Date post: | 16-Jul-2015 |
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Federal Procurement:
Why Care?
Source: USASpending.gov, totals are Grants + Contracts
FY 2012 $1.05T
2013 $ 975B
2014 $ 580B (so far)
Problems in Procurement
SoWs and SoOs are hard to write
Opportunities are hard to findRFPs are hard to understand
Bidding is onerous for vendors
The selection process is onerous for KOs
Awards can seem rigged against SMBs
Registering to get paid is hard (SAM)
1. Index all the opportunitiesSolr, soon Elasticsearch
2. Download and index attachments
3. Thin API serverNode.js/expressJS/api.data.gov
4. Lightweight web interfaceHTML/CSS/JS/Backbone
fbopen pilot: design
bids.state.gov
fbopen
search
server
(Elasticsearch)
fbopen
API
server
(nodejs)
api
.data
.gov
fbopen
web
server
● SSL by default
● 100% open-source
● component architecture reused for
18f.gsa.gov, notalone.gov, future?
1
2
FedBizOpps data
<obligatory tech architecture slide>
grants.gov
wins
● simpler, faster search
● one-stop shopping
● more touchpoints, wider exposure
● reuse: architecture, code, design, ATO18f.gsa.gov, notalone.gov, future
● feedback and learning
fbopen.gsa.gov
docs: 18f.github.io/fbopen
code: github.com/18f/fbopen
@fbopen