Federal Business Opportunities (FBO/FedBizOpps)

PBS Design and Construction Industry Day

Richard Clark

Program Manager

FedBizOpps/FedTeDS

GSA Office of Acquisition Systems

November 29, 2007

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Origination of E-Government Projects

• Summer 01 – Efforts to improve use of Government’s IT investments

• 10/01 – President’s Management Council defined 24 E-Gov projects as a starting point to lay foundation for a citizen-centric government— www.egov.gov

• IAE is one of these – developed as shared services environment that promotes competition, transparency and efficiency in the federal acquisition life cycle

• IAE fulfills requirement in the E-Government Act of 2002 that calls for “electronic procurement initiatives”

• IAE systems include FedBizOpps and FedTeDS

Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE)

egov.gov

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E-Gov Initiative | Business Areas and Objectives

1. BPN (Business Partner Network) – Deploy a single point of registration and validation of supplier data accessed by all agencies. Includes CCR, ORCA, eSRS, EPLSRS, EPLS

2. Acquisition Information Reporting (AIR) – Implement a central point for consolidated collection and access of statistical and management information related to Government acquisitions. Includes FPDS

3. eMarketplace – Create online directory of interagency tenders to simplify and facilitate leverage of Government buying. Includes: FedBizOpps, FedTeDS, WDOL.gov

4. Standard Transactions – Develop a standard glossary and vocabulary to facilitate exchange of data between and within agencies

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What is FedBizOpps?

FedBizOpps (www.fedbizopps.gov) is one of the IAE web-based systems that has simplified the federal procurement process

Vendors interested in selling to the Federal government can find announcements of business opportunities – 24x7x365

– Over 550,000 vendors and buyers registered

Government buyers can post announcements of Federal business opportunities – 24x7x365

– Over 54,000 active opportunities (solicitations/synopses)

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BrowseBrowse

SearchSearch

SearchSearch

FedBizOpps – Search for Solicitations over $25K

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Drilldown List

AlphabeticAlphabetic

AcronymAcronym

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Agency Drilldown List

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Drilldown Results

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Listing Page

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Synopsis

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Attachments Page

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Search

SearchSearch

SearchSearch

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Search

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Broad Range of Search Options

Type of Record

Type of Record Set-Aside CodeSet-Aside Code

AgencyAgency

Classification CodeClassification Code

NAICSNAICS

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Search Results

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Email Notification Capabilities

Four Options to Choose From:– Register to receive all notices from solicitation

number– Register to receive all notices from selected

organizations and product service classifications

– Register to receive all procurement notices– Register to receive a report of all vendor

notification registrations Can Select Procurement Classification Codes NAICS Code Groups Select Set Aside Types POP_ZIP:

– Not Mandatory for Buyers – Only works with ONE zip code

Select Agency / Office / Location

Over 500,000 vendors registered for e-mail notifications

Over 500,000 vendors registered for e-mail notifications

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Interested Vendors List

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What is FedTeDS?

Federal Technical Data Solutions → FedTeDS

Web-based document distribution tool for sensitive but unclassified acquisition-related information

FedTeDS FAR Mandate effective May 19, 2006

Post and Retrieve Sensitive Technical SolicitationData Safely on FedTeDS

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www.fedteds.gov

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Vendor Registration

Vendor Users must provide the following information to create an account on FedTeDS: – Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing

Partner Identification Number (MPIN)

– DUNS Number or CAGE Code

– Telephone Number

– e-mail address

New CCR registrations take approximately 48 hours to become available in FedTeDS

Upon successful registration, Vendor User accounts are effective immediately

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How do Vendors get data from FedTeDS?

Vendors locate business opportunities as usual (e.g., FedBizOpps)

A link posted with the business opportunity directs vendors to a specific page on FedTeDS for the data

Registered Vendor Users login to FedTeDS and can download data for that business opportunity

Vendor Users cannot search FedTeDS for business opportunities or data; they must navigate to FedTeDS by way of a link posted with the public solicitation notice

Identify businessopportunity

Read solicitationDownload

technical datafor solicitation

Login to FedTeDSClick “Go toFedTeDS

Website” link

Public Solicitation Site FedTeDS

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Integration with FedBizOpps.gov

On FedBizOpps,

under Technical D

ata

Package (TDP), t

here is a

link directing Vendors to

FedTeDS

On FedBizOpps,

under Technical D

ata

Package (TDP), t

here is a

link directing Vendors to

FedTeDS

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Vendor Login

1. Vendor Users access data through a login page specific to a Solicitation Number2. Vendor Users do notsearch for data in FedTeDS

1. Vendor Users access data through a login page specific to a Solicitation Number2. Vendor Users do notsearch for data in FedTeDS

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Vendor Download

After logging into FedTeDS, Vendor Users will see a list of all files for the solicitation if they have the appropriate level of access

After logging into FedTeDS, Vendor Users will see a list of all files for the solicitation if they have the appropriate level of access

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Vendor Download (continued)

Vendor Users must accept a security agreement before downloading each file

FedTeDS can distribute files in any format; however, it is the Vendor User’s responsibility to obtain the appropriate application to view the files (Adobe Acrobat, WinZip, etc)

Vendor Users must accept a security agreement before downloading each file

FedTeDS can distribute files in any format; however, it is the Vendor User’s responsibility to obtain the appropriate application to view the files (Adobe Acrobat, WinZip, etc)

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Multiple Levels of Control

Solicitation information distributed through FedTeDS may require additional levels of control used to regulate access by Vendor Users

• Export Controlled– Requires a FedTeDS username and password– Vendor User’s company must be certified by the DLIS

Joint Certification Program to receive unclassified technical data disclosing military critical technology with military or space application

– Used primarily by the United States Army, Department of the Navy, and United States Air Force

• Explicit Access– Requires a FedTeDS username and password– Vendor Users must be granted access on an individual

basis by the Government User

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FedBizOpps and FedTeDS Customer Support

E-mail:

fedteds@us.ibm.com

Telephone:

Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and

1:30 PM to 5:30 PM (EST)

(877) 815-9487

Help Desks

E-mail:

fbo.support@gsa.gov

Telephone:

Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EST)

(877) 472-3779

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Integrated Acquisition Environment Contact Information

IAE Program Management Office

Contact:Rick Clark703-872-8542

E-mail: integrated.acquisition@gsa.gov

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Questions