VA Procurement Pipeline Database Serves Virginia Businesses

The Virginia Procurement Pipeline (VPP), an on-line database at www.virginiabusiness.org, provides a marketing resource for Virginia businesses and a procurement resource for businesses anywhere.

The goal of the VPP is to provide information to create additional business opportunities for Virginia companies. Whether manufacturers or service providers, companies in Virginia may use this database, at no charge, to extend their market reach. Private corporations throughout the Commonwealth and in the Mid-Atlantic region are using the VPP database to identify new sources of supply. Government agencies at the local, county and state levels are also turning to the VPP to meet their procurement needs.

Export opportunities are also a possibility, as the foreign offices of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership are using the VPP database to identify trading partners for their clients. By registering in the database, businesses gain exposure to these organizations.

Each registered company gets an individual VPP Home Page, which lists the details they have provided about their business and its operations. When e-mail or web site addresses are offered, hyperlinks are created from a company’s VPP Home Page. This service provides a basic web presence for Virginia companies who may not have the resources to create and maintain their own web site.

Along with the marketing advantage offered by the VPP, Virginia businesses benefit from using the database to find what they need to run their own businesses. It is important to note that the project is state funded – there is no fee to register with the VPP, or to search the database.

On-line registration in the VPP is available at the website, www.virginiabusiness.org. More information about using the database may be downloaded from the home page, and on screen help in conducting searches is available. For additional information about this service, including alternate ways to register your company, e-mail pipeline@runet.edu or call 540-831-6392.