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Agency - An organizational element of a federal or state government that
generally depicts a functional department of the government. A typical federal
government agency is The Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development or
NASA. Major or super agencies, such as the Department of Defense, may define an agency or
one of its major sub-organizations, such as the Air Force, Army, Navy, etc.
Example Search Criteria: Air Force
Procurement Type- An organizational sub-element of a federal or state
government that generally depicts a functional department of the government. Typical
sub-agencies are prevalent in major agencies, such as Defense or Transportation. In the
case of Defense, a sub agency might well be a command (e.g. The Air Force Material Command
sub agency of the Air Force agency or the Federal Aviation Administration sub agency of
the Department of Transportation).
Example Search Criteria: Services
Not all agencies will be searchable with this parameter.
Buying Activity- An organizational sub-element of a federal or state
government that generally depicts a functional department of the government. Typical
sub-agencies are prevalent in major agencies, such as Defense or Transportation. In the
case of Defense, a sub agency might well be a command (e.g. The Air Force Material Command
sub agency of the Air Force agency or the Federal Aviation Administration sub agency of
the Department of Transportation).
Example Search Criteria: 10th Air Base Wing
Contracting Base- An organizational sub-element of a federal or state
government that generally depicts a functional department of the government. Typical
sub-agencies are prevalent in major agencies, such as Defense or Transportation. In the
case of Defense, a sub agency might well be a command (e.g. The Air Force Material Command
sub agency of the Air Force agency or the Federal Aviation Administration sub agency of
the Department of Transportation).
Example Search Criteria: Andrews Air Force Base
Not all agencies will be searchable with this parameter.
Solicitation Type - The various methods to be used to limit or not
limit the category of bidders as permitted by the Federal Acquisition Regulations.
Solicitation types can include Full and Open Competition, Small Business Set-Aside, 8(a),
Sole Source and others.
Example Search Criteria: Full and Open Competition
State - The state or territory in which the specific contract
opportunity will exist.
Example Search Criteria: MD(Maryland)
Not all agencies will be searchable with this parameter. If State
equals "Not Defined" then not enough information was provied by the agency to
determine this parameter.
NAICS Code - The North American Industrial Classification System. It
replaces the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. It provides a better way to
classify individual businesses. An NAIC code is a six digit number. The first two digits
define the section (e.g. 51 - Information). The third digit defines the sub section (e.g.
513 - Broadcasting and Telecommunication). The fourth digit defines the industry groups
(e.g. 5133 - Telecommunications). The fifth digit defines the NAICS industry (e.g. 51332 -
Wireless Telecommunications Carrier except Satellite). The sixth digit defines the U.S.
industry (e.g. 513321 - Paging).
Example Search Criteria: 513321
Not all agencies will be searchable with this parameter. If NAICS
equals "Not Defined" then not enough information was provied by the agency to
determine this parameter.
Description - A narrative explanation of the specific contract
opportunity that provides additional information portraying the prospects requirements and
associated details of the pending procurement.
Example Search Criteria: Security Guard Services
Point of Contact - The government representative selected by the
processing agency to be that person to whom you would inquire concerning the specific
contract opportunity. The point of contact is usually either a contracting or buying
official or an individual associated with the program itself (e.g. a contacting officer's
technical representative).
Example Search Criteria: Stephen Johns
Estimated Fiscal Year RFP Date - The period in time during the
prospects fiscal year when the solicitation or request for proposal is expected to be
announced or released to the bidding community. In many cases, this date is expressed
merely as the quarter within the fiscal year when the prospect expects to solicit for the
required goods or services.
Government Fiscal Quarters:
1st Quarter = October, November, December
2nd Quarter = January, February, March
3rd Quarter = April, May, June
4th Quarter = July, August, September
Estimated Fiscal QTR/Year Award Date - The period in time during the
prospects fiscal year when a contract award is expected to be made regarding the specific
contract opportunity. In many cases, this date is expressed merely as the quarter within
the fiscal year when the prospects expect to make an award for the solicited goods or
services.
Government Fiscal Quarters:
1st Quarter = October, November, December
2nd Quarter = January, February, March
3rd Quarter = April, May, June
4th Quarter = July, August, September
Contract Type - The basic nature of the proposed contract to result
from a solicitation with regard to its cost structure. The two primary categories include
Fixed Price and Cost Reimbursable contract types. Numerous variations can exist under each
of these two broad categories, such as firm fixed price, firm fixed price with incentives,
cost plus fixed fee, cost plus fixed fee with minimum level of effort, etc.
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