So the deal you’re working on ISN’T in FedBizOpps? No problem. From the Home tab click ‘Create a new Opportunity’ and fill out the information. Note that these opportunities will be available ONLY to your account.
After you’ve created the opportunity, it will show up in your watchlist just like all other opportunities, and you’ll be able to attach documents, create tasks, assign priorities, and set important dates. It’s a good idea to attach the document(s) that are related to the opportunity as document on the opportunity.
The Solicitation Number you create is up to you. Our suggestion is to pick something that makes sense – we typically like to include a state prefix in the number – for example: TX-RFP-2054-9877. The text of the solicitation is optional, but we strongly suggest you type or paste at least a summary of the requirements into the summary editor.
On page 2 you’ll notice that you can enter a URL to the opportunity. It’s a good idea to enter a link to the main notification page and NOT the solicitation document, rather, attach the solicitation document to the opportunity as a document, and keep the link as a way to check for updates and amendments. (Remember, Bidspeed can’t check for updates on private opportunities.)
