How South Dakota counties post bids (2026)
63 of South Dakota's 66 counties (95%) don't use an online bid platform. They post bids on their own website, in the local newspaper or in Board of County Commissioners agendas, where vendors who only watch bid portals can miss them.
- 66Counties
- 3 (5%)Use an online bid platform
- 63 (95%)No online bid platform
- 26 (39%)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 South Dakota counties |
|---|---|---|
| QuestCDN | 2 | 3% |
| County-run bid portals | 1 | 2% |
Where Board of County 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) | 44 | 67% |
| Not found online | 15 | 23% |
| CivicPlus Agenda Center | 4 | 6% |
| Other systems | 2 | 3% |
| BoardDocs | 1 | 2% |
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.
- Aurora County
- Beadle County
- Bennett County
- Bon Homme County
- Brookings County
- Brown County
- Brule County
- Buffalo County
- Butte County
- Campbell County
- Charles Mix County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Codington County
- Corson County
- Custer County
- Davison County
- Day County
- Deuel County
- Dewey County
- Douglas County
- Edmunds County
- Fall River County
- Faulk County
- Grant County
- Gregory County
- Haakon County
- Hamlin County
- Hand County
- Hanson County
- Harding County
- Hughes County
- Hutchinson County
- Hyde County
- Jackson County
- Jerauld County
- Jones County
- Kingsbury County
- Lake County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Lyman County
- Marshall County
- McCook County
- McPherson County
- Meade County
- Mellette County
- Miner County
- Moody County
- Oglala Lakota County
- Perkins County
- Potter County
- Roberts County
- Sanborn County
- Stanley County
- Sully County
- Todd County
- Tripp County
- Turner County
- Union County
- Walworth County
- Yankton County
- Ziebach County
Questions
How many South Dakota counties use an online bid platform?
3 of 66 (5%), based on FactWise's county-by-county research.
What is the most common bid platform for South Dakota counties?
QuestCDN, used by 2 counties.
Where do South Dakota counties without a bid platform post bids?
On the county website, in a local newspaper and in Board of County 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 South Dakota counties post bids (2026)” and link to https://www.faircounty.com/reports/south-dakota-county-bidding-2026.