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Acquisition Reform Net (ARNet)
(http://www.arnet.gov/index.html) This site is sponsored by the
Interagency Acquisition Internet Council, Virtual Library Team, with the aim of fostering
"measurable breakthrough improvements in the way the government obtains goods and
services. " Besides links to CBDNet and the contracting activities of the
various agencies, the site has an acquisition best practices section (with OFPP and agency
documents), electronic forums on acquisition issues, and links to a wide collection of
other acquisition-related information. (See the Federal Acquisition Virtual Library and
Procurement Reference Library descriptions, below.) |
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Contemporary Executive Development Program
(http://www.gwprofdev.com/ced) Unique leadership program for designed
expressly for senior managers in the Federal government and private-sector managers whose
responsibilities require substantial government interface. |
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EDGAR Database of Corporate Information Provides
a searchable database through the SEC |
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Federal Acquisition Institute
(http://www.gsa.gov/staff/v/training.htm)This site provides, among
other items, PDF files of lectures and training modules on commercial items, cost and
pricing, task order contracting, and other procurement topics. |
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Federal Acquisition Virtual Library
(http://www.arnet.gov/References/References.html)This part of the ARNet
site contains the FAR forms in Acrobat Reader format (in color, if applicable!), sorted
alphabetically and numerically. It also links to online libraries including OFPP’s
issuances and various market research sites. You will also find the Department of
Labor’s Davis-Bacon wage determination database, GSA’s List of Parties Excluded
from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs, and much more. |
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Federal Communications Commission Consumer Information,
bureaus/offices, updates, and information on the Telecom Act |
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The Federal Marketplace
(http://www.fedmarket.com)This commercial site, subtitled
"Procurement Data Warehouse," gives you free samples of a variety of
subscription-based services (profiles of competitor contracts, customized CBD opportunity
reports, etc.). It also provides links to a vast amount of information, including state
and local, as well as federal and international, procurement jumpstations (links to
procurement offices and information) |
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Federal Supply Service
(http://www.gsa.gov/fssintro.htm)This site is FSS’s
under-construction electronic store. You can order FSS publications online (if you’re
an authorized user) and research FSS’s services. |
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FedWorld Includes access to keyword searches,
information services, and FedWorld-Hosted Web sites |
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Financenet Contains links to government sales,
library, resources, newsgroups, and event calendars |
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General Accounting Office
(http://www.gao.gov)GAO’s site provides the texts of all bid
protest decisions GAO has issued within recent months, in text or PDF format, for browsing
or printing out. It also contains, in PDF format, GAO’s assessments of the draft
Government Performance and Results Act strategic plans of 27 cabinet departments and
independent agencies. You’ll also find all GAO reports and testimony since 1995. |
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General Services Administration Lists information about
business and finance, property, government-wide policy, publications, and security |
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GovCon (Government Contractor Resource Center)
(http://www.govcon.com) The Information Center portion of this huge,
advertising-supported site of GovCon, Inc., contains the full text of documents including
the FAR (current through FAC 97-02 and searchable), DFARS, DLAR, FIRMR, Cost Accounting
Standards, and U.S. Budget. It also allows you to download a selection of standard
government forms (in Acrobat Reader format). The site also gives you free access to the
current day’s Commerce Business Daily, as well as CBD issues going back to
1995—all with search capability. Included also are an 8(a) firm locator, a list of
DCAA-audited companies, professional articles posted weekly, a yellow-pages guide to
procurement-related resources, links to agency Web sites, and much more. |
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Government Contracts Program
(http://www.gwprofdev.com/gcp) Continuing professional education
courses and authoritative publications for lawyers and procurement professionals. |
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Government Printing Office
(http://www.access.gpo.gov) GPO Access provides free electronic access
to a huge range of Government information, online and downloadable. You’ll find a
well-designed, annotated active index that organizes key Government Internet sites by
subject. |
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Legislation and Regulations |
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Library of Congress
(http://thomas.loc.gov) The Thomas (named for Thomas Jefferson) site of
the Library of Congress provides search capability and text access to public laws, bills,
committee reports, the Congressional Record, bill status summaries, floor activity
summaries, and other legislative information. |
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Library of Congress |
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NASA Federal Acquisition Jumpstation
(http://nais.nasa.gov/msfc/fedproc/home.html) Another huge site,
sponsored by NASA and consisting of links to procurement-related sites. Provides links to
the contracting activities of the major government agencies, defense and civilian. Also
contains a link to CBDNet, the Department of Commerce’s online version of
the Commerce Business Daily. Other sets of links include the Federal Acquisition
Virtual Library and the Procurement Reference Library. (Direct links and descriptions for
these libraries follow.) |
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National Institute for Government Purchasing Contains
information about the educational & professional division, membership and services,
the Annual Forum, and technical solutions |
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Procurement Reference Library
(http://nais.nasa.gov/msfc/procref.html) This site is part of the NASA
Federal Acquisition Jumpstation. It consists of the following categories of links: CBD and
other business opportunity, FAR, FAR supplements, business assistance, electronic
commerce, and miscellaneous federal procurement references. |
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Small Business Administration
(http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/)SBA’s site provides a broad
collection of online information of interest to or regarding small businesses: the small
business size standards; a library of small business–related legislation,
regulations, and papers; recent SBA research on small business; a business plan tutorial
for small business entrepreneurs; addresses of local SBA offices; and much more. |
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U.S. Copyright Office Includes copyrigh
information and publications, CORDS, and related sites |
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce Includes daily economic news,
statistical releases, databases, and selected publications |
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U.S. Dept. of Energy Includes departmental resources,
partnership opportunities, DOE orders, and the Electronic Exchange Initiative |
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U.S. Department of State includes
regional and global international policy and America's Business Desk |
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Includes the rules, regulations, legislation, contracts, grants, and programs sponsored by
the EPA |
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U.S. Federal Government Agencies
Contains a complete list from Louisiana State University Libraries of departments and
agencies of the federal government |
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Information on patents
and trademarks |
