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SBAExchange Pilot Program to facilitate small business e-procurement opportunities

The U.S. Small Business Administration is proud to announce the launch of
the SBAExchange Pilot Program– an electronic purchasing tool designed to
facilitate small business e-procurement opportunities and improve the
efficiency and accountability of current government procurement processes.

The SBAExchange is a streamlined electronic tool that allows agencies to
award simplified acquisitions up to $100,000 (including micro-purchases)
and to make purchases and payments electronically with the Government-wide
commercial purchase card. Agencies will be able to use SBAExchange to
award purchases over $25,000 that have been posted in Federal Business
Opportunities (FedBizOpps), provided the notice states that the award will
be made electronically. Additionally, it will help small businesses
compete for purchases that are currently being obtained through other
contracting methods.

To participate, small businesses must obtain an Internet-based Supplier Web
Site from http://www.SBAExchange.gov. Through the Supplier Web Site a small
business will receive-

* A fully hosted, supplier branded, e-commerce website;

* Exposure to federal buying authorities, large federal prime
contractors and other large buying officials;

* An electronic catalog;

* A centralized order management system for receiving and processing
Internet- based orders from federal, state, local and commercial buying
authorities;

* A management system for tracking new business, creating and
submitting quotes and;

* Assistance in managing the new site.

SBA plans to kick-off this pilot program nationally on March 30, 2003 when
agencies can begin awarding transactions through the system. In order to ensure a successful launch in March, the small business electronic catalog development period began on October 30, 2002.

The annual cost to participate in the SBAExchange Pilot Program is $1,500.
Additionally, a transaction fee of 2 percent will be added to all orders.
The first 2,500 small businesses to sign up, prior to January 1, 2003 will receive a $450.00 discount.

If you are interested in this Pilot Program please visit us at
http://www.SBAExchange.gov to learn more.

If you have any questions please forward them to [email protected]

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