The FedBizOpps system includes an email
notification service. This service allows vendors to fill
out a subscription form in order to receive email
notification when notices are posted to FedBizOpps that fit
a particular agency/office/location, procurement
classification code, NAICS code, set-aside type, or place of performance
zip code.
Please Note:
The Vendor Notification Service does not register vendors to
receive a solicitation package from the contracting officer,
nor does it place the vendor's information on a bidder's or
interested vendor's list. This service only registers a
vendor to receive email notification of new postings to
FedBizOpps that fit the criteria selected by the vendor. The
Interest Vendors Module is discussed in Section IV of this
user's guide.
Figure 26: FedBizOpps Home
Page
To register for the Vendor
Notification Service, go to www.fedbizopps.gov and click on
"Vendor Notification Service".
Privacy Act
Routine Uses (5 USC § 522a as amended):
Disclosure (or providing) the requested
information is “voluntary". This
information will be used by the system to
forward items of interest to the email address
provided. By providing the requested information,
the individual Vendor assumes all responsibilities
for ensuring that the information provided
is correct and valid and is so maintained
throughout the life of the Vendor Notification
Profile.
Figure 27: Vendor
Notification Service
The Vendor Notification Service
will send out email notifications for synopses,
modifications, and uploaded documents (solicitations,
amendments, etc.).
Please Note:
This service will not send out notification
emails for awards.
You can register to receive notification for:
Particular solicitation
numbers
Selected organizations and product service
classifications or NAICS Code
All notices
We recommend that you choose option # 2, as
this will assist you in narrowing the number of listings you
receive from the notification service. Due to the number of
postings on any given day, option #3 may be too much
information and may not be supported by some email systems.
Click on option #2 "Register to receive all
notices from selected organizations and product service
classifications".
Figure 28: Vendor
Notification Service Subscription Form
Figure 29: Vendor
Notification Service Subscription Form
To subscribe, enter your email
address and select any applicable criteria for which you
would like to be notified of new postings.
Please Note:
The Vendor Notification Service is case sensitive. If you
ever need to unsubscribe, you will need to enter your email
address EXACTLY as it was entered.
A. Procurement Classification Code
The FedBizOpps system uses Federal Supply
Classification codes.
Vendors can choose to receive notification
emails for a particular classification code, or by multiple
classification codes. To select multiple codes, click on a
code to highlight and select it, then press the "Ctrl" key
on your keyboard and hold it down while clicking on each
additional selection. When selecting multiple classification
codes, please make sure that the "All Codes" selection is
not highlighted.
Additional information on Federal Supply
Classification codes can be found at the following site:
The FedBizOpps system also uses the North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS)codes.
Vendors may choose to receive notification emails for a particular
NAICS code, or for multiple NAICS codes. To select a single NAICS code,
choose either a 3-digit or 6-digit code that corresponds to the industry you are interested in.
6-digit codes will be revealed by clicking on the button marked "Display full codes".
To select multiple NAICS codes, click on a NAICS code to highlight and select it, then press
the "Ctrl" key on your keyboard and hold it down while
clicking on each additional selection. When selecting multiple NAICS codes,
please make sure that the "All Codes" selection is not highlighted.
Additional information on the North American Industry Classification System
codes can be found at the following site:
Vendors can restrict their email notifications
to notices posted for a particular set-aside type. To select
multiple set-aside codes, click on a code to highlight and
select it, then press the "Ctrl" key on your keyboard and
hold it down while clicking on each additional selection.
When selecting multiple classification set-aside codes,
please make sure that the "All Codes" selection is not
highlighted.
As contracting officers do not always indicate
set-asides in their postings, you may want to leave this
field set as the default "All Set Aside Types".
D. Place of Performance Zip
Code
Vendors can restrict their email notifications
to notices posted with a place of performance zip code.
Please be advised that this will restrict the email
notifications to only those postings with this zip code
indicated in the place of performance zip code field. As
many contracting officers do not indicate the place of
performance zip code, you may want to leave this field
blank.
E. Agency
Vendors can choose to receive notification
emails for a particular agency, or for multiple agencies. To
select multiple agencies, click on an agency to highlight
and select it, then press the "Ctrl" key on your keyboard
and hold it down while clicking on each additional
selection. When selecting multiple agencies, please make
sure that the "All Agencies" selection is not
highlighted.
Vendors can also receive email notifications
for a particular agency's office, or location. For a
particular office within an agency, highlight the agency and
click on "Show Offices for Selected Agency". This will give
you a list of offices within that agency. Please note that
if you would like to receive email notification for postings
by particular offices within multiple agencies, you will
need to subscribe multiple times.
You can narrow your email notifications by
subscribing for notification emails from particular
locations within an office. To receive notification emails
for a particular location within an office, highlight the
office and click on "Show Locations for Selected Office".
This will give you a list of locations within that office.
Please note that if you would like to receive email
notification for postings by particular locations within
multiple offices, you will need to subscribe multiple
times.
Once you have filled in the appropriate
criteria, click on "Subscribe to Mailing List".
Figure 30: Confirmation
Screen
Your next screen will provide
registration confirmation. Please note what you have
registered for, as the system will not allow you to check
your registration. If you need to check your registration,
please contact the FedBizOpps help desk at 877-472-3779 or
fbo.support@gsa.gov.
You can add subscription criteria to your
email notification registration by using the subscription
form shown in Figures 28 & 29. If you need to remove subscription
criteria, you will need to unsubscribe and then subscribe
again to the appropriate criteria. To unsubscribe, go to
www.fedbizopps.gov and click on "Vendor Notification
Service". Then click on "unsubscribe".
Figure 31: Notifier
Links
Email notifications are sent out at
approximately midnight for the previous day's postings. Each
email notification indicates:
Agency, Office and Location that posted the
procurement notice.
Date Posted
Classification Code
Title
Type of notice posted (Synopsis, Modification,
Solicitation, etc.)
Solicitation or Reference Number
Hyperlink to the information on FedBizOpps
Simply click on the highlighted link to go to
the new information posted on FedBizOpps.
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