Doing Business With Us 
Federal Student Aid Acquisitions plays an integral role supporting Federal Students Aid's needs and program objectives. Federal Student Aid Acquisitions is responsible for ensuring the efficient and economic acquisition of products and services for Federal Student Aid while reducing cost and maintaining compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and Executive Orders. 

Acquisition Forecast 
Federal Student Aid prepares an annual forecast, with periodic updates, of expected contract opportunities in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold for each fiscal year. Information on Federal Student Aid's forecast, as well as other U.S. Department of Education acquisitions, can be found at Forecast of ED Contract Opportunities. All forecasted procurements are subject to revision or cancellation. 

Acquisition Notices and Contract Solicitations 
Active acquisition synopses, contract solicitations, and other information including draft work statements, special notices, sources sought notices, etc ., are available at FedBizOpps, the U.S. Government's single point - of - entry for federal business opportunities. FedBizOpps also contains copies of requests for quotations for proposed contract actions expected to exceed $10,000 but not to exceed $25,000. 

Federal Student Aid IT Standards 
Federal Student Aid relies heavily on information technology IT to support complex business processes. Therefore , effective use of IT is essential to many Federal Student Aid acquisitions. The IT Standards Library identifies federal, Department and Federal Student Aid specific IT standards directly pertinent to Federal Student Aid's acquisitions. 

Contact 
If you have questions regarding Federal Student Aid's Acquisition activities , please e - mail FSA Acquisitions. 

user: Good morning. I'm a goods supplier and wanted to know if it's possible to work with you?

assistant: Sure. Help is never enough. Here in Student Aid Acquisitions, we make sure to acquire products and services for Federal Student Aid while reducing cost and maintaining compliance with applicable laws, regulations and executive orders.

user: That's great. IF i wanted to know more about this, where i should go or use?

assistant: Do you mean, questions about Federal Acquisition's activities?

user: Not exactly, I would say something more general.

user: Thanks. By the way, I heard about something called FedBizOpps. Could you tell me more?

assistant: No problem. As you may know, FedBizOpps stands for Federal business opportunities, Government single point of entry for doing federal business. Within FedBizOpps there are copies of request for quotations from proposed contract actions expected to exceed $10,000 but not to exceed $25,000.

user: Wow, pretty specific there, huh? Alright. Look, I'm a big enthusiast for Information Technologies. Federal Aid has use for it?

assistant: You could say that. Federal Acquisitions relies heavily on IT, so its effective use is a great asset for the program.

user: That's cool, you know?. Technologies are awesome. Anyway, do you have some schedule for acquisitions?

assistant: That's correct, we prepare an annual forecast,with periodic updates of expected contract opportunities.