Muskegon County’s Information Technology Department sought proposals to remove and replace an LED digital-display sign with one meeting or exceeding the current sign’s performance and fitting the existing monument infrastructure. The related solicitation also requested pricing information for additional products and services that Muskegon County and eligible public agencies could purchase through the CoPro+ cooperative purchasing program. This formal RFP rebid is listed as 26-2637R, with bids closing October 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM EDT.
Buyer Attributes
Key metrics and characteristics
Census ID
Government ID for mapping buyers across datasets.
106296
Employee FTE
Full-time equivalent employees.
850
Population
Population size to gauge opportunity scale.
177,901
Procurement Hell Score
How easy their procurement process is to navigate. Lower is better.
42 / 100
Propensity to Spend
How likely this buyer is to spend on new technology based on operating budget trends.
CautiousAggressive
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AI Adoption Score
How likely this buyer is to adopt new AI technologies.
ConservativeEarly Adopter
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Startup Friendliness
How often this buyer champions startups and early adoption.
Sole Source:If sale is less than $25,000, use sole source.
Coops:Frequently procures through Sourcewell and OMNIA Partners; you can gain access through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform — reach out to your Starbridge contact to pursue onboarding.
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Muskegon County, MI allows sole source when the product is proprietary and essential to continuity of service. Work directly with the Procurement Office to complete the official Sole Source Justification Form. Any purchase over $25,000 requires Board Approval—socialize the justification with the relevant department head to champion it through the Ways & Means Committee and the Full Board. If a strong proprietary justification is not present, immediately pivot to a cooperative purchasing path.
Agency-specific vendor registration, compliance steps, and approval routing shape the purchasing timeline.
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You can get onboarded to the recommended cooperative vehicles by reaching out to your Starbridge contact through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform.
Muskegon County has used cooperative purchasing and explicitly encourages piggybacking to gain efficiency.
Agency-specific vendor registration, compliance steps, and approval routing shape the purchasing timeline.
Unlock detailed thresholds, contracting paths, payment terms, and vendor benchmarks for this buyer.
Full playbooks include agency-specific workflows, thresholds, and vendor benchmarks.
Early Buyer Signals
Board meetings and strategic plans from Muskegon County
Muskegon County Board Of Commissioners Full Board Meeting
Date: Sep 25, 2018Type: Meeting mention
The board authorized a three-year contract with The ASU Group to serve as the county's third-party administrator for workers' compensation, including provisions for potential one-year extensions and a specific fee structure for claims. Additionally, the board approved a contract with United Health Care to provide a Medicare Advantage Plan for post-65 retirees for the 2019-2020 period.
Ways & Means Committee Meeting Minutes
Date: May 16, 2017Type: Meeting mention
The Committee approved the payment of accounts payable and authorized convening a meeting of the Muskegon County Economic Development Corporation to review an interlocal agreement. They also approved the Truth in Taxation public hearing schedule, authorized a contract with CivicPlus for a county website redesign, awarded the Food and Vending Services contract to Savory & Spice, and passed a resolution supporting the Muskegon YFCA's Building a Healthy Future initiative.
Ways And Means Committee Meeting Minutes
Date: Apr 7, 2016Type: Meeting mention
Key Contacts
Public-sector contacts connected to Muskegon County.
The committee approved the payment of accounts payable, awarded contracts for office supplies and the construction of the Heritage Landing Ticket Booth, and authorized contract negotiations for a concrete boardwalk at Heritage Landing. Additionally, the committee rejected a bid for the Union Depot roof replacement project, approved the submission of a large-scale federal grant for a system of care expansion, and indefinitely postponed the adoption of the Veteran's Hiring Preference Policy.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
Meeting signals
Know what buyers discuss before RFPs drop
Track Muskegon County meetings, strategic plans, and budget discussions before the public bid appears.
