursuant to a grant contract are comprised of professional services provided to third-party beneficiaries rather than service provided to the state.

The State of Tennessee contracts for personal, professional, and consulting services directly through its various departments and agencies. Individuals, businesses, and other service providers who wish to provide personal, professional, and consulting services to the State of Tennessee are encouraged to frequently visit the State of Tennessee Request for Proposals web page to review recent solicitations and other professional service procurement related notices.

Requests for Proposals (RFPs), solicitations, and public notices related to professional service procurements are posted on this web page as they are released by the state.  ONLY information relating to professional service procurements is posted here. Posted documents may be updated with relevant amendments at any time.

Please see the links below for other bid opportunities with the State of Tennessee: Bid Opportunities & ITBs -
To bid on these events go to the Supplier Portal and log in.

GoDBE Current Procurement Opportunities:  Click here for GoDBE Procurement Opportunities and Diversity Business Information.

If needed, programs to view digital files in the formats posted on this page may be available via the following websites:

• Acrobat Reader
• Microsoft Excel Viewer
• Microsoft Word Viewer

RFQ Refer ALL questions about posted documents to the contact person specifically identified in each document.

NOTICE:  The Central Procurement Office maintains the contents of this box and the "RFPs, Solicitations, Requests & Commission on Fire Fighting Personnel Standards & Education Field Representatives for East Tennessee" box immediately below. Report broken links in either of these two boxes to CPO.Website@tn.gov