What are they saying?
“FedBid is an effective and user-friendly tool. Our office ordered several office supply items in one transaction for which we received five bids by the end of the day. I accepted the best offer the next day and received all of the items the day after.”
Purchase Cardholder, Leticia Johnston, U.S. Department of State
Tangible Results
“We have been seeing more and more Federal customers using FedBid services, and we have therefore been more active in responding to postings. I have found the system easy to use, and well structured to help me keep track of bid activity. Additionally, the communication and support from FedBid Client Services staff has been fast and they have been great at getting answers to our questions. Looking forward to more FedBid opportunities, and thanks.”
Lewis Cassidy
Compumart, Inc.
Spotlight Federal Small Business Utilization:
Over the past three years, government agencies using FedBid have compiled the following results associated with socio-economic goal attainment or “small business utilization”:
- 78.3% of orders awarded have been made to small businesses.
- 68.7% of dollars awarded have been made to small businesses.
- 70.1% of awards to small businesses were competed as full & open (not set-aside).
Spotlight Unified Access to Federal Commodity Buys:
As Federal electronic government initiatives continue to pick up steam with approximately $425 million earmarked for FY 2006 alone, (Source: EOP, December 2005 Report on Expanding E-Government), the number of Buyers and Sellers registering with FedBid continues to grow.
With increased activity from Federal agencies such as the Transportation Security Agency, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and NASA, combined with the interface feature to FedBizOpps.gov have helped drive the average number of Sellers.