UPCOMING SEMINAR - ``BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WITH DOD THROUGH EDI'' POC Dianna McGinley, Procurement Analyst, 201-724-4735 or Kimberly Ritacco, Contract Specialist, 201-724-4864. The Scranton Electronic Resource Center will present a training session to small businesses on 8 Aug 96 from 7:30 to 4:30 at the Command Conference Center, Bldg. 1, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. The National Contract Management Association and the Acquisition Center, ARDEC are co-sponsoring this event. The training covers not only the electronic commerce system our facility is using but the system the entire federal government is using. EDI will give you access to RFQs from every government buying activity ($2500 - $100,000). It begins with an examination of FASA, the legislation passed in 1994 that mandates government's transition to Electronic Commerce. After establishing what EDI is and how it works, suppliers will be informed about the specifics of how the federal government is implementing EDI. The seminar includes a practical hands-on examination of the tools of EDI: Value Added Networks and software. The cost is $45.00 which includes lunch. If you have a question about course content call Mr. Joe Umbriac at the Scranton ECRC, phone 800-575-ECRC.

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