Vendors vs Suppliers, What is the Difference?
A vendor (aka “bidder” and/or “proposer”) is an external stakeholder representing a company that is interested in, or actively participating in, LADWP procurement opportunities via an IFB/RFx (IFB - Invitation for Bid; RFx - Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Qualification (RFQ) solicitation process within the LADWP Electronic Request-Solicit-Procure (eRSP) system, an electronic procurement system. Vendors must register in the eRSP system in order to be notified of, and participate in, LADWP procurement opportunities solicited by the LADWP Supply Chain Services division. A supplier is a company that has been awarded at least one purchasing authority (e.g. an agreement, contract, purchase order, or sub-purchase order) by LADWP and has submitted (or will submit) invoice(s) for the delivery of goods and/or services authorized by said purchasing authority.
About the Supplier Portal
On July 1, 2026, LADWP launched its new Supplier Portal powered by the Workday Financial Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System. As part of this transition, those who have been awarded a LADWP purchasing authority are now able to use the Supplier Portal to seamlessly manage their information and gain access to the status of payments.
Suppliers can access the following through the new Supplier Portal:
- Manage company banking information to receive invoice payment(s) via Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) through a secure environment
- Add, update and maintain W-9 information
- Update company remittance preferences and addresses to ensure timely and accurate invoice payment
- Monitor invoice payment details
- Streamline document exchange with LADWP
How do I know if I have a LADWP Supplier Account?
You have a LADWP Supplier account if you have:
- Received an e-mail with your Supplier ID# (SUPxxxxxx) from the LADWP Supplier Portal, and
- Registered for Angeleno and RAMPLA (Angeleno is used for identity management), and
- Completed the onboarding process within the LADWP Supplier Portal
Log in to the Supplier Portal
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