PTAC: Rhode Island Procurement Technical Assistance Center

If you have any questions or need help filling out this form, please do not hesitate to call RIEDC at (401) 222-2601.

Company Name
Point of Contact Name
Salutation	Mr. Mrs. Ms.
Title
Phone
Fax
Email (required)
Website (if applicable)

Address

Mailing Address
City
State	RI
Zip Code
Company Address (if different)
City
State	RI
Congressional District (?)	1 2
	Hubzone (?)
	Certified HubZone (?)

Business Size
(choose only one)

Disadvantaged Small	Minority-Owned Small
Disadvantaged SBA 8(a) Small	Other Small
Woman-Owned Small	Large

Business Type
(choose only one)

Service Establishment	Retail Dealer
Construction Concern	Wholesale Dealer
Manufacturer/Producer	Surplus Concern
Research & Development

Organization
(choose only one)

Individual	Partnership
Non-Profit Organization	Limited Liability
Corporation	Sub S Corporation

State of Incorporation
Year Formed (required)

Identification

* Federal ID #
** DUNS # (required)
*** CAGE Code

* Taxpayer Identification Number – Call the Internal Revenue Service at (800) 829-1040 if uncertain. Data Universal Numbering System – This number is required by the government. Call Dun & Bradstreet at (800) 333 0505 or (703) 276-7856 or visit: http://www.dnb.com for additional information * Commercial and Government Entity Code – If you do not have a CAGE Code, one will be assigned to you when you register at www.ccr.gov. To search for an existing CAGE Code visit : http://www.gidm.dlis.dla.mil/bincs/begin_search.asp

Owners

Owner(s)
President
Vice President
Marketing POC
Full Time Employees
# Part Time Employees

Military Status of Owner

Non Veteran
Veteran
Service Disabled Veteran

SBA
(choose only one)

Ethnic Group	Caucasian
	Black or African American
	Native American
	Asian
	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Hispanic	Yes No

The following table alphabetically lists the Softshare-monitored solicitation sources that can contribute to your profile search results. Please select the following databases that you would like your profile to search through.

Solicitation Databases

		Please Select
Solicitation Source: Defense Automated Addressing Service Center Description: The EDI hub for the Department of Defense, which handles EDI bids for the U.S. Navy and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Bid opportunities from this database and FACNET are considered EDI solicitations and have special quotation requirements.

Solicitation Source: Defense Supply Center Columbus Description: The DLA supply center responsible for maritime and land weapon systems support.

Solicitation Source: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Description: The DLA supply center responsible for purchasing and managing food, clothing, medical, general, and industrial supplies and services for the DLA.

Solicitation Source: Defense Supply Center Richmond Description: The DLA supply center responsible for aviation support.

Solicitation Source: EDI Solicitations Description: All solicitations from the DAASC and FACNET databases are considered EDI solicitations.

Solicitation Source: FACNET Description: Abbreviation for Federal Acquisition Computer Network, the EDI network representing the majority of Department of Defense agencies, including many Army, Navy, and Air Force agencies and a small number of civilian agencies such as the National Institute of Health (NIH). Bid opportunities from this database and the DAASC are considered EDI solicitations and have special quotation requirements.

Solicitation Source: FedBizOpps Procurements Description: As of January 4, 2002, this database represents the single source for federal government procurement opportunities with award amounts exceeding $25,000.

Solicitation Source: Foreign Trade Opportunities, Canadian and Other Foreign Bids Description: Softshare-maintained databases consisting of bid opportunities from a variety of non-U.S. sources, including Canada's Internet-based electronic tendering service, MERX.

Solicitation Source: Other Federal Purchases Description: A Softshare-maintained database consisting of federal government bid opportunities from a variety of sources, including agencies such as the USDA Forest Service, the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Solicitation Source: Softshare USABID State and Local Description: Softshare's database of bid opportunities from city-, county-, and state-level government agencies.

Non-Solicitation Databases

Articles that you receive from the data sources listed in the following table do not represent direct bid opportunities or requests for quotation. They are used for locating subcontracting opportunities as well as for reference and competition monitoring purposes.

		Please Select
Data Source: Blue Tops Description: U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) award notices for major contracts of $5 million or more, called "blue tops" after the blue stripe that appears at the top of their printed counterparts. These award notices provide a key source for subcontracting opportunities.

Data Source: BizOpps Awards, Foreign Standards, Surplus Sales, and Special Notices Description: These sources represent various types of non-solicitation articles from the FedBiz Opps database, including contract award notices, foreign government standards, surplus property sales notices, and special notices.

Product or Service Description
(required - 200 character limit)

Search Criteria

Government Codes
(website references are listed below for clarification on each code)

* NAICS Codes
** FSC Codes
*** SIC Codes

* NAICS - North American Industry Classification System Codes are referenced at
http://www.census.gov/pub/epcd/www/naics.html

** FSC - Federal Supply Classification Codes are referenced at
http://www.scrantonrtg.com/secrc/fsc-codes/fsc.html

*** SIC - Standard Industry Classification Codes are referenced at
http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html

Key Words
(ex: metal buckle, software development, video enhancement, insignia)
(required - 200 character limit)

States of Interest

All of United States	Please Restrict States to:

I agree and allow all information supplied to Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) be made available to Federal, State, and local government and corporate purchasing officials to assist their attempts to locate and secure new sources of supply. I agree to complete and submit to PTAC, on a semi-annual basis, the Client Report, whether or not contracts are won. I understand that as a client, if I fail to return such by the deadline stated, I will no longer be eligible to receive services by the PTAC. I hereby acknowledge that the information provided is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this submission.

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