Federal Business Opportunities
Federal Business Opportunities is a valuable listing of government procurement invitations, contract awards, subcontracting leads, sales of surplus property and foreign business opportunities. An online version can be obtained at: https://www.fedbizopps.gov/ .

Central Contractor Registration (CCR)
Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database prior to any award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. The only exceptions will be for purchases made with government-wide commercial purchase card (VISA), contracting offices located outside the U.S., classified contracts, and contracts executed to support contingency or emergency operations. The CCR Web site may be accessed at http://www.ccr.gov . A paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at (800) 334-3414 or email dodedi@acq.osd.mil.

Electronic Commerce
We in DoD are moving more and more toward Electronic Commerce.  Regardless of your product or service we recommend that you contact the EC/EDI information site or call their hotline:  1-800-EDI-3414 for information on how to do business electronically in the paperless DoD environment.

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FedTeDS and FedBizOpps combined effective April 1, 2008

FedTeDS Vendor Accounts were moved over, but have to be 'activated' with a password reset.

1. Go to https://www.fbo.gov/ under Vendor/Citizens click the Password Reminder link; enter your old     FedTeDS Username/User ID. Click go and an email will be sent with instructions on how to reset     your password.
2. Once you get the password reset email, you need to go to https://www.fbo.gov/ and enter in your     login and password on the "Vendor" side.
3. You'll get a message similar to the following:
    "Your account has been found but requires a verification step before activation. An email has been     sent to the account's email address. Please follow the instructions in the email to activate your     account."
4. Click on the link in the new message to be passed to the "Accept Terms" screen and then the     update password screen. You can then reset your password to what you had before.

For new business opportunities, please search FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.gov and ASFI at https://acquisition.army.mil. Vendors can search and review opportunities for agency/all offices without logging onto the system. To search for the Little Rock District solicitations on FBO, input W9127S under quick search and click go. Any secured, but unclassified, documents that may be attached to an opportunity will require that the user be logged into the system and that the user have a validated account.

To register for a vendor account in FBO, you will need first a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Please contact http://www.ccr.gov for more information. Once you are CCR registered and have your DUNS number, go to https://www.fbo.gov and click on the “Register Now” navigation and enter your registration data. When you complete your registration, click submit. You will receive an email after submitting your registration which allows you to confirm the validity of your identity/email.

To review sensitive, but unclassified documents, you are required to have a valid Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) entered in the system. The MPIN is your unique CCR vendor id and only the company point of contact has access to the MPIN.

If you need assistance, please click on the help desk button located at the bottom of the FBO webpage, or review the Vendor Guide at https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf

ECBMS (Replacement for the EBS/ECS) How to Navigate
In conjunction with ASFI and FBO you can also go to Contracting with the Corps home page https://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil/. Click on “Advertised Solicitations.” This will take you to a page that contains essentially the same information that the old EBS/ECS system contained. Select SWL for Little Rock District from the drop down. Click on “List Advertised Solicitations.” Click on a Solicitation number to see its detail. If there is a plan holders list, click on “View the List of Interested Contractors.” To download solicitations, return to the “View Solicitations” page and click on the link located at the bottom of the page. For Bid Results and Award Results, click on the menu located at the top of the page. ECBMS is an alternate site for solicitation postings. Updated solicitation postings for the Little Rock District may or may not be found on the ECBMS site. For all updated and present solicitation postings always search ASFI or FBO.

A-E Contracts Team
The Civil Works Construction Team procures a variety of construction for Civil Works projects in support on Navigation, Dam Safety, Flood Control, Hydropower, Environment, and Natural Resources Management. Types of Acquisitions include building new structures, rehabilitation of existing structures, dredging, bank stabilization, and road maintenance. Our customers are various federal, state, county, and city agencies. Completion of the “Construction Quality Management for Contractors” is mandatory for contracts above $1,000,000 and discretionary for some complex contracts below $1,000,000. The next Construction Quality Management class will be held in the Little Rock Corps of Engineers District Office on Wednesday July 2, 2008. The District Office is located at 700 W. Capitol Ave (Federal Building) in Little Rock, Arkansas. The class will be held on the 7th floor in the District Engineer’s Conference room (no. 7208) and will begin at 7:30 a.m. and end approximately at 4:30 p.m. Each student is required to contact Rob Hileman at AGC and order a student handbook. The cost of the handbook is $30 and is a requirement for the course. Mr. Hileman’s phone number is (501) 375-4436. Please contact Tim Tripp at (501) 324-7356 if you plan on attending this course.

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Military and Civil Construction Team
The Military Construction Team procures a variety of construction projects for military installations in support of their missions. Our customers in the District are located at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Little Rock Air Force Base, Camp Robinson, and Fort Chaffee. The Team supports several types of acquisitions including new construction, renovation and demolition for our customers. Military construction projects are synopsized on http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ . The acquisition solicitation documents, amendments and specifications are also available on the Little Rock Federal Business Opportunities website. Plans for solicitations are available to view and download on FBO.

Supplies and Services Contracts Team
Our team procures a myriad of supplies and services for various Federal, State, county, and city agencies. We support civil works projects for Navigation, Dam Safety, Flood Control, Hydropower, Environment, Planning, and Natural Resources Management. These acquisitions range from janitorial services to multi-million dollar rehabilitation of hydropower plants-and everything in between. We also support Military Projects for Little Rock Air Force Base and Pine Bluff Arsenal. When emergencies arise, we contract for work needed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Procurement Team
The procurement team purchases supplies and services up to $100,000 (including professional/non-Architect-Engineer and construction/Hazardous Toxic Remedial Waste Requirements) in support of federal, state, county, and city agencies. The team also manages the Government IMPAC (VISA) program as the Dispute Office Contact and approving official to ensure authorized cardholders within the district are properly trained and instructed in applicable regulations.

Purchase Cards
Acquisitions valued at $2500 or less do not require competition and are classified as micropurchase requirements. These requirements are generally purchased using the government credit card (also known as the IMPAC Card). If you can accept a purchase card, please let the purchase cardholders know. Mandatory source requirements apply.

Local Announcements
Procurements of $25,000 or less which are not publicized via FACNET are announced on the public bulletin board of the procuring contracting office for at least 10 days.

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Small Business Program Overview
Small business concerns are a very vital part of our acquisition process. Little Rock District fully supports the national policy of providing small and small disadvantaged businesses the opportunity to provide supplies, design, construction, and support services as prime and subcontractors in contracts awarded.

U.S. Small Business Administration
The Small Business Administration assists the government by providing additional sources developed through  many programs and contacts with small and small disadvantaged concerns. The SBA, as part of their active outreach effort, has developed the Procurement Marketing and Access Network (Pro-Net) System. Pro-Net is an electronic gateway of procurement information for and about small business concerns. See SBA's home page for other program information (i.e. SDB Certification, Small Business Size Standard, HUBZone), and points of contact. 

For more information on the Little Rock District Small Business Program contact:

    Office Deputy of Small Business
    700 W. Capital Ave. 
    Little Rock, AR  72203
    Phone (501) 324-5842 Ext. 1052
    Fax (501) 324-6518
    Contact: Elizabeth K. Whitmore
    

Selling to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
A business firm seeking to participate in procurements should contact the District(s) with which they desire to do business.  Discuss your capabilities, interest, and capacities to perform with the Deputy for Small Business.  A listing of Corps of Engineers Deputy for Small Business can be found at the Corps of Engineers Headquarter Small Business Program website.

Helpful Links
Corps of Engineers Headquarters Small Business Program
Small Business Administration
Army Small and Disadvantaged Business Program
DoD Small and Disadvantaged Business (SADBU)

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Subcontracting
Large business contractors and subcontractors receiving contracts valued over $500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction) are required to develop subcontracting plans and goals designed to maximize the participation of small and small disadvantaged business concerns as subcontractors. Compliance includes periodic reviews of contractors and semi-annual subcontracting reporting (SF 294 and SF 295).

Sources of Standard Forms
Forms can be obtained electronically from the General Services Administration (GSA) at http://www.gsa.gov/forms/.  Common forms used include:
- Architect-Engineer Services - Complete the Standard Form SF 254, A-E Related Services Questionnaire and mail to: 

U.S. Army Engineer Division, North Pacific
Attn:  CENPD-CT
P.O. Box 2870
Portland, OR 97208-2870

- Standard Form 255, A-E and Related Services Questionnaire must be completed in response to each individual requirement and mailed to the office indicated in the announcement.
- Subcontracting Forms used by large contractors with subcontracting plans:  Standard Form 294, Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts and Standard Form 295, Summary Subcontract Report.

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