Federal Procurement Opportunities


for ‘Green” Vendors

Acquisition Network (AcqNet) 

AcqNet provides information to acquisition personnel throughout the country on 

federal procurement. The most recent procurement rules, regulations, testimony, 

and policy are available on this site. 

http://www.arnet.gov

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

Both current and potential government vendors are required to register in the CCR 

in order to be awarded contracts by the Department of Defense, Transportation, 

and Treasury and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. A vendor 

must be registered in the CCR prior to the award of a contract. 

http://www.ccr.gov

This brief guide for vendors will: 

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The U.S. government is the single largest consumer in the nation, 

purchasing more than $250 billion in goods and services each year. 

Various laws, Presidential Executive Orders, and procurement regulations 

now require federal agencies to purchase “green” (biobased, recycled 

content, and energy efficient) products. A vast market opportunity 

exists for vendors who provide these green products. 

Green vendors need access to the wide variety of information 

available on government contracting programs, catalogs, solicitations, 

long-range forecasts, and other important procurement initiatives. 

facilitate their access to increased federal government 

procurement opportunities; enhance their ability to 

compete at the prime and subcontract levels; promote 

their knowledge of new government contracting 

initiatives (e-Buy and Sub-Net); and make it easier for 

them to conduct business with the federal government. 
Department of Defense (DoD) EMall 

The DoD EMALL is an internet-based electronic catalog system run by the Defense Logistics 

Agency that is available to federal buyers. The EMALL uses a powerful search engine to access 

product information from a wide variety of government- and supplier-managed catalogs. The 

EMALL includes spare parts and logistics support items traditionally procured and inventoried by 

DoD and a wide variety of commercial products available from private industry. The DoD EMALL 

brings together government customers who need commercial and military products and DoDapproved vendors. Customers can browse through electronic catalogs to compare price, delivery 

terms, and payment options, and purchase on-line the product that best suits their need. 

http://dodemall.dla.mil 

Department of Defense (DoD) 

Subcontracting Directory 

This web site lists all major DoD prime contractors by state and provides points of contact 

(Small Business Liaison Officer) within each firm. 

http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/publications/subdir/index.html 

e-Buy 

On August 7, 2002, the General Services Administration (GSA) officially launched e-Buy, an on-line 

Request for Quotes (RFQ) tool that offers federal buyers more search capability in the electronic 

marketplace. e-Buy allows RFQs and quotes to be exchanged electronically between federal buyers 

and schedule contractors. e-Buy eliminates the need for mailing and faxing, allows electronic 

orders to be placed, and improves search capabilities for items such as closing dates and 

performance and evaluation criteria. 

http://www.gsaadvantage.gov Click on e-buy. 

Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) 

This is the single point of universal electronic public access on the Internet for government-wide, 

federal procurement opportunities/solicitations that exceed $25,000. Government buyers post 

business opportunities on the FedBizOpps site. Commercial vendors seeking federal markets for 

their products and services can search, monitor, and retrieve opportunities/solicitations posted by 

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Federal Procurement Data Center (FPDC) 

and deral Procurement Data System (FPDS) 

The Federal Procurement Data Center (FPDC) operates and maintains the Federal 

Procurement Data System (FPDS). The FPDS is the central repository of statistical 

information on federal contracting. The system contains detailed information on 

contract actions over $25,000 and summary data on procurements of less than 

$25,000. om whom, for how much, 

when and where. The FPDS maintains historical contracting information dating 

back to 1978. 

http://www.fpdc.gov 

Federal Procurement Forecasts 

Forecasts help vendors identify procurements that offer opportunities for their 

participation early in the acquisition process. They also help to enhance vendors’ 

knowledge of requirements and increase competition for government contracts. 

The forecasts are for planning purposes only. They provide information such as 

description code, estimated dollar value, fiscal year, contracting officer, phone 

number, target award date, and method of procurement. 

Sample agency procurement forecasts can be found at: 

Agriculture – http://www.usda.gov/da/smallbus 

Air Force – http://www.selltoairforce.org/aflrae/lrae.asp 

Army – http://www.sellingtoarmy.info 

Commerce – http://www.osec.doc.gov/osdbu/Forecast03.htm 

Defense – http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu 

Education– http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCFO/contracts/forecast.html 

Energy – http://hqlnc.doe.gov/support/SmallBusUtil.nsf/Index 

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the entire federal contracting community through this portal. 

FedBizOpps also sends feedback to vendors through an e-mail 

notification service. Vendors can receive general procurement 

announcements, notices of solicitations, and information on 

presolicitations. 

http://www.fedbizopps.gov 
Environmental Protection Agency – http://www.epa.gov/oam

General Services Administration – http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/ content/pubs_content

Health and Human Services – http://www.hhs.gov/osdbu/publications/forecast.html

Housing and Urban Development – http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpo/4cast.cfm

Interior – http://ideasec.nbc.gov/forecast

Justice – http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/osdbu/forecast_2003.htm

Labor – http://www.apps.dol.gov/contract_grant/report_inter.asp

National andAeronautics SpaceAdministration–http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/nais/forecast.cgi

Navy – http://www.hq.navy.mil/sadbu/Marketinfo.htm

Social Security Administration – http://www.ssa.gov/oag

State – http://www.statebuy.gov

Transportation – http://osdbuweb.dot.gov/business/procurement/forecast.html

Treasury – http://www.treas.gov/sba/getsic.html

Veterans Affairs – http://www.va.gov/partners/buspart/index.htm

General Services Administration (GSA) ADVANTAGE! 

GSA Advantage! is an internet-based electronic ordering system that provides on-line shopping for 

customers. Agencies can search through all GSA sources of supply and select the item that is the best 

value for their requirements. Customers are provided quick and easy access to products and services. 

http://www.gsaadvantage.gov 

General Services Administration (GSA)

Federal Supply Schedules 

The GSA is responsible for managing the Federal Supply Services. Under Multiple Award 

Schedules, GSA awards contracts to multiple responsible companies offering comparable 

commercial services and products at varying prices. These contracts allow federal customers to 

acquire millions of services and products from commercial vendors. The schedules cover a wide 

variety of commercial items from office supplies and construction and building materials to 

information technology equipment and services ranging from landscaping to graphic design. 

http://pub.fss.gsa.gov/schedules 

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Javits-Wagner-O’Day ( JWOD) Program 

The JWOD Program is a federal socioeconomic procurement 

program that creates job opportunities for Americans who are blind 

or have other severe disabilities. As a mandatory source of supply, 

nonprofit agencies associated with the JWOD Program offer a wide 

variety of products and services to the federal government. JWODassociated nonprofit agencies also perform services at federal offices 

and military installations. These service contracts incorporate recycled and biobased 

products. 

http://www.jwod.gov; http://www.nib.org ; http://www.nish.org 

Procurement Marketing and Access 

Network (PRO-Net) 

PRONet is an electronic gateway of procurement information for and about small 

businesses. It is a search engine for contracting officers, a marketing tool for small 

firms, and a “link” to procurement opportunities. It is an Internet-based database of 

information on more than 200,000 small, disadvantaged, 8(a), and women-owned 

businesses. It is free to federal and state government agencies as well as prime and 

other contractors seeking small business contractors, subcontractors, and/or 

partnership opportunities. 

http://www.pro-net.sba.gov 

Procurement Technical Assistance (PTA) Program 

The Defense Logistics Agency, on behalf of the Secretary of Defense, administers the 

Procurement Technical Assistance (PTA) Cooperative Agreement Program. The PTA 

Centers are a local resource available that can provide assistance to business firms in 

marketing products and services to the federal, state, and local governments. 

http://www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm 

Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) 

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administers the Small Business 

Development Center (SBDC) Program to provide management assistance to current 

and prospective small business owners. SBDCs offer one-stop assistance to small 

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businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance. There are now 58 SBDCs with 

a network of nearly 1,100 service locations. Their services include, but are not limited to, assisting 

small businesses with financial, marketing, organization, engineering and technical issues. 

http://www.sba.gov/sbdc

Subcontracting Network (Sub-Net) 

This new database, recently brought on-line by the Small Business Administration, is being used 

to post subcontracting opportunities. These may or may not be reserved for small businesses and 

they may include other solicitations or notices, including notices of sources for subcontractors on 

future contracts. Sub-Net is used by federal agencies, state and local governments, and 

educational entities. 

http://web.sba.gov/subnet

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Buy Bio

For more information, contact: 

Linda Mesaros 

843-452-6428 

Linmesaros@aol.com 

Tom Snyder 

202-488-2419 

tsnyder@anl.gov 

Prepared by Buy Bio 

Under the “Buy Bio” Program initiative, federal agencies led by the Departments of Energy 

and Agriculture are working in partnership to develop strategies for leveraging the federal 

government’s purchasing power in order to promote the preferential procurement of 

biobased products and bioenergy. Within each federal agency, this effort will help implement 

the mandatory preferred procurement requirements for biobased products contained in 

Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171).