GALVESTON DISTRICT

The district buys a variety of construction, engineering, environmental and facility support services as well as equipment/ supplies.Examples of these acquisitions are as follows:

•Construction -- Roads, levees, dams, dredging and navigation.

•Engineering Services -- Concept studies, master planning, engineering studies, all types of surveying and mapping, engineering design and construction and inspection services.

•Environmental Services -- Consulting Services, remediation, studies and investigations.

•Other Services -- Refuse collection, grounds maintenance, janitorial, recreational parks, real estate appraisal and title searches.

•Supplies and Equipment -- Generators, turbines, HVAC equipment, electronic gear, repair parts, lumber, rip.rap, stone, cement, and pre-fab modular buildings.

· Defense Procurement, Acquisition Policy and Defense Pricing
· Department of Defense-Office of Small Business Programs
· Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
· U.S. Army Small Business Office
· USACE Contracting Office
· USACE Small Business Office

· Army Source Selection Supplement - Dec 2012
· DoD Source Selection Procedures - 4 Mar 2011
· National Response Plan-Emergency Support Functions - 2012
· U.S. Small Business Administration 
    · Contracting Information 
    · Counseling & Training 
    · Loans & Grants Information 
    · SBA Direct - Finding Local Assistance 
    · Starting and Managing a Business

· Your Local Procurement Technical Assistance Center
· Your local Small Business Development Center

·        Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) (actions below $25K)
·        Doing Business with the Department of Army
·        Doing Business with the Department of Defense
·        Doing Business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
·        Explore Federal Business Opportunities (FBO or FedBizOpps)
·        Find who buys what you sell-Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS)
·        Sign up in System for Award Management (SAM) 
            · Register in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 
            · Don't Forget about your Free Marketing Tool to the Government - Dynamic Small Business Search Engine
            · Make sure to fill out your Online Representation and Certification (ORCA) 
            · Be up to date with the latest in regulations...Federal Register (FED REG)
·        You Need a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number
·        VetBiz (Verification is only required for VA procurement)

· Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) (actions below $25K)
· Current List of SWD IDIQ Contracts
· Doing Business with the Department of Army
· Doing Business with the Department of Defense
· Doing Business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
· Explore Federal Business Opportunities-Become an Interested Vendor on Solicitations (FBO or FedBizOpps)
· Find who buys what you sell-Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS)-A great Location to find the Prime Contractors working with the Federal Government
· Sign up in System for Award Management (SAM) 
    · Register in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) - - You want to show up on a Prime Contractor's "radar" 
    · Don't Forget about your Free Marketing Tool to the Prime Contractors - Dynamic Small Business Search Engine
    · Make sure to fill out your Online Representation and Certification (ORCA) 
    · Be up to date with the latest in regulations...Federal Register (FED REG)
· You Should get a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number (it's free)
· VetBiz (Verification is only required for VA procurement)

· Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
· Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
· Engineering Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
· Federal Acquisition Regulation