How to Register on Bonfire (Euna) as a Vendor (2026)

What Bonfire is

Bonfire is a public procurement portal used by agencies to post opportunities and collect vendor responses. Bonfire states that each agency is hosted at an agency-specific Bonfire portal, using the pattern agency.bonfirehub.com. Bonfire is now part of Euna Solutions, and the vendor side is branded the Euna Supplier Network.

The agency-specific structure matters for construction vendors. Bonfire is multi-tenant, so a vendor may register per agency portal rather than assuming one account automatically covers every agency. A contractor that works across several cities, counties, schools, or special districts may need to identify each agency portal it wants to monitor and verify current registration behavior on the official portal.

This guide is focused on registering and bidding through Bonfire. For broader public-sector discovery, see our guide to finding government construction bids. If your team compares several agency portals at once, our guide to construction procurement software explains how contractors centralize bid discovery, deadlines, and addenda.

As of 2026, Bonfire states that vendors can create a free account. Registration processes change, especially when portals update branding, support flows, or account screens, so verify current steps on the official site before relying on a saved workflow.

Step 1 - Open the agency Bonfire procurement portal

Start with the specific agency portal where you want to bid. Bonfire states that agencies are hosted at agency-specific Bonfire portals using the pattern agency.bonfirehub.com. Because Bonfire is multi-tenant, the agency portal you choose is part of the registration context.

For a construction contractor, this means the first step is not simply searching for Bonfire in general. It is identifying the public buyer you want to monitor. That buyer might be a city, county, school district, university, or other public entity using Bonfire. Once you find the agency procurement portal, use that portal to begin registration.

If your company bids across several agencies, keep an internal list of the Bonfire portals you care about. Note which agencies are active, which ones you have registered for, and which team member owns follow-up. Where a portal-specific detail is not described in the verified facts for this guide, verify current steps on the official portal.

Step 2 - Create your free Bonfire account

On the agency Procurement Portal, click Log in, then choose Create your free Bonfire account. Bonfire states that this is the New Vendor Registration path. Fill the required fields and choose Create Account.

Use a business email address that your estimating or procurement team monitors consistently. If several people need access, decide who owns the primary account and how notices should be handled internally. Portal notifications are only useful if they reach the right person before the bid clock becomes urgent.

Bonfire states that the vendor account is free. This guide does not include portal pricing because the verified facts for this run only support that free vendor account statement. If the portal presents optional services, changed language, or extra account choices, verify current steps on the official site before deciding.

Step 3 - Confirm the signup email and accept the terms

After creating the account, watch for the confirmation email. Bonfire states that vendors receive a confirmation email saying, You've signed up to be a Bonfire Vendor. Use that message to complete the account confirmation process.

After confirmation, accept the Privacy Policy and Terms. Treat this as part of registration, not as a throwaway screen. The account is being used for official procurement activity, so the person accepting terms should be authorized to manage vendor portal access for the business.

If the email does not arrive, check the business inbox, spam filtering, and any shared mailbox routing your company uses. If a portal screen or email link differs from this guide, verify current steps on the official portal. Bonfire also states that support is available at 1-800-354-8010 Ext. 2, Monday-Friday 8AM-8PM EST.

Step 4 - Complete Account Information and the Profile tab

After the account is confirmed and terms are accepted, complete the Account Information section and the Profile tab. Bonfire states that both are part of the vendor setup flow. Use company information that your team is comfortable having associated with agency procurement activity.

The profile should help the portal and agency understand who the vendor is and how to contact the business. Keep the business name, address, contact person, and email routing consistent with your internal procurement records. If the company uses a legal name, trade name, branch office, or regional estimating team, decide which version is appropriate before submitting.

Where the Profile tab asks for information not covered in this guide, answer from your current business records and verify current steps on the official portal. Do not guess at fields that affect vendor identity, notification routing, or response eligibility. If multiple people work on bids, document who maintains the profile so future updates do not get missed.

Step 5 - Select NIGP Commodity Codes

Select NIGP Commodity Codes that match the work your construction business wants to see. Bonfire states that vendors select NIGP Commodity Codes to auto-receive matching bid notifications. This is one of the most important setup choices because codes can affect which notices reach your team.

Choose codes based on the work you actually bid. A general contractor, electrical subcontractor, paving contractor, sitework contractor, and roofing contractor may all need different code coverage. If your company pursues several scopes, include the relevant codes without turning the profile into a catch-all that creates irrelevant notices.

After selecting codes, keep a record of what you chose. If bid notices look too narrow or too broad, revisit the codes and verify current steps on the official portal. Commodity code management is not a one-time clerical task. It is part of keeping the bid pipeline aligned with your trade, geography, and agency relationships.

Step 6 - Wait for account activation

Bonfire states that the account can take up to 72 hours to activate. Build that timing into your bid planning. If you discover an agency Bonfire opportunity right before a deadline, a new vendor registration may not activate quickly enough for a comfortable response process.

During the activation window, keep the confirmation email and portal details with your bid records. Assign one person to check the account status, especially if the opportunity is time-sensitive. If the account does not activate or the portal shows an issue, Bonfire states that support is available at 1-800-354-8010 Ext. 2, Monday-Friday 8AM-8PM EST.

Once active, log in and confirm that the agency portal, account details, profile information, and commodity code selections are correct. If a portal-specific action appears that is not described in this guide, verify current steps on the official portal before changing settings or submitting responses.

How to find and submit a bid on Bonfire

After registration and activation, use the agency Bonfire portal to locate open opportunities. Because Bonfire hosts each agency at its own portal, start with the agency where you want to bid and review the open opportunities listed there. If you work across multiple agencies, repeat this check for each relevant agency portal or use a monitoring process that keeps those portals organized.

Bonfire states that NIGP Commodity Codes can auto-send matching bid notifications. Treat those notifications as a discovery aid, not as a substitute for reading the official opportunity record. Open the opportunity, review the documents, deadlines, addenda, and response instructions, and confirm that the project fits your scope before preparing a bid.

For submission, use the response and upload process in the agency Bonfire portal. The verified facts for this guide do not define a universal set of Bonfire submission screens, so describe the process generically: prepare the required response documents, upload the required files through the portal, complete any required fields, and confirm submission according to the agency instructions. For any field, document type, pricing entry, or acknowledgement not described here, verify current steps on the official portal.

Do not treat account registration as bid submission. Registration gives your company portal access and notification settings. The bid still depends on the agency's opportunity documents, required forms, addenda, upload rules, and deadline. If you want to compare portal workflows, see the sibling guide to OpenGov Procurement or our overview of the best construction bidding software for 2026.

How ConstructionBids.ai helps

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ConstructionBids.ai plans are $59, $79, and $99, with a 7-day trial. Use Bonfire to register, maintain your vendor profile, and submit responses where the agency requires it. Use ConstructionBids.ai to monitor opportunities across portals and keep deadline and addenda changes visible to the team.