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I've seen several studies lately that say people are
going into business for themselves at a record pace.
Indications I see online make me believe that GEnie
members probably lead the pack.
If you're one of those folks, wouldn't you love to
have a customer with deep pockets, a good credit
record, and a history of placing regular and large
orders? Enter Uncle Sam, he of deepest pockets
regularly funding large orders.
And Uncle Sam posts his needs right here on GEnie.
You can check those needs in Commerce Business Daily
(enter M1284 or the keyword CBD at most GEnie
prompts). GEnie's Commerce Business Daily provides
the full text of the print publication by the same
name issued every weekday to announce products and
services wanted or offered by the U.S. Government.
Sooooo Up To Date
The database is updated daily, on THE DAY BEFORE the
print publication is issued. Information in CBD
encompasses all proposed procurements of $25,000 or
more by civil agencies and military agencies,
including potential research interests; all contract
awards of $25,000 or more for the benefit of
potential subcontractors; and surplus U.S. Government
property sales. Announcements from the most recent 90
days can be found in CBD.
You can search for requests for specific products and
services or you can browse key sections. You can
focus searches to specific agencies and locations. If
you own or operate a small business, you can also
limit your search to those announcements which
contain small business set-asides. And if you want to
keep tabs on the competition, you can find a listing
of all contract awards.
As a GEnie$Premium service, Commerce Business Daily
involves additional charges for search and retrieval.
Be sure to select Item #2 on Page 1284 and review the
complete listing of applicable prices.
CBD is produced by the U.S. Department of Commerce in
cooperation with Dialog Information Services, Inc.
GEnie offers it via Advanced Research Technologies'
ARTIST(R) Gateway System.
Getting Around in CBD
The Commerce Business Daily menu looks like this:
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ GEnie CBD Page 1284 ║
║ Commerce Business Daily ║
║ ║
║ 1. About Commerce Business Daily ║
║ 2. Commerce Business Daily Rates ║
║ 3. Commerce Business Daily Instructions ║
║ 4. Disclaimer & Warranty Limitations ║
║ ║
║ 5.[$]Search in Commerce Business Daily ║
║ ║
║ 6. Send Commerce Business Daily FEEDBACK ║
║ ║
║ Enter #, <P>revious, or <H>elp? ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Select Item #5 to access CBD. The following
information will be displayed:
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ NOTICE! Per search charges apply. ║
║ See Rates (#2) on page 1284. ║
║ ║
║ Your login session number is: 002250 ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Welcome to CBD ║
║ ║
║ CBD Main Menu ║
║ ║
║ 1 Begin your search ║
║ 2 See description of CBD ║
║ 3 See rates for CBD ║
║ 4 Return to GEnie ║
║ ║
║ Your CBD charges: $0.00 ║
║ Enter #, <H>elp or <E>xit CBD ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Notice that Commerce Business Daily keeps you
apprised of your charges so you don't get any
surprises at billing time.
Plan Your Search, Search Your Plan
Searching in CBD involves planning and processing.
Think about the types of notices or specific goods or
services procurement information you want to find and
plan out the search term(s) most likely to match.
Otherwise, with thousands of announcements available
you're going to end up with a LOT more information
than you want.
CBD allows you to search on product/service name,
section or category code, date, issuing agency, or
ZIP Code. You can also limit your search to posts
with small business set-asides.
When you select Item #1 from the CBD Main Menu to
"Begin your search," the following options will be
displayed:
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Commerce Business Daily ║
║ ║
║ 1 Search for Services RFQs ║
║ 2 Search for Supplies, Equipment, Materials RFQs ║
║ 3 Search for Award Notices ║
║ 4 Search for Surplus Property Sale Notices ║
║ 5 Return to the CBD Main Menu ║
║ ║
║ Your CBD charges: $0.00 ║
║ Enter #, <P>revious, <H>elp or <E>xit CBD? ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Pick one of these section options, and the menu with
your search parameters will be displayed.
You can focus your search to include or exclude
particular concepts by using Boolean words and
symbols. You can also use other non-alphabetic
characters as "wildcards" on words which may be
related but have different endings (e.g., COMPUTER,
COMPUTING, COMPUTE).
It's Who You Know...
Your best customer may turn out to be Uncle Sam, but
GEnie's CBD may be your best friend in helping you
wade through all the information your uncle churns
out.