e-Buy
Federal Government Agencies
Using the e-Buy system, federal agencies (buyers) may prepare and post Requests for Quotations (RFQs) for specific supplies (products) and services offered under GSA Schedule and Technology contracts (i.e., GSA Schedule 70 (Information Technology), Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), and Network Services and Telecommunications).
Each RFQ is posted in the e-Buy system for a designated period of time and is assigned to a GSA Schedule Special Item Number (SIN) category or GWAC/Network Services and Telecommunications functional category by the buyer. The category assignment determines which Schedule, GWAC, or Network Services and Telecommunications contractors (sellers) may receive the email notice to submit quotations. Sellers are automatically listed under their awarded SINs or functional categories.
For GSA Schedules, buyers may notify all sellers listed under a particular SIN category or may choose to notify a lesser number of sellers. (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405 stipulates that buyers must provide the RFQ to at least three Schedule contractors for orders exceeding the micro-purchase threshold.) Sellers not notified may still submit a quotation for an RFQ placed under their awarded SINs.
For GWACs and Network Services and Telecommunications contracts, buyers must notify all sellers listed under a particular functional category.
Once an RFQ has closed, buyers may then evaluate and accept the quotation that represents the best value. Buyers may then issue an order to any contractor whose quotation was accepted.
State and Local Government Entities
State and local government entities (buyers) may now use the e-Buy system to prepare and post RFQs for GSA Schedule supplies and services under the Cooperative Purchasing Program and the Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program.
In order to use e-Buy, state and local buyers must first register in GSA Advantage!® as a state government customer. Buyers needing assistance with the registration process should contact the GSA Advantage!® Helpdesk on (877) 472-3777 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (877) 472-3777 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
Each RFQ is posted in the e-Buy system for a designated period of time and is assigned to a GSA Schedule Special Item Number (SIN) category by the buyer. The category assignment determines which Schedule contractors (sellers) may receive the email notice to submit quotations. Sellers are automatically listed under their awarded SINs.
Buyers may notify all sellers under a particular SIN category or may choose to notify a lesser number of sellers. Sellers not notified may still submit a quotation for an RFQ placed under their awarded SINs.
Once an RFQ has closed, buyers may evaluate and accept the quotation that represents the best value. Buyers may then issue an order to any contractor whose quotation was accepted.
DOD EMALL
DOD EMALL is an Internet based Electronic Mall, which allows military customers and other authorized government customers to search for and order items from government and commercial sources.
DOD EMALL is a Department of Defense program operated by DLIS.
DOD EMALL gives you a secure location to shop and order NSN’s and commercial items. It also gives you a powerful search engine to access product information from a wide variety of Government and Supplier managed catalogs.
The DOD EMALL is fully integrated in the DLA Business Systems Modernization System, providing order status and Supportability Analysis on all orders placed with the DLA.
DOD EMALL Advantages:
Broadest possible range of supplies and services from DLA and GSA sources
Supports Contract from all Services
Advanced search capabilities
Specialty Stores
Detailed item descriptions
Payment/Shipping Options
Order Management
Collaborative Commerce
DLA Order status tracking
Supportability Analysis
Service Policy Edits
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