5.0 FBO Datafeed

In addition to the FedBizOpps online system, there is also a datafeed file, available daily, for vendors to utilize. The datafeed file is posted to ftp://ftp.fedbizopps.gov/. For your convenience, a link has been provided on FedBizOpps to the datafeed file. The link, entitled "FBO Daily Synopsis Files", can be reached by going to www.fedbizopps.gov and clicking on "Vendors".

Figure 35: FBO Datafeed

Postings for the following templates are posted to the datafeed file in html format:

• Presolicitation Notice <PRESOL>
• Modification to a Previous Notice <MOD>
• Award Notice <AWARD>
• Sources Sought Notice <SRCSGT>
• Foreign Government Standard <FSTD>
• Special Notice <SNOTE>
• Sale of Surplus Property <SSALE>
• Combined Synopsis/Solicitation <COMBINE>

Please Note: Documents uploaded to FedBizOpps will not be included in the FBO Datafeed file.

To view, click on any of the datafeed files in FBOFEEDYYYYMMDD format.

Figure 36: FBO Datafeed

The daily postings will be listed in order by html tag, with Presolicitation notices listed first.

Please Note: If you are using Internet Explorer, you will need to click on "View", then "Source", to view the data properly.