On-Line References
Here are links to other web sites that have useful information for purchasing professionals. Please e-mail DPSLinks@dgs.state.va.us with any corrections, or with information about additional sites that provide valuable information.

Lynchburg City Procurement Department Information about purchasing opportunities for Lynchburg City, VA. Plus links to purchasing-related sites (surplus, solicitations, government), including employment opportunity search engines.

www.ci.lynchburg.va.us/procurement

GOVCON

GovCon site has a comprehensive assembly of information concerning government contracting. 

www.govcon.com

Federal Government

Federal web locator, federal information exchange, commerce business daily. lcweb.loc.gov:80/global/executive/general_resources.html

US Information Services

www.usia.gov/usis.html

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Economy at a glance, search of BLS web pages, publications, surveys/programs.

stats.bls.gov

United Parcel Service

Tracking of UPS packages.

www.ups.com/tracking/tracking.html

NYNEX Interactive Yellow Pages

16-million or so listings. Search by name or state.

www.bigyellow.com/

Thomas Register

Information on business and business products.

www.thomasregister.com

Virginia Institute of Government

Community networking, government resources, institute calendar.

www.institute.virginia.edu

FED-X Tracking

Tracking up to 20 airbills at one request.

www.fedex.com

Wall Street News From financial newsletters. Mutual fund information, stock quotations, Money Magazine summaries.

www.wsrn.com

Dun and Bradstreet D&B information services covering news/views, strategies, and trends.

www.dnb.com

National Association of State Information Resource Executives (NASIRE) A topical clearinghouse to state government information available on the Internet. Also contains links to the National League of Cities, Local Government Home Page, and the National Association of Counties (NACo).

http://www.nasire.org/

National Association of Purchasing Managment (NAPM)

www.napm.org

Virginia Association of Governmental Purchasing (VAGP)

Current information of interest to Virginia purchasing professionals. Information is available concerning future convention sites and dates, the board and officers, VAGP-sponsored seminars, and promotional items.

http://www.vagp.org/

Roanoke County Procurement Department Information about purchasing opportunities for Roanoke County, VA. Plus links to purchasing-related sites (consultants, suppliers, government), including employment opportunity search engines.

www.co.roanoke.va.us/procure/pro1.htm

Newport News Department of Purchasing Information about purchasing opportunities for Newport News, VA. including awarded contracts and bid tabulations. Plus links to other Tidewater, VA localities.

http://www.nngov.com/purchasing

National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) This site provides useful information for purchasing professionals relative to technical solutions, the NIGP commodity code, NIGP-approved courses and certification opportunities.

http://www.nigp.org/

B2GFREE  This site will help you locate sales opportunities in both the private and public sector.  Our team searches the internet daily to find business opportunities that will help you grow your business.  By clicking on the hyperlinks on the left you will be directed to web sites where bid and RFP opportunities are posted.  

http://www.b2gfree.com/Procurement/StateMun/state_Muni%20index.htm