Links

Association Links
Illinois Central College

Illinois Central College Career Center
College Central Network:
The primary job posting service for Illinois Central College
www.collegecentral.com/icc
(309) 694-5321 or email: placement@icc.edu

Procurement Search Engines (Key Internet Links)
Procurement Gateway
Federal Acquisition Jumpstation
Federal Procurement Data Center
Former Cage Code - Business Identification (BINCS)
Federal AcqNet ~ Acquisition Network Source

Procurement Opportunities
Federal
U.S. Department of Transportation
   (Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization)
Selling to Illinois

Military Opportunities
Army
Foreign Military Sales
Homeland Security
Navy
US Army Corp of Engineers (COE) - Extensive
Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DLA)
Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR)
Defense Supply Center Columbus

Government Codes
Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code
NAICS/SIC Codes
Federal Supply/Product Service Codes
Understanding the Codes
North American Industry Classification Association
NAICS/SIC Size Standard
National Stock Number Master Cross Reference
Federal Supply Classification Handbook

Registrations/Certifications
Hubzone Registration
Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA)
Central Contractor Registration
   (Mandatory to receive federal contracts)
DUNS Registration and Company Search

US Small Business Administration
Guide to SBA Definitions and SBA Size Standards
SBA Office of Technology
   (Government Contracting and Business Development)
SBA Office of Veterans Business Development
SBA Hub-Zone Empowerment

Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Business Opportunities

Department of Defense
DLA Defense Logistics Agency
DoD Publications
Doing Business with DoD
Starting Your Business

GSA
   (General Services Administration)
GSA - Federal Supply Service Overview
GSA - How to Sell to the Government
GSA - Business Assistance
GSA - E-Buy
GSA Advantage

Awards Search
State of Illinois awards - CMS

Assistance Centers
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs)
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO)

Other Helpful Sites
The Acquisition Reform Network (ARNet) has extensive links to acquisition information including a virtual library, federal acuaisition and rocurement opportunities, best practices, training, and electronic commerce.

The Commerce Business Daily (CBD) is the government's official free electronic version of the CBD that provides access to notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, slaes of government property, and other procurement information.

DefenseLINK is the official Website for the Department of Defense and the starting point for finding US military information online.

The Federal Acquisition Jumpstation provides links to Internet sites for federal procurement information. This site is designed to provide the business community a central starting point to quickly access federal procurement documents and establish "one-stop" place for federal acquisitions.

Information about contracting opportunities at HUD as well as other government agencies.

US Small Business Administration provides government contracting information and links to PRO-Net and Hubzone information

The Department of Treasury has posted a directory of small business subcontracting opportunities on its website. Organized by state, the information provided for each opportunity includes the prime contractor's name, address, and telephone number, the principal product or service provided, and items that are considered for subcontracting opportunities on specified prime contracts.