SPE NEWS ON-LINE (Issue 03-03, April 15, 2003)*
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ACQUISITION NEWS FOR DOT

HOT HEADLINES

1. FRAUDULENT LETTERS - UPDATE
2. UPDATED EMERGENCY CONTRACTING KIT
3. 2003 FEDERAL ACQUISITION CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITOR FAIR
4. LUNCHTIME LEARNING SEMINAR
5. BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AWARD
6. MARKET RESEARCH TOOL

MARKET RESEARCH TOOL

The American Electronics Association (AeA) briefed the Procurement Management Council a few months back. Here is the latest information from them.

JUST ADDED: the U.S. General Services Administration has recently added AeA's Member Directory to their official website, http://www.acqnet.gov, as a resource for government procurement executives to use when conducting market research during the federal acquisition process. Add the link below to your Agency newsletters and/or informational bulletins.

http://www.arnet.gov/Library/PreSolicit/presolicit.html

Completely Redesigned for Government Buyers AeA: Advancing the Business of Technology, the largest high-tech trade association in the United States, is proud to provide complimentary access to our Online Member Directory (http://www.aeanet.org/Members) to all US government officials. You will find our updated directory an invaluable tool for finding the right company for your high tech needs. In addition, seventy percent of our 3000+ member companies are innovative small-to-medium-sized businesses.

With your complimentary AeANET account you will be able to search our vast database of information on our members. The benefits to you include:

• Connecting with qualified suppliers for critical technologies
• Conducting unlimited market research searches
• Locating products specific to agency needs
• Accessing company webpages, product and service descriptions, and gaining contact information for all 3000+ of our members

Our goal is to enable government officials to make more informed procurement assessment decisions by conducting market research on technology products and services. Besides gaining access to browse the information, you will be able to search AeA's database by multiple criteria. Search by:

• Fields: Software, Medical Devices, Computers, Internet Technology, Advanced Electronics, Telecommunications Systems and Services Sector, and IT Services
• 8(a) Enrolled/Graduated
• Business/Product description keyword search
• Completed section 508
• Industry Segmentation (SIC and NAICS)
• DUNS and GSA
• Location (City, State, Zip)
• Revenue Information (site, US, and worldwide)
• Ownership (publicly owned, privately owned)
• Special Status (women owned, minority owned, veteran owned, and small business)

In short, AeA's Member Directory is an online catalog of America's best tech companies: our members are among the most innovative, efficient, and creative technology companies in the world. AeA is pleased to provide you with a complimentary procurement account for this directory.

To get your complimentary AeANET account emailed to you immediately, enter your email here: http://www.aeanet.org/Account.  To sign up a colleague, have them browse to: http://www.aeanet.org/Procurement

To request a free demonstration, more information, or to offer suggestions please contact:

Julia Ostrowski
Tel: (408) 987-4200 Fax: (408) 970-8565
jostrowski@aeanet.org

*This excerpt is taken from the electronic newsletter for distributed to all DOT acquisition personnel.

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