BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WITH DOD THROUGH EDI, SEMINAR POC Lewis Fisher, Procurement Analyst, AMSEL-AC-SB-CB, 908/532-8375 Stephen Cluney, Chief Systems Section 908/532-1403. Business Opportunities through EDI with DOD Seminar, presented by Fairfax Electronic Commerce Resource Center, Sponsored by CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008, February 15, 1996, Post Theatre, Warrenton, VA (703) 349-5676 or (703) 349-5072. CECOM along with other federal buying offices is implementing Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange. (EC/EDI) in its Base Support Branch. EC/EDI with its electronic purchasing procedures will save Government buying activities and you time and money. It will reduce processing time, minimize errors and save dollars. EC/EDI will make our acquisition activity and our trading partners more competitive in this rapidly changing global environment. To enter the EC/EDI acquisition arena, we need to exchange business documents electronically. The EC/EDI technology will facilitate the exchange of these documents in a standard format. It will allow us to broaden our competitive base and allow you, our trading partners, the ability to access Government solicitations not only from CECOM but also from other federal buying activities throughout the United States. You will submit quotations, and receive purchase and delivery order awards at your desk. EC/EDI will enable businesses to better compete in a global market. CECOM will begin the transition to Electronic Commerce in phases. The first phase will consist of non-complex, off-the-shelf type commodities. Service type contracts will be solicited and awarded in phase two. To complete the process, our more complex type procurements will follow. Initially, the implementation of EDI at CECOM will apply to Base Operation Support procurements only. Presently the electronic vehicle to procure Mission Support commodities is being developed. CECOM procurement personnel remain committed to you, our vendor community, and will continue to keep you informed of developments in this time of rapid change. Knowledgeable presenters from the Fairfax ECRC will be here at Vint Hill to present seminar sessions on ``Business Opportunities with DOD through EDI.'' It is vitally important for you to be aware of these changes that are taking place in the acquisition community. You are cordially invited to attend this seminar. Questions relating to the content of the seminar should be directed to Kim Buresh or Freda Sedgwick at the Fairfax ECRC, on 1/800-691-3867 or (703) 691-1507. Questions relating to registration or site information, including travel directions, should be directed to CECOM's EDI Implementation Team at (908) 532-1594.

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