Justice Management Division
Serving Justice - Securing Results

PSS procures products and services in various ways to include open market contracts and purchase orders, orders against GSA Schedules and orders against other agencies' contracts. Items may be procured by PSS or by field procurement offices to whom PSS has delegated procurement authority.

PSS posts all of its open market solicitations for requirements over $25,000 in value on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) Web site. FedBizOpps (formerly called the Electronic Posting System or EPS) has been designated as the single source for federal government procurement opportunities that exceed $25,000 and provides the public with access to procurement notices, solicitations, drawings, and amendments. Vendors can browse the listings and can also register to receive automatic e-mail notification of business opportunities. For certain large or complex procurement actions, PSS creates a web site that is tailored to the procurement. For example:

Integrated Wireless Network (IWN): The IWN will be a consolidated nationwide federal wireless communications service that replaces stovepipe stand alone component systems, and supports law enforcement, first responders, and homeland security requirements with integrated communications services (voice, data, and multimedia) in a wireless environment. The IWN will implement solutions to provide federal agency interoperability with appropriate links to state, local, and tribal public safety, and homeland security entities. Additional information concerning the IWN is available on the IWN web site.

A forecast of major procurement actions is available at http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/osdbu/forecast2008.pdf.

Subcontracting opportunities that may be available under current contracts managed by PSS and all other DOJ procurement offices are listed in the DOJ Prime Contractor's Directory.

Please note that, effective October 1, 2003, all vendors were required to pre-register in a central database to be eligible to conduct business with the Federal Government. The Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is the primary vendor database for these vendor registrations. The CCR collects, validates, stores and disseminates data in support of agency acquisition missions. Vendors are required to complete a one-time registration, and must update or renew their registration annually to maintain an active status. Please visit the CCR web site for more information on this important topic.

PSS also delegates procurement authority to more than 130 Offices, Boards and Divisions and U.S. Attorneys Offices. There are approximately 360 individuals with contracting officer authority and over 1,000 micro-purchasers with purchase card authority which allows them to procure products and services for their respective organizations. These offices are located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area as well as offices located throughout the country. A list of offices and individuals with delegated procurement authority is in the following documents:

• List of major Washington DC-based Procurement Offices, Adobe Acrobat PDF Version
• List of Purchase Card Holders (PDF)
• List of Contracting Officers, Adobe Acrobat PDF Version