Gift Ban Notice: All prospective and current vendors of the System are prohibited by State of Illinois gift ban law and TRS ethics policies from offering or making a gift to TRS employees or trustees. Please refrain from offering or sending any gifts, even of nominal value, to the System or any of its employees or trustees. We appreciate your strict cooperation with the gift ban.

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The TRS Purchasing Department is using OpenGov as an electronic bidding and vendor registration system. 

Our new e-Procurement Portal offers the following features for interested parties:

• Register to Bid: Create an account by selecting Subscribe to receive notifications about future non-investment opportunities.
• Follow Solicitations: Stay updated on existing non-investment solicitations by locating the relevant posting and clicking Follow. You’ll automatically receive amendments and addenda.
• Ask Questions: Submit questions and view answers for open solicitations directly through the portal.
• Guided Submission Process: Get step-by-step support for responding to RFPs, bids, and other opportunities to ensure your submission is complete and accurate.

To get started, click here to sign up. You’ll receive an email to activate your account. For more information about how to register, please see the OpenGov help file here.

There is no cost for vendors to register with OpenGov.

Investment-related RFPs will continue to be issued and submitted through the current system until further notice: Investment-related Searches