INTERNET GUIDE to GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

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INTERNET GUIDE to GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

• Gary Harlin
• University of Texas at Arlington
• Cross Timbers Procurement Center

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Agenda

• Classify the Business
• Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act
• Assistance Centers
• Link Pages
• Tables, Acronyms, Files, Regulations, and
  Utilities
• Electronic - Commerce / RFID / Funds Transfer
• GSA Schedules
• Military Procurement
• Federal Agencies - NON - DoD
• Surplus Government Sales
• SBIR / STTR Programs
• State/Local Government
• Bid Match

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Classify the Business

• Construction
• Services
• Commercial Commodities
• MIL-SPEC Manufacturing

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Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA)

• Micro Purchasing Under 3,000
• Simplified Acquisition Threshold 3,000 to
  100,000
• Large solicitations over 100,000 are open to
  large and small business

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PTACs, SBDCs and Small Business Offices

• APTAC listing of PTACs
• SBA Offices and Services
• DoD Small Business Specialists
• Federal Agency ASDBU Interagency Council
• Department of Commerce List of SBOs

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Sub-Contracting Contacts and Socioeconomic
Programs

• SBA Subcontracting Directory
• DoD Subcontracting Directory
• Small Business Goals
• Socioeconomic Goals Defined
• Mentor-Protégé

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Small Business Marketing Guidelines and Programs

• Step by Step approach to the Military Marketplace
• Army Contracting Agency Vendor Guide
• Selling to the Military
• Agency Forecasts

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Womens Business Programs

• Womens Chamber of Commerce
• National Procurement Council
• SBA Womens Business Council
• Women-21.gov
• WomenBiz.gov
• National Womens Business Center

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Veterans Programs

• Center for Veterans
• Veterans Business Outreach Center
• SBA Veterans Business Development Officers
• Center for Women Veterans
• National Veteran-Owned Business Association
  (NaVOBA)

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Certifications

• SBA 8(a) Certification
• SBA Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
• SBA HUBZone Certification
• Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)
• City/Local Government
• North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency

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Procurement Link Pages

• Federal Acquisition Jumpstation
• Acquisition Central
• Defense LINK
• Joint Chief of Staff References

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Miscellaneous Links

• US Agencies by LSU
• GovSpot
• FedWorld Gov. Information
• Government Information Center
• FirstGov
• Government Printing Office
• Grant Information

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NAICS Codes

• US Dept of Labor Defines NAICS
• US Census - 1997 NAICS Codes
• NAICS / SIC Correspondence Table
• SBA NAICS size standards

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Federal Stock Class and Product Service Codes

• DLIS Listing and Search for FSC/PSC
• UTA Cross Timbers

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Acronyms, Terms, and Abbreviations

• DLA Acronyms
• DFAS Acronyms
• DoD Dictionary of Military Terms
• Acronym Finder
• Business System Modernization Terms

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Regulations and Publications

• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
• Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS)
• Defense Logistics Agency
  Publishing System (DLAPS)
• APTAC Links to Laws and Regulations
• US Gov Printing Office

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Specifications and Standards

• Defense Single Point Spec/Standards
• Defense Technical Information Center
• Non-Govt Standards Bodies/Industry Assoc.
• Links to Military Tech Data
• USAinfo

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Forms

• Electronic Forms
• Forms and Publications Index
• GSA Forms Library
• IRS Tax Forms

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Government Market Data from Private Sector
Companies

• Eagle Eye Publications
• Epipeline
• Fedmarket
• Fedsources (FSI)
• GEIA
• Govcon
• Input

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Pro-Net, CCR, and MBDA Registrations

• D-U-N-S Number
• CCR Defined
• CCR Registration
• CAGE Code
• Online Representation and Certifications
  Applications (ORCA)
• MBDA Minority Bus. Dev. Agency
• Phoenix Database

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Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

• Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
  defines EFT
• DFAS WEB Invoicing System (WInS)
• Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF)
• PKI Contacts
• Financial Management Services - US Treasury

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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

• RFID News and Updates
• RFID Implementation Plan
• Wide-Area-Work-Flow (WAWF)
• Unique Identification (UID)

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Packaging and Marking Instructions

• Military Packaging MIL-STD-2073
• Military Marking - MIL-STD-129
• DLA Packaging Contacts
• DLA Packaging
• Packaging Tips for the Newcomers

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General Services Administration (GSA)

• GSA Buyer and Vendor Information
• Buildings
• Products
• Services
• Technology
• Schedule Information
• Vendor Support Center

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Federal Solicitations

• FEDBIZOPPS.GOV
• CBD Net
• Softshare iSearch
• Bid-Search

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GSA Market Research

• GSA Regional Offices LINK
• GSA Number
• Federal Supply Service (FSS) Link Page
• Schedules E-Library
• Schedules Sales Query
• GSA - Advantage Program
• Forecast of Contracting Opportunities

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Statistical Data and other Programs

• GSA - Federal Procurement Data System
• Past Performance Information Retrieval System
• Parties Excluded from Federal Programs

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Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

• Defense Logistics Support Command
• DLA Contracting Centers
• Federal Item Identification Guide
• Commercial Item Directory
• CD-ROM Products
• Customer Relations Information Center

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Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR)

• DSCR Vendor Information
• Awards Search
• NSN Lookup
• FOIA Instructions
• Drawing Contacts for DLA
• Program Data Management Division
• Automated Best Value System (ABVS)
• Small Business Office

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Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP)
G I Directorate

• G I Vendor Information
• DISC EBB
• RFQ Search
• Award Search
• Drawings and Specifications
• Small Business Office

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Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC)

• Doing Business with DSCC
• Vendor Information
• DSCC InterNet Bid Board System
• DIBBS
• DSCC RFQ Search
• DSCC Awards
• DIBBS Special File Downloads
• Acquisition Summary Forecast DSCC
• Small Business Office

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Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP)

• DSCP Home Page
• Clothing and Textiles
• Subsistence

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DLA DRAWINGS

• Viewer Programs
• DSCC Bidset Interface
• DSCR Technical Data Mangaement Div.
• DSCP ABIWEB

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Drawing Certifications

• Joint Certification Program
• DSCR Documents
• Controlled TDP
• Rights Guard
• Restricted Documents

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Medical Supplies and Services

• DSCP Medical Material
• Quick Links
• SBO
• Prime Contractor Program
• Veterans Administration Medial Purchasing
• Doing Business with VA
• DoD Medical Links
• VA Advantage Catalog
• DoD Medical Links
• Fort Hood Medical Purchasing

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Business Systems Modernization

• BSM Supplier Information
• BSM Item Query
• RFQ Search
• BSM FAQs and Links

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EMALL, Procurement Gateway, and DILNET

• DoD Emall Support Site
• EMall Solicitations
• Procurement Gateway
• Internet Quoting
• DILNET System

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Air Force

• Welcome to AF Contracting
• AF Base Locator
• Air Force Small Business Office
• Forecast
• Army Air Force Exchange Service

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Army

• Small Business Office
• Army Single Face to Industry
• Army Small Business Office Locator
• Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
  (SDDC)
• TACOM Acquisition Center
• Rebuilding Iraq
• U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command
• US Army Corps of Engineers

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Navy

• Navy Small Business Office
• Base Locator
• NECO - Navy Electronic Commerce Online
• Naval Facilities Engineering Command
• Navy Logistics Library
• NAVFAC

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AF, Army, and Navy Drawings

• Federal TeDS
• Army TACOM Rock Island, Ill
• Naval Logistics Library

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Federal Agencies

• Dept. of Agriculture
• US DoC - National Institute of
  Standards and
  Technology (NIST)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric
  Administration (NOAA)

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Federal Agencies (cont)

• US Patent and Trademark Office
• Department. of Education
• Department. of Energy

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Federal Agencies (cont)

• Sandia National Laboratories
• Environmental Protection Agency
• National Institute of Health
• Current HUD Contracting Opportunities

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Federal Agencies (cont)

• Dept of Homeland Security
• Dept of the Interior
• Dept of Justice
• Department of Labor

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Federal Agencies (cont)

• NASA Procurement
• US Government Printing Office
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
• Department of State

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Federal Agencies (cont)

• Department of Transportation
• FAA Contract Opportunities
• US Treasury
• USPS Purchasing Business Opportunities
• Veterans Administration

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Surplus Government Sales

• Government Asset Sales
• Defense National Stockpile Center
• Defense Reutilization
  Marketing
  Service (DRMS)
• GSA Office of Property Disposal
• GSA Auctions
• SBA Property For Sale
• Texas - Surplus Property

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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) /
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

• The National SBIR Conference Center
• SBIR World
• DoD Small Business Innovation Research
• SBA Office of Technology (SBIR)
• Technology Resources Network
• Intellectual Property Network
• US Patent and Trademark Office

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State Government Procurement

• Softshare List of State/Local Government
• State of Oklahoma
• State of Kansas
• State of Nebraska

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Texas Procurement

• State Comptroller of Pubic Accounts
• Electronic State Business Daily
• Texas TBPC Information
• Open Records Request
• Statewide Purchasing Contracts
  
• Cooperative Purchasing Program
• Texas Agencies
• Commodity Codes
• TXMAS Contracts
• Texas Department of Information Resources

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Texas Department of Transportation

• TXDOT Contractor Information
• Letting Schedule of Upcoming Projects
• TXDOT DBE Contractors

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Texas Colleges and Universities

• Texas Universities
• UT Arlington
• UT Austin
• UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Texas AM University
• Dallas County Community Colleges

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Texas Local Government Procurement

• North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency
• Counties
• Harris, Williamson, and Collin
• Cities
• Arlington, Austin,
  
• San Antonio, and Fort Worth
• Transportation and Airports
• DFW Airport
• School Districts
• Abilene, Fort Worth, Irving, and Plano

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BID MATCH

• Develop Search Criteria
• Determine Databases to Search
• Provides Solicitation Notices

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For Additional Information

• Main Office 817-272-5905
• eramirez_at_arri.uta.edu
• http//arri.uta.edu/crosstimbers
• Gary Harlin
• UTA Office 817 - 272-5978
• Cell 214 - 682-9020
• Email gharlin_at_arri.uta.edu