AI quoting software for government RFQsBid on more government orders without hiring more help
Built for small and veteran-owned businesses that sell supplies to the government. Certified Bidder Co. reads the RFQ, finds who sells each item, checks what the state paid last time and fills out the forms. You look it over and send it.
Talk to the founderIn use with our first customer, a California small business, since July 2026.
You can't bid on everything by hand
Your customers pick you because you answer, you deliver and you're certified. The paperwork behind each bid is what holds you back.
You skip the long shots
A bid you might win one time in ten isn't worth an afternoon on the phone with suppliers. So it never goes out.
You type everything twice
Items get copied from the email to a spreadsheet to QuickBooks. Every copy is a chance for a mistake.
One missing form costs the bid
Leave out one required form and the bid gets thrown out, no matter how good your price was.
How it works
Four steps. You make the calls, the software does the legwork.
1
Forward the RFQ
Send the RFQ email to your company's bid inbox, or paste it in.
2
Every item is read
Each item is pulled out of the email and matched to things you've sold before.
3
Sellers and prices are found
You see who sells each item and what the state paid for it before. You okay any request before it goes to a supplier.
4
The forms are filled
The state's standard forms are filled out from your company information. You look it over, sign and send.
Made for sellers, not catalog companies
You don't need to know every part number. You need to answer more requests.
No catalog to load
Start with your company information. It learns your products and suppliers from the bids you do.
Setup: your company info
Prices you can stand behind
Each item is checked against what California agencies actually paid, so you know where a fair price sits.
958,643 state purchases on file
You stay in charge
Nothing goes to a supplier or a buyer until you say so. Every win and loss is saved, so pricing can get better over time.
You approve every send
State purchases: line items in California's public purchasing records (SCPRS), July 2023 to August 2026, non-IT goods bought by 41 state agencies through channels open to small and disabled veteran businesses.
What's under the hood
For partners and programs that want the technical picture.
AI agents with human gates
AI agents read each request, match the items, look for sellers, draft supplier quote requests and prepare the bid. Two steps always wait for a person: contacting a supplier and sending a bid.
Public data and a private system for each company
Prices are checked against three years of California purchasing records. Each company runs its own system and database, and sign-in is limited to that company's own email domain.
Common questions
- Who is it for?
- Small businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses (SB and DVBE) that sell everyday supplies to state agencies, cities, counties and schools. We're starting in California.
- Will it send anything without me?
- No. You okay every supplier request and every bid before it goes out.
- Is my information private?
- Yes. Each company gets its own private system, and only people with your company email can sign in.
- Do I have to change how I work?
- No. Keep your email and QuickBooks. It handles the busywork in between.
Who we are
Certified Bidder Co. is made by Certified Bidder Co., a California corporation founded in 2026 in San Diego.
Founder Parker Marshall also runs operations at a California small business that bids on government orders every week. Certified Bidder Co. grew out of that work.