Electronic Commerce and Competitive Procurement

Abstract

Explains the application of electronic commerce techniques (electronic data interchange (EDI), electronic mail (E-mail), electronic bulletin boards and facsimile) to competitive procurement. This report looks at how electronic solicitations and electronic bids/proposals can be used under the large-purchase procedures of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Changes to the FAR to recognize electronic commerce are recommended. Also discussed are opportunities to use electronic commerce and small business and legal considerations of electronic commerce. This report describes how electronic business and technical data can be organized in electronic solicitations and proposals using X12EDI, X.400 E-mail, and Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistic Support (CALS) standards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA238831

Entities

People

  • Daniel J. Drake
  • John A. Ciucci

Organizations

  • LMI

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Application Software
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contract Administration
  • Control Systems
  • Data Compression
  • Electronic Mail
  • Government Procurement
  • Information Systems
  • Processing Equipment
  • United States

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics