The trading partners need to have only Web browsers, not EDI translation software. The company streamlined the module for use with purchase cards in small transactions that do not have to be fully competed. Anyone authorized to make a government purchase can register to use the module. A government buyer creates and posts a request for proposals or quotations. Qualified vendors then enter bids, which can be delivered directly to the buyer or sent to an evaluation module that will select a winner and forward the information to the buyer.
Vendors pay a small subscription fee for use of the site.