Upcoming Name Changes (Article)

Why We’re Making These Changes

Over the years, PlanetBids grew its vocabulary organically. That left us with module names that said more about our software architecture than about your actual work. “Bid Management” described what the system did. “Solicitations” describes what you do.

We also inherited ambiguity. The word “Bid” appeared everywhere—in the module name, the record type, the response, the award—even though each of those represents a different action by a different party. And “Project” meant different things depending on where you encountered it, sometimes referring to a solicitation, sometimes an evaluation, sometimes something else entirely.

These updates align the language with the procurement terminology you already use outside PlanetBids.

Module Name Changes

The pattern is simple: we dropped the word “Management” where it added nothing and replaced technical labels with plain descriptions.

Record Type Changes

What Stays the Same

Everything behind the labels. Your saved searches, permissions, workflows, integrations, bookmarks, and data are unaffected. No action is required on your part.

A Note on “Bids”

The word “bid” still lives in PlanetBids—it just occupies the right seat now. Vendors bid on solicitations. Agencies review submissions and make awards. The vocabulary now tracks with who is doing what.