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FBOpen & Procurement Tools — 18F Demo Day, 9 May 2014

FBOpen & Procurement Tools — 18F Demo Day, 9 May 2014

18F at GSA

May 09, 2014
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  1. Problems in Procurement SoWs and SoOs are hard to write

    Opportunities are hard to find RFPs are hard to understand Bidding is onerous for vendors The selection process is onerous for KOs Awards can seem rigged against SMBs Registering to get paid is hard (SAM)
  2. 1. Thin API* server (nodeJS, expressJS; Apiary docs; api.data.gov) 2.

    Search-index all the opportunities (Solr, moving to Elasticsearch) 3. Download and index attachments (scripts) 4. Sample/pilot website fbopen pilot: design
  3. APIs are how programs (and web services) talk to each

    other. *What’s an API? In 10 seconds or less.
  4. fbopen search server (Elasticsearch) fbopen API server (nodejs) api .data

    .gov fbopen web server • SSL by default • 100% open-source • component architecture reused for 18f.gsa.gov, notalone.gov, future? 1 2 FedBizOpps data <obligatory tech architecture slide>
  5. 1,750+ users have run 51,000+ queries top three sources: businessusa.gov

    (50%), fbopen.gsa.gov (25%), sbhub (8%) so far
  6. wins • simpler, faster search • one-stop shopping • more

    touchpoints, wider exposure • reuse: architecture, code, design, ATO 18f.gsa.gov, notalone.gov, future • feedback and learning