Bid360 Bulletin - August 2026
- Jul 27
- 4 min read
Updated: Aug 5
Bid360® is your complete platform for design, estimating, ordering, and installation — built specifically for Dealers of installed building products. The more you use it, the more you win. Dealers who run their full workflow through Bid360 are cutting bid time by 50–70%, eliminating double entry, and increasing profit.
Save Time. Set Your Default Design Settings.
Your default design settings are one of the most underused features in Bid360 — and one of the most powerful. Set your Multifamily, Single Family, and Direct to Homeowner defaults once, and Bid360 applies them automatically on every new project going forward.
For example, set your Single Family Closet Selector Standard and Upgrade design levels once and they'll apply to every new Builder you set up. Organized Living's recommended designs are there to guide you or customize them to fit your business exactly.
Why it matters: A few minutes spent now saves your design and sales team hours down the road — faster project/job setup, fewer design adjustments, and consistent, on-brand results every time.
How to set it up: Visit the Organized Living Dealer Hub for step-by-step guides:
Want a refresher? Need more info? Reach out to Evan Striker, Organized Living's Training Manager, for a quick Bid360 training session.
“Bid360 is super easy to use. I like it because I can do our estimating when it works for me. We’re not reliant on a manufacturer getting us pricing during off hours or by a specific deadline.”
Carol Hale, Vice President & Lead Estimator
Your Platform Just Got Better.
Here's recent updates and improvements to Bid360 — built from your feedback and programmed to save you time on every design, order, and install.
New Features
Request Support — Now Available Across All Markets
You can now request support directly from your building product manufacturer inside Projects, Builders, Homeowners, and Jobs. Have a question? Ask it. No need to navigate to a different screen and risk distraction. Stay focused on the task at hand.
New Product Options: Shelftech™ and Lifetime™ Support Poles
Organized Living's Shelftech and Lifetime support poles are now available in Bid360. More options, more flexibility, more accurate bids.
freedomRail® EDGE — Now in Single Family and Direct to Homeowner
Organized Living's freedomRail EDGE product line is now available for Single Family and Direct to Homeowner markets. Expand your offering and win more business.
Multifamily Unit Remodeling Market — Included in Your Subscription
A new market for Multifamily remodeling projects is now live — at no additional cost to your Multifamily subscription. Bid remodel projects the same way you bid Multifamily new construction.
New Estimator: Shelftech, Lifetime, and VUE® for Multifamily
A dedicated estimator for Organized Living's Shelftech, Lifetime, and VUE product lines is now available for Multifamily projects. Faster and easier estimates on your next project.
Improvements
Ordering in Bid360: The ordering interface for Multifamily projects and Single Family and Homeowner jobs has been improved — a cleaner, faster experience from bid to order.
Dealer Locator: If you have multiple locations, each can now appear in multiple zip codes on the Dealer Locator. More leads find you when you’re listed in the right places.
Homebuyer PDF: Your Building Product Manufacturer's product line verbiage now appears on Homebuyer Finalized and Confirmation PDFs — more professional, more complete.
Builder Users: You can now add Builder users and view all users within Bid360 Closet Selector®. Better visibility, better collaboration.
Training Videos: New training videos and easy-to-find play buttons are now throughout Bid360, instant support exactly when and where you need it.
Closet Selector Design Sorting: Design options can now be sorted by product line, price, or manually. This gives you full control over how options are presented to your customers.
Custom Names on Printouts: Custom names now appear on design printouts, field measure request PDFs, and installer view PDFs for Direct to Homeowner and Closet Selector jobs.
What's Next — Built From Your Feedback
Here's a look at what's coming to Bid360. Every enhancement below came directly from what you've told us matters most.
Closet Selector: Built for how Builders actually work
Dealers will be able to work seamlessly with Builders who prefer paper-based workflows for reviewing and signing-off on selections.
New print-friendly options will let you print for the Builder, the Homebuyer, or both.
Use Bid360 to manage the job productively — regardless of your customer's tech comfort level.
Multifamily: Guaranteed pricing, allocated inventory
When you move a project to Awarded status, your Building Product Manufacturer will be able to guarantee pricing and allocate inventory to the project.
Peace of mind: your pricing is set, materials will arrive complete and on time.
Build trust with the General Contractor and earn future business.
Classica by Organized Living: More design flexibility
New features are coming to enhance design functionality, including cut panels, corner rod solutions, and more.
Stay up to date with all the latest Bid360 software releases and your Building Product Manufacturer updates by checking the “User Notifications” on the left-hand navigation within Bid360.
Have feedback? See something that should work differently? Share it with us at techsupport@bid360.com.
Work Smarter. Collaborate Better. Install Faster.
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