SBA and DoD create streamlined database to allow more small business access to billions in federal contracts.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 December 2002-US SBA: SBA and DoD create streamlined database to allow more small business access to billions in federal contracts(C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12192002 Washington -- The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Department of Defense reached another e-government milestone by completing the integration of two key federal contractor databases: the Procurement Marketing and Access Network (PRO-Net) and the Central Contractor Registration (CCR).

The linkage will further simplify contracting processes for the small businesses that provide over $50 billion in goods and services to federal agencies. The CCR-PRO-Net linkage allows vendors to input information in both databases simultaneously. Through this single...