Equipment Facility Procurement
CEA Facility Procurement Automation
CEAD Owner Advisor helps CEA owners streamline facility procurement for both equipment and professional services — including lighting, HVACD, fertigation, lab equipment, architectural design, MEP engineering, and construction. Navigate vendor selection, compare bids objectively, and secure rebates with an automated, transparent process.
Maximize savings with qualitative analysis.
Request RFP Support or Consultation
Looking to streamline facility procurement for your cannabis cultivation business? Submit your information and we’ll reach out to tailor a dashboard for your project needs. Receive a free one hour assessment that will be followed up with a custom proposal on how we can meet your needs.
Owners Save Time And Money
RFP Creation & Management
Owner-led. Structured. Standardized.
Create and manage professional RFPs for major equipment and your professional services. Powered by Smartsheet, our guided tools ensure consistency across vendors and easy tracking.
Direct Vendor Bidding
No Agents. No Middlemen. No Bias.
Work directly with qualified businesses. Vendors respond to your exact specs — no bundled packages or biased consulting. Facility procurement made easy, with less cost and better results!
Automated Bid Comparison
Clarity that Saves Time — and Money.
Our platform auto-organizes bids into side-by-side dashboards, showing:
* Specs, scope, and compatibility
* Itemized pricing and service details
* Ranking tools for fast, fair evaluation
Private, Owner-Only Access
You Decide Who Sees What.
Keep your facility procurement process private and professional. Add collaborators with tiered permissions — no vendor sees more than you allow.
* Control vendor access
* Set team permissions
* Keep bids confidential
Manufacturer Partnerships
Rebates. Support. Long-Term Value.
Manufacturers offer:
* Verified rebate programs
* Pre-bid support and validation
* Direct service commitments — not indirect sales promises
Ongoing Project Insights
From Bid to Build-Out.
Use your CEAD dashboard to track:
* Vendor responsiveness and reliability
* Category-level spend
* Historical bid data to guide future projects
Want to Learn More?
With decades of hands-on experience in cannabis facility ownership, design, and operations, CEAD Owner Advisor was built to solve the real facility procurement challenges owners face. Our founder Randy Shipley has led design and consulting efforts for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) businesses across the U.S., including two cannabis companies in Virginia and Pennsylvania that each sold for over $80 million. That deep operational insight — from concept through sale — informs every feature of our platform. Our experience ranges from craft facilities with less than 1000 s.f. of flower canopy to facilities with more than 50,000 s.f.
Large or small, we work with all! Randy has been a partner in a property used by caregivers in Michigan since 2009. We self funded the build out of a 5,000 square foot facility that also has 16 acres zoned agricultural. In 2023, we started growing outdoors as well while adding a large freezer and processing fresh frozen for ourselves and other cargegivers in Michigan with toll processing. Our heart and soul is with craft growers!
We understand the risks of biased recommendations, incompatible systems, and vendors who prioritize commissions over your outcomes. That’s why we’ve built a procurement solution that’s owner-first: bringing transparency, automation, and control to the selection of both equipment and professional services. Whether you’re building a new facility or scaling an existing one, our tools streamline RFPs, compare bids side-by-side, track budgets in real time, and ensure every decision aligns with your business goals.
From lighting and HVACD to architectural, engineering, and construction services, you’ll get direct bids and objective insights — no hidden markups or referral fees. CEAD keeps your procurement process private, professional, and fully aligned with your bottom line.
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS): can provide great information on best practices in procurement.