Online Tax Sale Hosting Services

The Vendor is required to provide the online tax sale platform shall also include:
•    Detailed online instructions on how to utilize the website
•    The ability to obtain and electronically submit forms (e.g.W-9s, bidder information sheets):
•    A help desk for tax collectors and bidders through the internet, e-mail, and at least one toll-free number.
•    A dedicated telephone hotline available for use by tax collectors until the sale’s completion.
•    Web-based training, including online tutorials, for both bidders and municipal officials responsible for administering the sale.
•    A method by which bidders can practice bidding on the website.
•    Available in-person training for municipalities, including a working demonstration of the website and overall system.
•    Online display of winning bids immediately upon the auction’s completion.
•    Notification to winning bidders by email at the bidder’s registered e-mail address.
•    Provision of the electronic transfer of information and data to and from the municipality, including access for the tax collector to remove and update the tax lien sale list in real time.
•    A transaction log for the tax collector to review all bid submissions and results, along with a detailed history of all funds transferred; and
•    The tax collector shall have the discretion to select either direct or proxy bidding for the online sale. 
•    In a direct bid auction, participants enter a bid for an item at either a specific rate of interest (0% up to 18% in increments of 1%), or a specific dollar amount the bidder is willing to pay as a premium (in increments of $100), with the successful bidder awarded the lien at the bid entered.
•    The online tax sale platform shall enable the tax collector to accept and process ACH and wire payments as well as certified checks or cash.
•    If the tax collector accepts in-person cash payment, the tax collector must immediately input data into the online tax sale system to reflect any such payment.
•    The system stops entering bids on your behalf when you either win the auction or your minimum interest rate or maximum premium bid is reached.

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: August 11, 2025