At this meeting, they outlined their vision for a new, electronic, CBD that would serve the needs of the Government procurement community and American business in the information age. A collaborative effort involving virtually every area of GPO was then undertaken, resulting in a proposal to fulfill this vision, which was submitted to Commerce for consideration. They also cited the fact that GPO was the only organization submitting a proposal that had the necessary infrastructure in place to completely fulfill their requirements. In addition, they pointed to the success GPO had experienced in its other electronic efforts on projects with a similar scope. CBD Net provides for all phases of the process envisioned by Commerce.
Submitters receive immediate feedback on the acceptance or rejection of their submission.
If rejected, they are shown what needs to be corrected before resubmission. Once accepted, submitted notices are immediately freely available online for search and retrieval by the public. The daily issue is electronically sent to the printing contractor, who prints and mails the printed copies of CBD to subscribers. Information on submissions is also sent to our Financial Management area for use in creating detailed monthly bills sent to submitting agencies. This new joint project has succeeded in making CBD information freely accessible in real-time over the Internet, while preserving the printed version for those who still wish to receive daily issues in paper format.