Introduction

As of January 1, 2002, the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps/FBO) system has been the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement notices over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal - FedBizOpps - commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community. The system also provides the opportunity for vendors to receive email notification of postings relevant to their business.

To obtain access to the FedBizOpps System, type "www.fedbizopps.gov" in the address bar of your web browser. Then, press the "Enter" key on your keyboard, and the following screen is displayed:

Figure 1: FedBizOpps Home Page

Vendors do not need to register, nor do they require a username and password, to begin using FedBizOpps. Please do not fill out the "Registration Form for Federal Users", as this applies to federal contracting officers, not vendors.

For vendors, the FedBizOpps system provides:

1. The ability to browse active procurement notices by Posted Date, Classification Code, NAICS Code, Set-Aside Type, as well as awards, for a particular Agency/Office/Location.

2. The ability to search for procurement notices through the use of the FBO Synopsis/Awards search page.

3. An Email Notification Service (Vendors Notification Service), which allows vendors to receive daily email notifications of procurement notices by Agency/Office/Location, Procurement Classification Code, NAICS Code, Set-Aside Type, or Place of Performance Zip Code.

4. An Interested Vendors Module (Bidder's List) to promote teaming opportunities for vendors.

5. An FBO Datafeed File, which provides daily posting data in html format.

Please Note: Vendors should not use the "Buyers" button. The FedBizOpps Buyers button requires a username and password and is for contracting officers only. Vendors will not be able to use the Buyers module.

Before using the FedBizOpps system to look for Federal procurement notices, please ensure you have an HTML 4 Compliant Browser or better (Netscape Communicator 4.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0,or AOL version 4.0, etc.)