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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 $25,000. In this and future posts, we’ll cover the basics
of using FedBizOpps to find both prime and subcontracting opportunities,
starting with how to register.
While you do not necessarily need to register to perform a search on
FedBizOpps, there are several advantages to registering. First, you can set
up search agents and a watch list (which we’ll go over later). Second,
some information will be off limits to unregistered viewers, such as
documentation accompanying a solicitation. Finally, you can’t submit an
electronic bid if you are unregistered. You don’t want to miss out on a great
opportunity just because you didn’t register and log in! Registration is fairly
simple and straightforward.
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1. Load up the website http://www.fedbizopps.gov in your browser and scroll to the middle of the
page where it says “Vendors / Citizens”. Click the “Register Now” link to navigate to the registration
page.
2. First, you’ll need to enter your company’s 9 digit DUNS number near the bottom of the page
and click “Proceed”.
3. On the next page, you’ll probably see that your “Company Information” has been filled in
automatically. If any of the information needs to be updated, make corrections as necessary. If your
information was not automatically filled in, just type it in manually. When you’re finished, press the
“Proceed” button again.
4. Now you’ll be asked for “Personal Information”. Enter your contact information and select a
username and password. Keep in mind that your password must be between 8 and 14 characters
and will need to contain at least one of each of the following:
lower case letter
upper case letter
number
special character (!$, %, ^, 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 email to confirm your email address. Follow
the directions in the email to complete this final step and then you’re ready to log in!
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How to Create Automatic Email 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.
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* 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 e-mails 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.
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