Government
Internet Sites (Information
valid as of June 2007)
Below
is a list and explanation of Federal Government
Internet
web sites that may be helpful to you in
growing your business
through Government Contracts. If you need
ANY help with govern
ment contracting, do not hesitate to call
Sol Soskin at 516 433-5000
or
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Acronyms
& Abbreviations
A listing of U.S. Government abbreviations.
Central
Contractor Registration (CCR)
 The
Department of Defense (DoD) manages the Central
Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Small
Business Administration (SBA) used to manage
a database called PRO-Net. In October 2002,
the CCR and PRO-Net were combined into one database.
PRO-Net
was an electronic gateway to procurement information
– for and about small businesses. It’s
a search engine for contracting officers, a
marketing tool for small firms and a “link”
to procurement opportunities and important information.
It’s like a yellow-pages for government
buyers.
The
CCR is a database of all companies that have
and that want to do business with the Federal
government. You must be registered in this combined
database in order to receive purchase orders
and get paid by the federal government.
Now,
you get the benefit of both databases and only
have to register one time – in the CCR.
To
ask a real person questions call the Battle
Creek Customer Support Center at 1 616 961-4725,
or call Sol or Patty at 516 433-5000.
Commissaries
& Exchanges
Defense
Commissary Agency site in Fort Lee, VA.
Navy
Installations Worldwide
Army
& Air Force Installations Worldwide
Marine
Corps Installations Worldwide
Veterans
Canteen Installations Worldwide
Davis-Bacon
Wage Determination Database lists prevailing
wage rates for construction-related occupation
in most counties in the U.S. Fee based.
Department
of Defense E-Mall An electronic mall for
government buyers to shop for goods and services.
Department
of Defense Business Opportunities Click
on DoD Solicitation Sites:
Defense
National Stockpile Center
Air
Force Electronic Posting System (AF EPS)
Army
Single Face to Industry Acquisition Business
Site (ASFI)
Defense
Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO)
Defense
Logistic Agency Procurement Gateway
Navy
Electronic Commerce Online (NECO), etc
Department
of Defense Technical Data Solution is web
site tool for the secure dissemination of technical
data packages for the DoD.
Automated
Bidsets Interface Web Server (ABIWeb)
Engineering
Data Lists (EDLs) and digitized drawings
for open procurements to be electronically retrieved,
by the public. For solicitations currently open
at DLA Supply Centers.
Naval
Logistics Library Virtual Bidroom –
Offers Engineering drawings for the Naval Supply
Systems Command bidsets only.
Defense
Standardization Program (DSP) – Free
access to Defense specifications and standards.
Government
Industry Data Mart (GIDM) – Through
this site you’ll have access to: The Central
Contractor Registration (CCR), the Universal
Directory of Commercial Items(UDCI). the Business
Identification Numbering Cross-reference System
(BINCS), etc.
Department
of Defense Business Opportunities This site
will give you:
Army
Acquisition Website – a portal to assist
users interested in acquiring information on
Army procurements, procedures, & policies.
DFAS
Web Invoicing System – Information
on submitting your invoice to DFAS electronically.
Defense
Contract Management Agency (DCMA) –
they ensure acquisition programs are delivered
on time and at cost.
Defense
Energy Support Center (DESC) – is to
provide the Department of Defense and other
government agencies with comprehensive energy
support in the most effective and economical
manner possible.
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
- Their mission is to plan, engineer, develop,
test, manage programs, acquire, implement, operate
and maintain information systems for C41 and
mission support under all conditions of peace
and war.
Defense Procurement Home Page - Defense
Procurement’s goal is to develop, interpret
& publish procurement policy for the Dept.
of Defense.
Federal Acquisition Jumpstation -contains
many federal government web sites.
FirstGov.gov This site is the U.S. government’s
main point of entry for government services.
Government Printing Office (GPO) –
subcontracting opportunities and electronic
publications.
National Stock Number Search –searches
2.3 million NSN’s managed at DLA/DSCC.
Department
of Defense Mentor-Protege Program Provides
incentives for (major) Prime Contractors (Mentors)
to work with small disadvantaged businesses
(SDBs) and qualified organizations that employ
the severely disabled (Proteges) develop technical
and business capabilities, and help them successfully
compete for prime contract & subcontract
awards.
Defense
Logistics Agency (DLA)
A combat support agency. It provides materiel
and supplies to the military services and supports
their acquisition of weapons and other equipment.
DefenseLINK A jumpstation for all sorts of defense
related information.
Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s Guide
to Vendor Payments (Non-MOCAS, MOCAS, WinS)
Prompt
Payment Act Information Click on HTML Format
under Current FAR and scroll to Subchapter E
– General Contracting Requirements OR H
– Clauses & Forms, go to the Part you
want (i.e. 32 OR 52) and scroll to the clause
you want:
32.900
Prompt Payments
52.232-25
Prompt Payments
52.213.1
Fast Payment Procedure
52.232-14
Progress Payments for Small Businesses
The Department of Defense’s Small
& Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SADBU).
From this site you can get information on: Mentor-Protégé
Program Small Business Innovation Research &
Small Business Technology Transfer Women-Owned
Small Business Indian Incentive HUB Zones Service-disabled
veteran-owned small business Regional councils
Small Entity Compliance Guides
Dormitory
Authority They provide the construction
servicesfor public and private universities,
non-for-profit healthcare facilities and other
institutions which serve the public good.
A listing of the Federal
Acquisition Circulars (FAC).
A listing of the Federal
Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
FedBizOpps is a government-wide point of entry where procurement
opportunities exceeding $ 25,000 are posted
by federal agencies.
General
Services Administration (GSA) – this
site gives you instructions on How To Sell To
GSA – what are schedules?, how do I get
a GSA number?, types of schedules, contracting
opportunities, GSA Advantage, etc.
SmartPay Is the federal government’s charge card
program, for government Buyers to use to buy
the goods and services they require under $
2,500.
IMPAC-VISA
government credit card.
Federal Supply Specialist (FSS) has a database
of more than 62,000 of these government buyers
on this site.
Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (MTA) How to do
business with the MTA. Note: They have their
own Minority and Women-Owned Business Certification
Program.
Military
and Commercial Packaging Specifications Files and links for standards, manuals, regulations,
and other useful information
Doing Business with NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Administration)
National Defense Supply Center Columbus’s National
Stock Number search tool. Search the 1.7
million active National Stock Number database.
The resulting data will display the Section,
Phone ext and FAX extension of the Item Manager.
New
York State
New
York State (NYS) Doing business with New
York State.
For
NYS Minority and Women-owned business certification click
here.
NYS
Office of General Services (OGS) Online
registration site for suppliers and bidders.
OGS buys for many NYS agencies.
NYS
Labor Market Information for Business Generated
by The New York State Department of Labor.
The
Port Authority of NY & NJ How to do
business with the Port Authority. Note: They
have their own Minority and Women-Owned Business
Certification Program. MTA Purchasing Services Buyers
Direct Telephone Numbers
Royal
Technology Group (formally Electronic Commerce
Resource Center ) These centers are dedicated
to helping smaller firms do business electronically.
Their services include training classes on a
number of electronic commerce (EC) subjects
and technical consultation support to help get
you up and running with Internet based electronic
commerce, and other computer tools for business.
Small
Business Development Centers (SBDC)
SBDC’s provide management assistance to
current and prospective small business owners
(great way for start ups to get FREE help).
They offer assistance to small businesses by
providing a wide variety of information and
guidance in central and easily accessible branch
locations. The two (2) Long Island branches
are:
Small
Business Development Center W. Averell Harriman
School for Management & Policy State University
of NY @ Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 11794-3775
(516) 632-9070 Director: Edward Fritz
Small
Business Development Center SUNY College
of Technology @ Farmingdale Campus Commons,
Melville Road Farmingdale, NY 11735 (516) 420-2765
Director: Lucille Wesnofske
The
Small Business Administration (SBA) is a
great place to find information on small businesses.
Some of the information on the SBA site that
might interest you is:
SIC
& NAICS codes - this provides the Federal
government size standards for various industries.
The size standards used to be the Standard Industrial
Codes (SIC) which have now been replaced by
the North American Industrial Classification
System (NAICS) codes. You can look up both codes
at this site. Another site to cross-reference
SIC to NAICS and visa versa is HERE.
SBA
Net provides a network of gateways to information
for small businesses. It is a free service for
those seeking small business partners, small
business contractors and subcontractors, leading
edge technology research, research partners
(small businesses, universities, federal labs
and non-profit organizations), manufacturing
centers and investment opportunities. It also
serves as a marketing tool for small firms by
providing “links” to investment opportunities
for investors and other sources of capital.
The SBA uses a single source client data base
for all its Nets. Therefore, a small business
need only register on one system to be included
in all of them.
Currently
SBA-Net includes the following: ACE-Net – Angel Capital Electronic Network (ACE-Net)
is a nationwide Internet-based listing service
that provides information to angel investors
on small, dynamic growing businesses seeking
$ 250,000 to $ 5 million in equity financing.
BusinessLINC - identifies the best practices of business-to-business
relationship strategies. It’s a mentor
network that allows large businesses to search
for potential small businesses or entrepreneurs
to mentor.
TECH-Net - is an electronic gateway of technology information
and resources for and about small high tech
businesses. It’s a search engine for researchers,
scientists, state, federal and local government
officials, a marketing tool for small firms
and a potential “link” to investment
opportunities for investors and other sources
of capital.
SUB-Net - is where Prime contractors post their subcontracting
opportunities.
Standards
and Specifications
Links
to locating and ordering documents
Direct
access to Defense/Federal
specifications and standards available in
the official DoD repository.
DoD’s
single stock point for military specifications,
standards and related publications.
Subcontracting
Small
& Disadvantaged Business Publications is a directory that provides the names and addresses
of DoD prime contractors and the SBLO’s
as well as other PDF publications.
Subcontracting
with the Department of Transportation
Prime
Contractors looking for Small, Minority,
and Women- Owned Businessesin our area.
TradeNet - is for exporters, it creates a one-stop access
point to government for exporting.
U.S.
Department of Justice – Federal Bureau
of Prisons. If you can sell to Federal Prisons
you can also sell to County & State prisons.
U.S.
Post Office How to get on the Supplier Database
for the U.S.Post Office
Info on doing business with Department
of Veterans Affairs
Women-Owned
/ Businesses
Suffolk
County Women’s Business Enterprise Coalition (SCWBEC). An excellent local women’s organization
open to both Suffolk and Nassau women-owned
businesses.
Contract
Assistance for Women Business Owners (CAWBO)
Includes a listing of advocates at various federal
agencies.
The
SBA Online
Women’s Business Center gives you all
sorts of information for women business owners.
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