Tangible Results

“For commodity buys of a few thousand dollars and greater, considering the federal acquisition regulations’ demand for competition and sheer volume of buying, FedBid provides the invaluable service of informing and dynamically energizing the market…much like how the traders on the floor of a commodity exchange bring energy and ensure activity”.

Geoff Edwards
Director of Marketplace Operations

Spotlight Mosul, Iraq:

An Army Major and Contracting Officer, located in Mosul, Iraq utilized FedBid to compete the purchase of personnel protection supplies. The specification required that the approximately 5,000 units needed to be shipped FOB Destination Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) to an Army Post Office (APO) location in Iraq.

The requirement was posted under the Specialty Items category and Security Equipment subcategory, which generated automatic email notifications to 912 companies. Of the 912 notified, 7 companies bid a total of 38 times, and 61 companies proactively declined or “No Bid” the competition, with the order going to a small business based in Texas.

Spotlight Huntsville, Alabama:

A General Services Administration (GSA) Contracting Officer supporting the U.S. Joint Forces Central Command (CENTCOM) used FedBid to compete the purchase of desktop computer equipment. The specification required FOB Destination CONUS to MacDill Air Force Base.

The requirement was posted under the Computer Products category and Desktop Computer subcategory, which generated automatic email notifications to 1,199 companies. Of the 1,199 notified, 16 companies bid a total of 47 times, and 45 companies proactively declined or “No Bid” the competition, with the order going to a minority-owned, small business based in San Francisco, California.