How Indiana counties post bids (2026)
90 of Indiana's 92 counties (98%) don't use an online bid platform. They post bids on their own website, in the local newspaper or in Board of Commissioners agendas, where vendors who only watch bid portals can miss them.
- 92Counties
- 2 (2%)Use an online bid platform
- 90 (98%)No online bid platform
- 41 (45%)List a purchasing email online
Bid platforms used
Counties that use an online platform, by platform. Some counties use more than one.
| Platform | Counties | Share of Indiana counties |
|---|---|---|
| QuestCDN | 1 | 1% |
| OpenGov Procurement | 1 | 1% |
Where Board of Commissioners agendas are published
Board agendas often show a purchase (approval to advertise, a budget amendment, an expiring contract) weeks before the bid is posted.
| Agenda system | Counties | Share |
|---|---|---|
| County website (documents) | 66 | 72% |
| CivicPlus Agenda Center | 15 | 16% |
| Not found online | 6 | 7% |
| CivicClerk | 2 | 2% |
| Other systems | 2 | 2% |
| Granicus | 1 | 1% |
Counties without an online bid platform
These counties post bids on their own website, in the newspaper or at board meetings. Each link shows where that county posts and who to contact.
- Adams County
- Bartholomew County
- Benton County
- Blackford County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Crawford County
- Daviess County
- Dearborn County
- Decatur County
- DeKalb County
- Delaware County
- Dubois County
- Elkhart County
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Fountain County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gibson County
- Grant County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jay County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Knox County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Martin County
- Miami County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Noble County
- Ohio County
- Orange County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Porter County
- Posey County
- Pulaski County
- Putnam County
- Randolph County
- Ripley County
- Rush County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Spencer County
- Starke County
- Steuben County
- St. Joseph County
- Sullivan County
- Switzerland County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Union County
- Vanderburgh County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Wabash County
- Warren County
- Warrick County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- White County
- Whitley County
Questions
How many Indiana counties use an online bid platform?
2 of 92 (2%), based on FactWise's county-by-county research.
What is the most common bid platform for Indiana counties?
QuestCDN, used by 1 counties.
Where do Indiana counties without a bid platform post bids?
On the county website, in a local newspaper and in Board of Commissioners meeting agendas.
Method and citation
We checked each county's official website, purchasing pages, bid platforms and board agenda systems. A county counts as using a platform when its own website points vendors to it. Counts are recalculated from our database every time this page loads; county pages link to the sources.
You're welcome to quote these figures. Please cite “FactWise, How Indiana counties post bids (2026)” and link to https://www.faircounty.com/reports/indiana-county-bidding-2026.