FedBizOpps (FBO) & Create Bid Alerts

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1 Start Bidding TODAY How to Register in Text FedBizOpps (FBO) & Create Bid Alerts

2 How to Register in FedBizOpps (FBO.gov) If your business is in the market for $25,000+ contracts, then one of the first places you check out should be the Federal Business Opportunities website. In fact, even if your company is not quite ready to tackle contracts of this size on its own, FedBizOpps.gov is a great place to find subcontracting and teaming opportunities. FedBizOpps is the single government point-of-entry for federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. In this and future posts, we ll cover the basics of using FedBizOpps to find both prime and subcontracting opportunities, starting with how to register. While you do not necessarily need to register to perform a search on FedBizOpps, there are several advantages to registering. First, you can set up search agents and a watch list (which we ll go over later). Second, some information will be off limits to unregistered viewers, such as documentation accompanying a solicitation. Finally, you can t submit an electronic bid if you are unregistered. You don t want to miss out on a great opportunity just because you didn t register and log in! Registration is fairly simple and straightforward.

3 1. Load up the website in your browser and scroll to the middle of the page where it says Vendors / Citizens. Click the Register Now link to navigate to the registration page. 2. First, you ll need to enter your company s 9 digit DUNS number near the bottom of the page and click Proceed. 3. On the next page, you ll probably see that your Company Information has been filled in automatically. If any of the information needs to be updated, make corrections as necessary. If your information was not automatically filled in, just type it in manually. When you re finished, press the Proceed button again. 4. Now you ll be asked for Personal Information. Enter your contact information and select a username and password. Keep in mind that your password must be between 8 and 14 characters and will need to contain at least one of each of the following: lower case letter upper case letter number special character (!$, %, ^, etc.) Once you ve finished, click the Proceed and Review button. 5. Carefully review your registration information to be sure there are no errors. If correct, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page. If not, click Go Back to return to previous pages and correct the information. After completing registration, you ll receive a validation to confirm your address. Follow the directions in the to complete this final step and then you re ready to log in!

4 How to Create Automatic Alerts for Bids on FBO.gov To easily conduct automated searches of the FBO database, and to have the system notify you when opportunities are posted that meet your criteria and your North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, we recommend establishing a search agent within your registered account. Search agents can be established for any combination of criteria, be set to run at your desired frequency and will notify you of relevant opportunities. * From the search results page, users are given the option to save the search criteria for use at a later date. * Click save this search as a search agent to save the search. If you do so, you will need to provide a label that you would like to use for the search agent. * You will need to save the label once entered. * You will also need to schedule the search agent to run automatically. * Once this simple task is completed you will start receiving draft solicitations directly to your inbox of available opportunities. * When a Opportunities change on FBO you can also receive notifications when the solicitation has been altered.

5 * You can add it to a list of notices you are watching, called the Watch List. This allows you to easily reference targeted opportunities. * First find the opportunity you are interested in and click the title to review. * Next, click the Watch This Opportunity button. You will receive automatic s from the FBO system when a modification occurs to this notice. * Unlike the Interested Vendor s List which depending on settings established by the contracting officer may be visible to other interested vendors and/or the contracting officer only you can see the notices you are watching. You can quickly access this list by clicking the quick link View Watched List from your MyFBO home page. You can also review/manage existing watch list opportunities by going to the Watch List subtab on the main navigation Opportunities page. Each notice you have added to your watch list will be shown. You can select the Remove from Watch List to remove an opportunity from your list. If you remove a notice, you will no longer receive updates about modifications to this notice.