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To do business with Western and other Federal agencies, contractors must register with Central Contractor Registration. Use the CCR Registration Handbook to collect the information needed to register. Vendors must also certify their socioeconomic status with Online Representations and Certifications Application. ORCA replaces the paper-based Representations and Certifications process. It is only necessary to register once for all your Government business. A vendor’s ORCA record can then be accessed by any government agency receiving a bid from the vendor. Finally, review the important notice at the bottom of this page to learn about upcoming changes to the way the Department of Energy and Western will be doing business in the near future. SolicitationsComplete information on Western solicitations greater than $25,000 is available at the DOE e-center. Also, solicitation summaries can be found at FEDBizOps. Contractors registered with FEDBizOpps can receive automated e-mail notices of solicitations of interest. Since businesses can access solicitation information posted at the DOE e-center, Western no longer maintains a “bidders list.” Contracting officers may provide hard copies of drawings or specifications upon request. Check the solicitation or FEDBizOpps summary to find out how to obtain copies. The DOE e-center also posts information on recent contract awards over $25,000. Award summaries can be found at FEDBizOpps, and the Federal Procurement Data System provides a searchable database of active contract awards. Submitting Bids or ProposalsThe DOE e-center is the most reliable way to submit bids, quotes or proposals to Western, and in fact, some solicitations may require you to submit the proposal electronically via the DOE e-center. Be sure to read the solicitation carefully for specific requirements. If you submit your bids or proposals via other electronic mediums (not the DOE e-center) be aware that system issues (maintenance problems, black-listing as a spam source, etc.) beyond the control of DOE may result in your bid being late. Uploading your bid/proposal information directly to the DOE e-center is the best way to ensure that your response will not be delayed or miss the submission deadline. DOE, including the Western Area Power Administration, began implementing the Strategic Integrated Procurement Enterprise System, or STRIPES, at various DOE field offices in 2008. Western will begin using the STRIPES system sometime in 2010. DOE offices using the STRIPES system post their requirements on the FedConnect Internet portal in lieu of the DOE e-center. Therefore, in order to do business with DOE (and Western) after this transition is completed, all DOE vendors must be registered with Compusearch’s FedConnect portal. Notices and solicitations, required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or FAR, will continue to be sent to FedBizOpps, with additional information available to interested entities on FedConnect. Similarly, financial opportunity announcements that must be published on Grants.gov will continue to be transmitted to FBO also, with additional information provided at the FedConnect portal. The FedConnect portal will be used throughout the lifecycle of DOE’s acquisition and financial assistance instruments from the presolicitation/planning phase to instrument close-out.DOE's STRIPES system will communicate with external entities via FedConnect on matters related to acquisition or financial solicitation or award actions.
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