Strategic Alliances
FedBid has entered into strategic business relationships with companies and associations that are synergistic with FedBid and improve the experience of Buyers and Sellers using the FedBid online marketplace. In the interests of maintaining absolute competitive neutrality and avoiding even the appearance of a potential conflict of interest, FedBid does not enter into strategic relationships with any party that bids through FedBid.
CGI Federal is a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc., dedicated to providing effective IT solutions for Federal Government agencies by combining over 30 years of government experience and technology skills. Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. (“CGI”) is the eighth largest independent information technology and business process services firm in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 25,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States of America (“US”), Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in Canada, the US, Europe and India. CGI’s shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.SV.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap Indices.
Blue Water Capital, LLC is a McLean, Virginia based private equity firm. Founded in 1995, Blue Water Capital has invested nearly $100 million in over 20 private companies, many located in the mid Atlantic region. BWC invests primarily in profitable expansion stage information technology companies. Investment Criteria/Company Characteristics:
Industries: Although not limited to a particular industry or segment thereof, the Fund generally concentrates its investments in information technology companies emphasizing enabling software, e-commerce, telecommunications, multimedia, content, services and integration technologies
Management Team: Experienced, highly capable management or entrepreneurial team with the ability to attract and retain quality people
Strategy: Demonstrated strategy to establish the company with a strong and sustainable competitive advantage (resulting from an articulate company vision, unique products, services and/or technology such as patent rights, brand recognition, established distribution channels, etc.)
The mission of the AbilityOne Program is to provide employment opportunities for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities in the manufacture and delivery of products and services to the federal government. AbilityOne has developed a strategic partnership with FedBid to assist in meeting agency AbilityOne compliance goals through the FedBid Online Marketplace.
As an AbilityOne partner, FedBid is helping to streamline and simplify the buying process for a broad range of SKILCRAFT® and other AbilityOne products and services, which are manufactured by Americans who are blind or have other severe disabilities. In a July 8, 2009 press release, Tina Ballard, Executive Director and CEO of the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, described the FedBid AbilityOne partnership as a way to ensure that “Federal customers are provided more information about the AbilityOne Program and greater opportunities to buy AbilityOne products and services.”
To help meet this goal, FedBid has developed an AbilityOne seller group consisting of more than 400 authorized AbilityOne distributors that have been registered and trained on FedBid. For Buyers, accessing the AbilityOne Seller community through FedBid is as simple as clicking a button when you post a Buy.
The [National Contract Management Association[(http://www.ncmahq.org)+ (NCMA) is a membership-based professional society established to lead and represent the contract management profession and improve organizational performance through effective contract management.
As a NCMA Education Partner, FedBid training courses are pre-approved by NCMA for continuing professional education (CPE) credit toward NCMA certification and recertification requirements. If your organization is interested in obtaining training on use of the FedBid Online Marketplace, please contact clientservices@fedbid.com.