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From the Opportunities page, you can click an opportunity's title to view a more detailed description of that opportunity, on the Opportunity: [Title] page. From there, you can register to receive notifications about the opportunity, join a response team for the opportunity, and/or view the opportunity's supporting documentation.
To view an opportunity:
Understanding the Opportunity: [Title] Page
The Opportunity: [Title] page displays all of the information available to you about the opportunity. This information displays in seven distinct sections on the page:
Each of these sections is described in further detail below.
Understanding the Description Section
The Description section of the page displays a read-only description of the opportunity, as provided by the issuing agency.
Understanding the Overview Section
The Overview section of the page displays basic information about the opportunity, in read-only format, as provided by the issuing agency.
The following is a list of the fields that display in this section, and descriptions of each.
Reference number: Displays the opportunity's reference number.
Issue date: Displays the date on which the issuing agency issued the opportunity.
Response due: Displays the date and time at which responses to the opportunity are due.
Set Aside: Displays the opportunity's set aside status, if applicable.
NAICS: Displays the North American Industry Classification System number associated with the opportunity.
PSC/FSC: Displays the product service code or federal supply code associated with the opportunity.
Agency: Displays the agency that issued the opportunity.
Contracting office: Displays the office that issued the opportunity, and includes the office's name and full address, including city, state, and ZIP code.
Place of Performance: Displays the location where the goods or services that are being solicited will be delivered or performed.
Contact: Displays the name of the opportunity's point of contact.
Phone: Displays the opportunity's contact phone number.
Fax: Displays the opportunity's contact fax number.
Email: Displays the opportunity's contact email address.
Vendors conference: Displays the date and time of the opportunity's vendors conference.
Location: Displays the location of the opportunity's vendors conference.
Details: Displays the details of the opportunity's vendors conference.
Understanding the 'What do I do now?' Section
The 'What do I do now?' section of the page displays instructions regarding steps you can take once you have viewed the opportunity. Depending on the opportunity's status with your vendor, one or two buttons might display in this section.
Buttons
The following is a list of the buttons that display in this section, and descriptions of each.
Register to Receive Notifications: Click to become the first member of your vendor's response team for the opportunity, and to register to receive notifications regarding the opportunity.
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Return to Opportunity List: Click to return to the Opportunities page.
Understanding the Opportunity Message Center Section
The opportunity message center displays if you are a member of your vendor's response team for the opportunity. For more information about using the opportunity message center, click here.
Understanding the Documentation Section
The Documentation section of the page displays the opportunity's supporting documentation, including any forms and/or attachments associated with the opportunity. For more information about viewing an opportunity's supporting documentation, click here.
Understanding the Responses Section
The Responses section of the page enables you to create responses to the opportunity (including no-bids), and displays your response team's current responses to the opportunity.
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This section only displays if you and/or others at your vendor have joined the opportunity's response team. |
Columns
The following is a list of the columns that display in this section, and descriptions of each.
Description: Displays the response's description. This text displays as a hyperlink; click the hyperlink to open the response.
Status: Displays the response's current status. One of the following statuses displays:
Date: Displays the date of the response's most recent status change.
[History]: Click to audit a history of the response.
[Copy]: Click to create an In Progress copy of the response.
[Delete]: Click X to delete the response.
[Withdraw]: Click to request that the response be withdrawn.
Buttons
The following is a list of the buttons that display in this section, and descriptions of each.
Create: Click to respond to the opportunity.
Submit No Response: Click to submit a no-bid in response to the opportunity. A no-bid informs an agency that you have reviewed its opportunity, but that you are not interested in submitting a response.
Understanding the Response Team Section
The Response Team section of the page displays the names of members of your vendor's response team for the opportunity, and enables you to join the response team if you have not already done so.
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This section only displays if you and/or others at your vendor have joined the opportunity's response team. |
Columns
The following is a list of the columns that display in this section, and descriptions of each.
Team Member: Displays the name of the opportunity's response team members from your vendor.
[Delete]: Click X to delete the team member from the response team.
Buttons
The following is a list of the button that displays in this section, and its description.
Join: Click to join the opportunity's response team. For more information about joining an opportunity's response team, click here.
Related Topics
Sorting the List of Opportunities
Searching an Opportunity's Audits
Registering to Receive Notifications
Viewing an Opportunity's Supporting Documentation
Using the Opportunity Message Center
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