If you are serious about winning a lot of new business and growing your company, you may want to consider purchasing membership to one or several of the notification services and research databases. Each of these resources has a different focus, as summarized below. If you are from a large business, chances are that your company already has access to most, if not all of these resources. It is usually a matter of your finding the right person in your corporate business development organization, who can give you login and password to access these resources.

BD Knowledgebase www.BD-knowledgebase.org

BD Knowledgebase is a collaboration between the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) and the Business Development Institute (BD-I) that provides a searchable body of knowledge for business development professionals, a body of knowledge deriving from key business development archives such as APMP’s Journal and e-magazine and BD-I’s Leadership Conference presentations and workshops. You can navigate the many practices, process elements, and tools here that are considered key practices and hallmarks of the business development profession either by running a basic search or by channeling your search through 1 of 9 metadata filters, such as Market Identification, Industry, or Process Phase. The site also has its own wiki and message board for sharing and brainstorming ideas. You will need to be a member of BD-I or APMP in order to access this site, but the good news is that it allows you to reap the benefits of belonging to both organizations by belonging to only one.

Carroll Publishing http://www.carrollpub.com/

For more than thirty years, Carroll Publishing has been the leader in providing contact information for access to U.S. Federal, State, Municipal and County government officials. Through a variety of online services, print directories and organization charts products, Carroll Publishing covers over 700,000 points of contact, America's largest and most current database for finding government decision makers, people, places and programs.

Center for Digital Government Navigator http://www.centerdigitalgov.com

The Center for Digital Government is a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. For more than two decades, the Center and its sister divisions - Government Technology magazine, GTCs and Center for Digital Education - have been providing public- and private-sector leaders with decision support, knowledge and opportunities to help them succeed in 21st century government.

Centurion Research Solutions http://www.4centurion.com

Centurion Research Solutions has two primary lines of business: the COMPASS^GS Web-based Enterprise Division and the Price-to-Win (PTW) Professional Services Division (recently merged with ifour, LLC, a leading consulting firm in the metropolitan area). Centurion's COMPASS^GS enables Government contractors to identify and track contract opportunities early in the procurement cycle. Centurion's specialized PTW services are provided on an exclusive basis to clients pursuing major strategic Public Sector opportunities. Centurion analyzes and predicts the most likely price position of the top competitors and recommends a PTW within the context of both price and non-price deal-specific evaluation factors.

Dun & Bradstreet http://www.dnb.com

D&B is the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, enabling companies to Decide with Confidence® for over 165 years. D&B's global commercial database contains more than 110 million business records. The database is enhanced by D&B's proprietary DUNSRight® Quality Process, which provides our customers with quality business information. This quality information is the foundation of our global solutions that customers rely on to make critical business decisions.

Eagle Eye http://www.eagleeyeinc.com/

Eagle Eye provides critical market intelligence - databases, training, studies, reports, lists, software and business development consulting - to help vendors build strong, productive relationships with government buyers. Our clients include commercial, non-profit and agency executives seeking to maximize the return on their government research, marketing and sales budgets by targeting and qualifying opportunities faster and more efficiently.

ePipeline http://www.epipeline.com

epipeline, inc. is the leading online source for federal contracting opportunity research and business intelligence. Our proprietary short and long-lead contracting research allows business development professionals and researchers to expand their planning horizons and become more competitive in the $2.4 trillion federal procurement marketplace. epipeline delivers targeted sales leads and market intelligence and a suite of information management tools to help companies minimize their business development costs and maximize their government-based revenues for three vertical markets:

• Information Technology, Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I)
• Environmental and Architecture/Engineering & Construction
• Facilities Management

FedBizOpps http://www.fedbizopps.gov

FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal - FedBizOpps (FBO) - commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community.

Federal Sources http://www.fedsources.com/

FedSources, A Washington Management Group Company, is the nation's premier provider of government market intelligence. Since 1984, we have been providing information and insight to industry and government decision makers via market intelligence services, customized consulting and informational events. These programs, underscored by a hands-on approach to client support, enable companies and government agencies to make informed decisions to win more public sector business.

Gartner http://www.gartner.com

Gartner delivers the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right decisions, every day. From CIOs and senior IT leaders in corporations and government agencies, to business leaders in high-tech and telecom enterprises and professional services firms, to technology investors, Gartner is the indispensable partner to 60,000 clients in 10,000 distinct organizations. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, they work with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner has 3,800 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants in 75 countries.

IEEE Xplore http://ieeexplore.ieee.org

IEEE Xplore is a powerful resource for accessing publications from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). The IEEE Xplore database contains more than a million articles in over 12,000 individual publications. IEEE adds about 25,000 new pages to the database per month, which builds upon a back file of content published since 1988 plus select content back to 1952. Through the CrossRef Search feature, IEEE Xplore also provides access to documents published by other leading publishers. Additionally, IEEE Xplore enables searching for titles in the IEEE Books collection and simplifies book purchase.

INPUT http://www.input.com

INPUT helps companies develop federal, state, and local government business and helps public sector organizations achieve their objectives. Over 1,300 members, including small specialized companies, new entrants to the public sector, and the largest government contractors and agencies, rely on INPUT for the latest and most comprehensive procurement and market information, consulting, powerful sales management tools, and educational & networking events.

International Data Corporation http://www.idc.com

IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 900 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 90 countries worldwide. For more than 43 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives.

Jane's Online http://www.janes.com

Jane's Information Group is a world-leading provider of intelligence and analysis on national and international defence, security and risk developments. Jane's delivers partners and clients a strategic advantage from intelligence acquired by a unique worldwide network of independent analysts. Governments, militaries, business leaders and academics in over 180 countries rely on Jane's providing timely and insightful information on threat and security issues.

Set-Aside Alert http://www.setasidealert.com

A subscription service to alert small, minority and women-owned businesses of federal contracts meant specifically for those businesses. Includes daily e-mail of contracting and teaming opportunities and a biweekly newsletter with the latest news, insider tips and proven strategies used by successful small businesses.

SITSI/PAC http://www.sitsi.com

Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) offers a unique online research program and analysis service for and about the US and European software and IT services industries. Over the past decade, SITSI® has become the reference program for the software and IT services market in the US and Europe thanks to its exclusive qualitative and quantitative analysis of markets and companies based on 3 dimensions: Countries, Vertical Sectors, & Products and Services.

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