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The Business Partner Network is the single source for vendor data for the Federal Government. The BPN is a search mechanism that provides unprecedented views into several key data bases across Federal Agencies. These are all useful websites that generaly save much time and money. The portals we commonly use follow:</p> <p><a rel="gb_page_center[640, 510]" href="/web/20131110003353/http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/exit.html?link=http://www.ccr.gov/">Central Contract Registration (CCR)</a> <br/> Central Contract Registration is the single registration point for all of industry for Government contracts. If a firm does not register at this site, they will not be eligible for Federal Government awards.</p> <p><a rel="gb_page_center[640, 510]" href="/web/20131110003353/http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/exit.html?link=http://www.fedbizopps.gov/">Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps)</a> <br/> FedBizOpps is the single point for industry to view Government requirements. Vendors can search by a number of different categories, go in and see what each Federal Agency or Defense Agency intends to buy, and industry can also register for notification of requirements at FedBizOpps.</p>  <p><a rel="gb_page_center[640, 510]" href="/web/20131110003353/http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/exit.html?link=http://www.sba.gov">Small Business Administration (SBA)</a> <br/> The SBA Home Page provides a myriad of information to and for small businesses, in addition to providing useful information on small businesses to Government Agencies.</p> <p><a rel="gb_page_center[640, 510]" href="/web/20131110003353/http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/exit.html?link=http://epls.arnet.gov/">Excluded Parties Listing System (EPLS)</a><br/> The EPLS is checked prior to each contract award to ensure that no award goes to a vendor which is currently on the Excluded Parties List.</p> <p><a rel="gb_page_center[640, 510]" href="/web/20131110003353/http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/exit.html?link=http://www.dol-esa.gov/preaward/">EEO Pre-Award Clearance </a><br/> This site assists the Government contracting officer in being able to determine the responsibility of offerors before making a contract award. 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