What Housing Agency Marketplace does

Housing Agency Marketplace, operating under the legal entity International eProcurement LLC, is a cloud-based HUD eProcurement SaaS platform purpose-built for U.S. public housing agencies (PHAs) and their vendor ecosystem. The platform operates as a two-sided marketplace: the Buyer Workbench enables agencies to advertise solicitations (RFPs, IFBs, RFQs), collect sealed and timestamped electronic bids, evaluate vendors, award contracts, and generate HUD-formatted compliance reports; the Vendor Workbench enables 36,000+ registered vendors to search solicitations by commodity code and geography, submit electronic bids, and track award status. Every workflow is structurally built around HUD procurement guidelines rather than adapted from generic government procurement tools, with embedded MWBE/Section 3 preference tracking at the solicitation level and a full timestamped audit trail designed for HUD reviewer format.

The technology stack is browser-only cloud software with no installs, no servers, and no IT lift required by agencies. Onboarding takes 45 minutes via live human-led training, and the platform supports multi-agency deployment with role-based approval routing and commodity-code-based vendor matching. The company has accumulated 24 years of continuous operation in the PHA procurement niche with all three co-founders — Larry Hancock (President), Michael S. Gifford (Co-Founder, 32+ years as a housing authority purchasing manager), and Valerio della Porta (CTO) — still actively involved in operations.

The business model is a vertically specialized B2B SaaS: agencies pay an annual subscription fee scaled by the number of public housing units managed (excluding Housing Choice Voucher units), with pricing discussed during a 45-minute live demo and not publicly disclosed. Vendors register for free with agency dedication, creating a self-serve acquisition funnel that expands the network without direct sales cost. Go-to-market combines field sales for agencies with self-service PLG for vendors. The company has 200+ agency customers across 34-41 states, covers all 8 HUD Public Housing field regions, and is 100% privately held with no external funding and no parent company.

Name

Housing Agency Marketplace

Legal name

International eProcurement LLC

Website

https://www.housingagencymarketplace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Housing Agency Marketplace is a HUD-compliant cloud-based eProcurement SaaS platform that connects 200+ U.S. public housing agencies with 36,000+ registered vendors across 34 states. Family-owned since 2002, it provides structured procurement workflows, electronic bid submission, MWBE/Section 3 tracking, and audit-ready compliance reporting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government eProcurement Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Office Supplies, IT & Workplace Procurement Marketplaces (CRAFAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction, Home Improvement & Building Materials Marketplaces (CRAFABAO)

Keywords

• HUD eProcurement software
• Public housing procurement
• Electronic bid submission
• Vendor management platform
• MWBE compliance tracking

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Agency Annual Subscription: Agencies pay an annual usage fee based on the number of public housing units managed or owned. Pricing scales with agency size - smaller agencies pay less, larger agencies pay more. The fee covers access to the full platform including Buyer Workbench, vendor network access, and compliance reporting tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Housing Agency Marketplace operates a HUD-compliant cloud-based eProcurement SaaS platform connecting more than 200 public housing agencies with 36,000+ registered vendors. The platform delivers two integrated interfaces — the Buyer Workbench for agencies to run RFPs, IFBs, and RFQs, collect electronic bids, evaluate vendors, and generate HUD-format compliance reports, and the Vendor Workbench for suppliers to search solicitations, submit sealed electronic bids, and track award status. Agencies pay an annual subscription scaled by housing units managed, while vendors access the network for free.

Product overview

Housing Agency Marketplace is a single unified HUD-compliant eProcurement SaaS platform for public housing agencies. The core offering consists of two integrated interfaces built on shared infrastructure: the Buyer Workbench (enabling agencies to advertise solicitations, collect electronic bids, evaluate vendors, and award contracts) and the Vendor Workbench (enabling vendors to search opportunities, submit bids, and track awards). Both modules access the same pre-registered vendor network of 36,000+ suppliers, share HUD-aligned compliance reporting and audit logging, and are supported by commodity code-based matching and MWBE/Section 3 tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing Agency Marketplace A HUD-compliant cloud-based eProcurement SaaS platform connecting 200+ public housing agencies with 36,000+ registered vendors. The platform is sold to public housing agencies as an annual subscription and provides two integrated interfaces — the Buyer Workbench and the Vendor Workbench — sharing a common vendor network, compliance reporting, and audit-trail infrastructure built structurally around HUD procurement rules.
• Buyer Workbench A cloud-based workspace for public housing agencies to manage the full procurement lifecycle, including solicitation creation from HUD-aligned templates, electronic bid collection, vendor evaluation, MWBE/Section 3 participation tracking, contract awards, and HUD-format compliance reporting. Provides real-time dashboards showing active RFPs, bids received, award status, Q&A inbox, audit log, and bid history.
• Vendor Workbench A free portal for vendors and suppliers to search active solicitations by commodity code, state, and deadline across 200+ housing agencies from a single account, submit sealed and timestamped electronic bids, ask questions through a Q&A inbox, and track award status. Registration is free with one agency dedication and requires no credit card.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% faster bid evaluation compared to manual methods
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bonfire Interactive: Bonfire provides a public-sector eProcurement platform for solicitations, bid management, and vendor evaluation. Directly comparable to Housing Agency Marketplace in core functionality (RFP/IFB workflow, vendor portal, electronic bid submission), though Bonfire serves a broader municipal/government audience rather than specializing in HUD-aligned housing agency procurement.
• Procurenow: ProcureNow is a government procurement platform offering solicitation publishing, vendor management, and electronic bidding for public agencies. Targets the same public-sector buyer side (housing authorities, municipalities, schools) with a similar two-sided marketplace model, making it a direct competitor to HAM's Buyer Workbench.
• PlanetBids: PlanetBids operates a vendor and bid management platform for public agencies, including housing authorities. Closely comparable to HAM in serving PHAs with electronic bid submission, vendor notifications, and procurement workflow tools; differs in serving a wider state and municipal procurement audience.
• DemandStar: DemandStar is a marketplace connecting government agencies with vendors for solicitation and bid management. Direct peer on the marketplace and vendor-networking dimension of HAM, with comparable electronic bid capabilities and a focus on government procurement, though with broader public-sector coverage.
• BidNet (Periscope Holdings): BidNet operates a government procurement platform aggregating solicitations across agencies and providing vendor notification services. Highly comparable to HAM's vendor-facing marketplace and HUD-relevant agency coverage, with a broader multi-state aggregation approach.
• USA Buyers Marketplace: USA Buyers Marketplace is the wholly-owned sibling brand of Housing Agency Marketplace under International eProcurement LLC, extending the same eProcurement platform to public and private sector procurement. Directly comparable in platform technology and two-sided marketplace design, differentiated by targeting broader non-HUD buyers.
• Periscope Holdings (VendorPool): Periscope Holdings (BIDNet) provides SaaS procurement solutions for public agencies including vendor management and solicitation distribution. Comparable in serving the same agency-vendor two-sided dynamic, with a focus on cooperative procurement and vendor-pooling across agencies.

Broad incumbents

• OpenGov: OpenGov provides a broad suite of public-sector software including procurement, budgeting, and permitting modules for state and local governments. Comparable on the procurement workflow dimension, but a much larger player offering a wider portfolio of civic tech capabilities rather than specializing in HUD-aligned housing agency workflows.
• Tyler Technologies: Tyler Technologies is a large public-sector software vendor offering ERP, financials, and procurement modules for government agencies. Comparable to HAM in serving public housing agencies with back-office software, but operates as a broad incumbent with a much wider product portfolio and far greater scale.
• CentralSquare Technologies: CentralSquare provides public-sector software including finance, procurement, and ERP solutions for municipalities and special districts. Comparable as a supplier of back-office procurement and vendor-management modules to government entities, though broader in scope and not HUD-specialized.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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