Although eBridge’s preference is to source 5 suppliers per bid, this bid proves that it only takes 2 aggressive suppliers competing to achieve true-market value to get great results.  eBridge sourced and invited 27 suppliers to participate in this event but because several of them could only supply part of the required services, only 2 were approved for participation.  However, during the 23 minute reverse auction, these 2 suppliers placed 142 bids resulting in 38 first-place turnovers.  The spread between 1^st and 2^nd place was 0.57%.  If awarded to the lowest bidder, the University will save at least $83,809 or 35% on the 5-year service Agreement.