NAVY SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION The Department of the Navy Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization is pleased to announce its new web site (http://www.hq.navy.mil/sadbu). This site is designed, primarily, to familiarize small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business concerns with our Navy and Marine Corps contracting centers, and to provide guidance and information that may help them identify potential markets for their products and services. For example, the "Marketing the Navy" section links to the "Department of the Navy Information Service" database. The database is designed to assist prospective contractors determine which Navy and Marine Corps contracting centers are procuring the products and services your firm may wish to provide, and whom to contact in your initial marketing inquiries. For firms interested in retail activities, the web site provides access to the Navy Exchange System and /or Marine Corps Exchange. The Exchanges are retailing operations that provide quality products and a variety ofservices to the men and women of the Armed Forces, retirees, reservists and their families. Under the "Procurement Resources" section, you will find a link to the "Department of the Navy Long Range Acquisition Estimates" (the Department's procurement forecast). Additional links to various Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, and Federal agency web sites may also prove useful in your marketing efforts. Any comments, suggestions, or questions concerning the web site may be directed to the webmaster gee.tsa@hq.navy.mil, or call (202) 685-6485. Posted 03/17/99 (W-SN309385).

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