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As part of our mission to assist your business in connecting with the latest government and defense contracts, we provide links to sites which can help you find the perfect project for your business.
Federal Procurement Links
- Central Contractors Registration
- Businesses are legally required to register with the Central Contractors Registration before providing goods or services to the United States government.
- Defense Logistics Agency
- The Defense Logistics Agency provides logistical support to the United States military as well as some civilian departments. DLA purchases equipment, goods, and services from the private sector.
- Department of Homeland Security
- The Department of Homeland Security provides valuable information to businesses seeking opportunities with them under their "Open for Business" section.
- FBO.gov
- Encompassing the mission of the former "Department of Defense Business Opportunities Website," FBO.gov provides a "single point-of-entry" where "commercial vendors and government buyers are invited to post, search, monitor, and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal Contracting community."
- Government Printing Office
- The Government Printing Office's website provides a good source for information relating to providing goods and services to the GPO.
- Small Business Administration Website
- The Federal Small Business Administration website provides quality information about their helpful programs.
- United States General Services Administration
- GSA's acquisition solutions offer private sector professional services, equipment, supplies, telecommunications, and information technology to government organizations and the military. GSA policies promote management best practices and efficient government operations.
- Website of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
State Procurement Links
- Ohio Department of Administrative Services
- The Department of Administrative Services provides administrative support to the Ohio State bureaucracy.
Military Procurement Links
- Defense Supply Center Columbus
- The Defense Supply Center Columbus's primary customer is the United States military. The center is the largest Inventory Control Point (ICP) in the Defense Logistics Agency command. Currently, the agency manages over 1.8 MILLION S9C (construction) and S9E (electronic) spare parts in over 150 different federal supply classes.
- United States Army
- The United States Army provides information concerning acquisitions on their website.
- United States Coast Guard
- Visit the "Doing Business" section of the Coast Guard website for business opportunities.
- United States Marine Corps
- Find opportunities to work with the Marines at the Unites States Marine Corps website.
- United States Navy
- The United States Navy website can help you discover opportunities with the Navy.
- US Air Force Small Business
- The mission of Air Force Small Business is to create and deliver strategies that bring innovative, agile, and efficient small business solutions to the Air Force to fly, fight, and win... in air, space, and cyberspace.
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
- aptac-us.org
- APTAC-US.org, formerly "sellingtothegovernment.net" provides a wealth of information about PTACs.
- Ohio Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
- Procurement Technical Assistance Center information from the Ohio Department of Development.
- Regional Contracting Assistance Center
- The Regional Contracting Assistance Center, Inc. (RCAC) is a non-profit corporation funded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the State of West Virginia's Development Office, the Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, and Verizon to provide assistance to West Virginia companies seeking to do business with Federal, State, or local government agencies.
Financial Services
- Dun and Bradstreet
- Dun & Bradstreet is a leading provider of business-to-business credit, marketing, purchasing, and rescindable management and decision support services worldwide. In order to do business with the government, a business must have Dun & Bradstreet's number. Visit Dun & Bradstreet's site to confirm your account.
Electronic Business Solutions
- SoftShare
- SoftShare delivers complete e-commerce solutions.