Getting the Specifics

To get the package, you can do one of the following:

Contact the buyer and request the bid package. The buyer's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address are listed on the bid notice. When you request the bid package, also ask for any amendments that might have been issued.

Locate the web page address in the bid notice and download the bid package off the Internet. A word of caution: Before you start downloading, double-check the number of the bid contract you have selected for download to make sure it's the right one.

The solicitation number will be something like: DAA123-00-R-1234. Or it may say: SOL: or SOL Number. Proceed carefully; all of the numbers sometimes start to look the same. Solicitation numbers from NASA will be something like NNH or NRA08 for the year, and for the Department of Energy might be something like DE-RP09 or RP10. Watch those numbers: they will be important to you if you starting using a database or are trying to look up an old solicitation.