Vendor Application, Form W-9
The following materials will be required from prospective bidders/vendors in order to be considered for placement on our Bidders List:
- On your letterhead, please provide a brief description of your business including commodities or services that you offer, your firm's history and future plans.
- Please provide us with your corporate name; your corporate address for ordering; your corporate address for mailing our remittance to you; telephone number(s); and contact person(s).
- Please provide us with information as to standard discounts that you may offer, as well as standard discount terms for prompt payment.
- Please indicate your bonding capacity and provide us with a copy of your current 'certificate of insurance'.
- Please provide us with several public and private sector references.
- Please provide us with a current W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification form, complete with original signature. We must have this 'on-file' in order to assign a County Vendor Identification Number to your firm. This is necessary to process all purchase requisitions, purchase orders and payment requests.
Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification, IRS Form W-9 (pdf, 28k)
Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification, IRS Form W-9 Instructions (pdf, 21k)
Broome County Division of Purchasing Vendor File Application (pdf, 8k)


