Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security Sherri W. Goodman
unveiled today the Department of Defense's Electronic Environmental Restoration
Bulletin Board at the National Contract Management Association's annual
conference. The increasing participation of small business in the DoD's
environmental restoration program at some 1,771 military installations
nationwide is an on-going goal of the Department of Defense. One way for DoD
to provide contract information quickly and easily to small business
entrepreneurs is through the use of the Internet.
"1995 marks Earth Day's 25th Anniversary. Since 1970, all of us have raised
our collective environmental conscience. Twenty-five years ago, the Department
of Defense wasn't even aware of the many sites that resulted from military
activities. We know now. But DoD alone can't do the job of environmental
restoration without help from the business community. Business, both big and
small, plays an integral role in this important mission," said Goodman in an
Earth Day message.
The DoD Electronic Environmental Restoration Bulletin Board consolidates
information about many environmental restoration opportunities from the
Services in one location. Currently, private firms seeking DoD restoration
opportunities must make separate inquiries with each military branch. The
bulletin board offers "one stop shopping" and provides contracting
opportunities based on long range estimates from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, the Navy and the Air Force. Other categories featured on the
bulletin board include environmental and small business publications; upcoming
environmental conferences; point of contact information for small business
offices; and other Internet sites that feature information related to the DoD
restoration effort.
The DoD Electronic Environmental Restoration Bulletin Board is a part of the
Defense Environmental Network Information Exchange (DENIX). Users can access
the bulletin through the World Wide Web. The address is
http://www.dtic.mil/envirodod/
