ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, SMALL PURCHASES, DENVER COLORADO to begin Electronic Commerce on May 1, 1995. The Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Service Center (RSC) (excluding the Administrative Service Center) located in Denver, Colorado, will make a major change in the way that it conducts business beginning May 1, 1995. The RSC will begin a pilot project that will enable it to conduct business via an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) feature included with the Interior Department Electronic Acquisition System (IDEAS). Note: Only the RSC (excluding the Administrative Service Center) located in Denver, Colorado is participating in this pilot project. All other Reclamation offices will continue to conduct business in the customary manner. Upon implementation, almost all of the RSC requirements with an estimated value between $2,500 and $25,000 will be conducted electronically. RSC will post Request for Quotations (RFQ), receive quotes, award purchase orders, and place orders against General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedules electronically. The electronic interface between industry and IDEAS will be through Value Added Networks (VANs), which are owned and operated by commercial firms. All EDI transactions will be posted on each of the VANs. In turn, industry will be able to electronically access and respond to RFQ's, and receive awards electronically. For a current list of VANs, please contact the Department of Defense Electronic Commerce Information Center, 1-800-EDI-3414 or 703-681-0211.

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