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Below are policies related to the Acquisition Services Directorate website management and maintenance responsibilities.
Content Schedule Updates
Content posted on this website is published in a timely manner, consistent with federal regulations. Publishing information for clients and vendors is a top priority of the Acquisition Services Directorate. This includes public notice of solicitations, for example, and password-protected client financial summaries. Posting of more general information for vendors, the media, and the general public, i.e., recent news, upcoming conferences, and customer lists, is published as it becomes available.
Federal Compliance Information
The Acquisition Services Directorate upholds all Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policies and regulations for accessibility and content development. As outlined on webcontent.gov, the Acquisition Services Directorate adheres to the principles and tenets inherent in management of a usable U.S. Government website.
The Acquisition Services Directorate Use of External Links
The appearance of hyperlinks on this website does not constitute endorsement by the Acquisition Services Directorate, the National Business Center (NBC), or the U.S. Department of the Interior. All links to sites or services--governmental or commercial--are provided solely for user convenience. Use of links on this website is not an endorsement of the information, products, or services provided by other sites. The Acquisition Services Directorate and its parent organizations do not exercise editorial control over the information you may find at external locations.
Privacy Policy
The Acquisition Services Directorate is committed to an individual's right to privacy. We do not collect personal information about site visitation unless users choose to supply that information (e.g., vendor registration). The Acquisition Services Directorate Internet privacy policy is as follows:
- Users may visit the Acquisition Services Directorate public-facing Internet site without providing any personal information.
- The Acquisition Services Directorate does not collect personally identifiable information, unless consciously supplied by website users.
- Personally identifying information will only be used for the purposes described at the point of collection.
- Web usage information is collected for statistical purposes. This information, in the form of log files, will occasionally be analyzed to measure various site attributes, such as customer interest in various parts of the site. This information is disclosed to third parties only in aggregate form.
- The Acquisition Services Directorate does not provide personal information to third parties except for the benefit and purpose of joining commercial vendors with federal clients in contract relationships.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
The Acquisition Services Directorate web server is co-located at and maintained by a web hosting service provider, Qwest Communications International, Inc. The Acquisition Services Directorate is not subject to Qwest protocols for collecting and storing information automatically. As stated above, web usage information is collected for statistical purposes only. The Acquisition Services Directorate site does not use 'cookies.'
Information Collected from E-mails and Web Forms
Users may decide to send the Acquisition Services Directorate personally identifying information through web forms or by sending electronic mail (e-mail). The Acquisition Services Directorate uses this information only for the purposes described at the time of collection or to process requests and inquiries. Various Acquisition Services Directorate employees may view this information as it is processed. As appropriate, information will be destroyed after these purposes have been fulfilled.
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