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Better Buying Power Initiative

(See Better Buying Power 3.0 for the latest update) Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on 14 Sept 2010 introduced the Better Buying Power initiative. The goal of the Better Buying Initiative is to obtain greater efficiency and productivity in defense spending by delivering the warfighting capabilities needed for the money available. The initiative is broken

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Contractor & Subcontractor Resources

The following is a list of resources that current and potential Subcontractors & Contractors can use to help do business with the Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal agencies. Also see DoD Business Website Links Procurement Technical Assistances Centers Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) are charged with assisting businesses in learning how to do

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General Services Administration (GSA)

The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent US agency that helps manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products, services and communications for U.S. government offices, provides transportation and office space to federal employees, and develops government-wide cost-minimizing policies, and other management tasks. GSA’s business lines include the Federal

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FedBizOpps

Note: FBO.gov has been moved to SAM.gov and is now known as Contract Opportunities. FedBizOpps (FBO) is a government web-based portal that allows vendors to review federal procurement opportunities over $25,000. These opportunities include requests for industry day participation, Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Information (RFI), synopses, source sought notice, special notice, and award

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Spectrum Supportability Determination

A Spectrum Supportability (SS) Determination is required for all systems and equipment that use the electromagnetic spectrum in the U.S. and in other host nations. It’s required at Milestone B and C. This written determination shall be completed with the concurrence of the DoD Component or Component Chief Information Officer (CIO), and state whether there

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Technology Broad Agency Announcement

  A Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is a notice from the government that requests scientific or research proposals from private firms concerning certain areas of interest to the government. The proposals submitted by the private firms may lead to contracts. FAR 35.016 (a) Broad Agency Announcement procedure is for the acquisition of basic and applied

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