Success Stories

Shield Healthcare has been providing disposable home care medical supply products, including products to support the treatment of incontinence, urological problems, ostomy, enteral nutrition, wound care and diabetes, for over 60 years. Recently, the company decided to tap into new markets by bidding on government contracts. As the company was researching government bids, they decided they needed help in finding the right opportunities for their business, and that’s when they discovered BidNet.

Concordance Healthcare Solutions is a medical supply distributor which was formed through a merger of Kreisers, MMS - A Medical Supply Company, and Seneca Medical. As one of the largest and independent healthcare distributors in the United States, the company provides medical equipment and supplies for diverse markets including EMS services, extended care, homecare, hospice, and industrial and primary care for both the private and public sectors. For the last 20 years the company has supplied medical and surgical products and services to government agencies; most recently, the company has been able to find even more work with these agencies with the help of BidNet.

Aventura Technologies, Inc. is a U.S. manufacturer that provides security solutions hardware and software products to both public and private sector customers globally. For over 17 years they have been providing end-to- end security solution products including Cameras, CCTV accessories, Video management and transmissions, access control and matrix systems. The company also offers related services such as security vulnerability and threat assessment, loss prevention audits, crisis management planning and implementation, contingency planning and policy and procedure development. As Aventura was bidding on government contracts they were using a few different bidding services to help them find bids but ultimately decided they were not impressed with the results; they noticed they were not receiving as many relevant bids as they expected and decided it was time to try a new service. That’s where BidNet came in.

Emergency Preparedness Solutions is a woman-owned small business based in Utica, NY. Founded in 2012, EPS specializes in emergency and disaster planning, training programs and emergency response exercises for clients in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Their goal as a company is to help prepare organizations to face emergency situations and to minimize impacts to lives, property, and finances. As someone who has previously worked for a New York state government agency, Tim Riecker, Emergency Preparedness Solutions’ Partner and Principal Consultant, is very familiar with government bidding and felt  that pursuing government contracts would be the best way to grow the business and make a name for themselves in the emergency services market. At first, Riecker and his wife, Dr. Robin Voetterl-Riecker, did all the leg work associated with finding opportunities, spending countless hours searching through hundreds of bids to find anything  relevant to their service offer. After realizing that this approach was too time-consuming, they decided to look into companies that could research opportunities for them and find government bids and RFPs that EPS could submit proposals on. After researching several different bidding services, they decided that BidNet was the best fit for their business.  EPS’ owners like the fact that BidNet is based in New York and has better prices than their competitors and is known to provide targeted bid opportunities.

Associated Fuel Systems is a small, family-owned business that was founded in 1981 as a diesel fuel system re-manufacturing shop. Today, after 35 years of providing top-notch service to their clients, AFS has grown to become the largest machine shop in the Southeast. Based in Georgia with a staff of 40 employees, AFS maintains an edge over the competition by providing a one-stop shop where in-house specialists rebuild and remanufacture diesel engines directly onsite.

Pagones-O’Neill Inc., is a highly-respected private investigation and security firm with over 20 years of experience serving the New York and Connecticut region. The company offers a wide range of investigative and surveillance services, including civil and criminal investigations, surveillance and under-cover investigations, executive protection details and more. When it came time to explore government contracting opportunities, Pagones-O’Neill President Steve Pagones, was faced with the problem of finding the right service to help his company discover relevant bids for his business.

Since 1989, Midwest Tape has been providing media distribution services exclusively to public libraries, providing them with DVD’s, audiobooks, CD’s, Blue Ray, and Playaway products. As Midwest Tape is operating in a niche industry, finding the right government contracts to pursue can be a challenge; in this respect, BidNet has been an essential part of the company’s success.

As part of the information technology industry, RoData needed to find a solution that would give them an edge as a small company in a competitive, crowded market.

Over time, Jack Doheny Supplies has become a master of the sewer cleaning equipment business. With 13 North American locations and over 50 years of experience selling new, used and remanufactured pump trucks, vacuum trucks and other sewer cleaning equipment, they are the world's largest supplier for their industry.