Purchasing

Interested in doing business with us?

Join us on May 21 at the Africa Event Center at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for a special forum designed to strengthen our local partnerships and explore new opportunities for collaboration.

This event will include opportunities for vendors to learn how to maximize the Zoo’s purchasing software and learn how to do business with the Zoo, The Wilds, Zoombezi Bay, and Safari Golf Club.

Learn how to become a registered supplier
Discover current and future business opportunities
Network directly with our purchasing teams
Get support registering as a small or minority-owned business
Explore our commitment to local, sustainable, and inclusive sourcing

Advance registration is required by May 16.

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (CZA) is committed to building relationships, ensuring fair and equitable access and practices, and providing opportunities for all suppliers/vendors to help the Columbus Zoo Family of Parks thrive in symbiotic ways.

Our goal is to build diverse supplier relationships and ensure best practices as we remain committed to obtaining the best value of goods and services for the CZA. We will achieve this by doing the following:

Conduct business with the highest ethical standards by holding every employee responsible for purchasing accountable for their decisions.
Create fair and open competition by obtaining quotes for goods and services and publicly advertising requests for proposals, qualification, and information.
Ensure the contracting process is transparent, open, fair, and inclusive.

All requests for proposals, bids and qualification will be advertised using the B2GNow vendor platform. To ensure you don't miss out on opportunities to work with us, please register with B2GNow using the link below.

Get Registered

For existing vendors that need to change any information, please complete this form and remit via our secure vendor portal.
For new vendors that have been awarded business with the Columbus Zoo Family of Parks, please complete this form and remit via our secure vendor portal.