DISCOVER

The ARC business registry is the front door for vendors who want to do business with your agency

This consolidated pool of screened, pre-qualified vendors acts as a library your agency can use to research new ideas and discover who your industry partners are. This is a valuable resource to solve many security hurdles while increasing outreach efforts to small and disadvantaged businesses.

COMMUNICATE

The ARC website provides a central source to keep in touch with your team.

Collaboration is critical, especially on large procurements whose teams are made up of many members in different locations. The ARC website is your source for information throughout the entire lifecycle - from solicitation preparation to proposal evaluation. Everything your team needs – Acquisition related news, searchable business registry, technical and business forecasts, conference schedules – is accessible right from your agency’s intranet. The ARC website also helps the contracting officer manage the project environment, to include security considerations, and specialized content management requirements.

CONTROL

The ARC is the information source to the outside world.

You can distribute only the information you want vendors to have and track who accesses it. This is a valuable resource for agencies that work within a classified network and need a portal to disseminate non-classified information.  Whether within a classified environment or not, the ARC allows you to transparently correspond through the Internet with contractors, distribute unclassified acquisition documents, receive unclassified proposals and market survey responses, and manage contract performance.

VERIFY

The ARC provides a centralized, traceable solution for vendors to submit proposal responses

Agencies can use the ARC Internet Portal or the ARC Secure Facility as a source to receive proposals. As proposals are submitted, it is critical to have a way to track that they are received by the deadline. The ARC automatically sends a receipt to the submitting party, while maintaining a protest-proof record of events. For classified proposals, the ARC Secure Facility provides a point where vendors can submit responses and be assured of an environment that meets all security requirements.

EVALUATE

The ARC’s plug-in CASCADE module coordinates your proposal evaluation team.

BVTI’s CASCADE manages all the details – evaluation criteria, to-do lists, comments and more – in a hierarchy an administrator can set up to fit the way your agency works. CASCADE is an easy-to-use web-based tool that can be implemented in a matter of days. The plug-in architecture makes it easy to deploy new functionality – and since the tool is database-driven, quick changes to the evaluation structure are simple. Comprehensive reporting gives the administrator a quick view on progress and the data to analyze the entire evaluation process.

AWARD

Communications provide support through the life of the project

From the initial announcement of a business or technical forecast, to the final award, the ARC keeps communications flowing. Automated processes are built into the system to send e-mails to a pre-determined list and track responses.

ANALYZE

The ARC’s reporting functions give you insight into the project

The ARC lets you customize reports that contain the information you need to analyze how your proposal evaluation process worked and help you make improvements for the next time. Since the ARC tracks all communication, reports can be generated to highlight issues such as small business and minority participation.