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  General Functions

User Dashboards

Solicitation Manager

The following User Dashboards are the default landing page for the Solicitation Manager role. Users can access different notices and proposals available for reviewing, editing, or viewing. There are four notice tables users can use to access SOL documents. Notices and Proposals can be viewed on the dashboard by clicking the Notice ID number hyperlink. The SOL documents displays to the user.

User Dashboards

  • Open Notices - Displays all notices with future or no response dates where the user is listed as a Primary or Secondary Solicitation Manager.
  • Incomplete Notices - Displays all notices that have been saved for future editing where the user is listed as a Primary or Secondary Solicitation Manager. Saved notices are not posted to PIEE.
  • Closed Notices - Displays all notices with past response dates where the user is listed as a Primary or Secondary Solicitation Manager. Click the (+) icon to expand an entry to view the Offeror, Submitted Date, and Proposal Manager for any on-time offers submitted for a notice.
  • Unsolicited Proposals - Displays all submitted unsolicited proposals within the group of the Solicitation Manager's DoDAAC.

Columns in each Dashboard

Open

  • Notice ID
  • PIEE Posted Date
  • Response Date
  • Description
  • Restricted
  • Notice Type
  • PSC
  • NAICS
  • Set Aside

Incomplete

  • Notice ID
  • Response Date
  • Description
  • Restricted
  • Notice Type
  • PSC
  • NAICS
  • Set Aside

Closed

  • Notice ID
  • PIEE Posted Date
  • Response Date
  • Description
  • Restricted
  • Notice Type
  • PSC
  • NAICS
  • Set Aside
  • Number of Offers

Unsolicited Proposals

  • Offer Identifier
  • Offeror CAGE
  • Proposal Manager Name
  • Title
  • Abstract
  • Status
  • Expiration Date
  • Submit Date

Closed Notices User Dashboard with Offeror Information Example


This image displays the Closed Notices User Dashboard with Offeror Information expanded.


Proposal Manager

The following User Dashboards are the default landing page for the Proposal Manager role. Users can access different notices of interests, offers, and unsolicited proposals available for reviewing, editing, or viewing. There are five tables users can use to access SOL documents. Notices, offers, and proposals can be viewed on the dashboard by clicking the Notice ID hyperlink. The SOL documents displays to the user.

User Dashboards

  • Flagged Notices - Displays all notices in which the Proposal Manager has indicated interest.
  • Saved Offers - Displays all notices against which the Proposal manager has saved an offer.
  • Submitted Offers - Displays all notices against which the Proposal Manager has submitted an offer.
  • Saved Unsolicited Proposals - Displays all unsolicited proposals which the Proposal Manager has saved prior to submission.
  • Submitted Unsolicited Proposals - Displays all unsolicited proposals for the offeror CAGE.

Columns in each Dashboard

Flagged Notices

  • Notice ID
  • PIEE Posted Date
  • Response Date
  • Description
  • Restricted
  • Notice Type
  • PSC
  • NAICS
  • Set Aside

Saved Offers

  • Offer Identifier
  • Offeror CAGE
  • Proposal Manager
  • Last Saved Date
  • Notice ID
  • Description

Submitted Offers

  • Offer Identifier
  • Offeror CAGE
  • Proposal Manager Name
  • Submit Date
  • Notice ID
  • Description

Saved Unsolicited Proposals

  • Offer Identifier
  • Offeror CAGE
  • Proposal Manager Name
  • Title
  • Abstract
  • Agency
  • Expiration Date
  • Last Saved Date

Submitted Unsolicited Proposals

  • Offer Identifier
  • Offeror CAGE
  • Proposal Manager Name
  • Title
  • Abstract
  • Agency
  • Expiration Date
  • Submit Date

NOTE: Click the arrows next to the headers to sort in ascending/descending order.

NOTE: Saved notices can be filtered by entering data or using the drop-down menu of the corresponding header. The user is also able to control the number of entries displayed on the table by selecting an option on the Show # entries drop-down menu or by entering a number in the Saved within # days or Closed within # days field.


Search

All registered PIEE users may use the Notice Search Criteria in the Solicitations application.

Notice Search Process

  1. Log in to Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Application (https://piee.eb.mil/).
  2. Open the Solicitations Module by clicking the 'Solicitation' icon.
  3. Select Search under the Solicitation navigation section.
  4. Enter the search criteria and click the Search button.
  5. Locate the notice in the search results and click the Notice ID hyperlink to open the existing Notice.

Search Criteria

The Solicitation Search page is used to search for notices in the Solicitation Module database.

Search Criteria:

  • Notice ID
  • Notice Type (options: Special Notice / Solicitation / Combined Synopsis/Solicitation / Presolicitation / Sources Sought / Award Notice / Consolidate/(Substantially) Bundle / Justification and Approval)
  • Open Date (subfields: Start / End; format YYYY/MM/DD)
  • Response Due Date (subfields: Start / End; format YYYY/MM/DD)
  • Subject (parameters: Starts With / Equal to / Contains / Ends With)
  • Description (parameters: Starts With / Equal to / Contains / Ends With)
  • Product or Service Code (must be valid codes)
  • NAICS (must be valid codes)
  • Set Aside Code (see options below)
  • Place of Performance Zip Code
  • Contracting Office DoDAAC
  • Status (options: Open / Closed / Incomplete / No Response Due Date)

NOTE: The following roles cannot view notices with an Incomplete status: Proposal Manager, Proposal View Only, Public, and Government Users with Non-Solicitation Role

Set Aside Code Options:

  • Total Small Business Set-Aside
  • Partial Small Business Set-Aside
  • 8(a) Set-Aside
  • Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) Set-Aside
  • Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside
  • Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Set-Aside
  • Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB) Program Set-Aside
  • 8(a) Sole Source
  • Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) Sole Source
  • Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Sole Source
  • Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Sole Source
  • Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB) Program Sole Source

Set Aside Code Options Cont'd:

  • Local Area Set-Aside
  • Competitive 8(a)
  • Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business
  • Emerging Small Business
  • HUBZone
  • Partial HBCU / MI
  • Partial Small Business
  • Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
  • Total HBCU / MI
  • Total Small Business
  • Veteran-Owned Small Business
  • Woman Owned Small Business

Buttons:

  • Lookup (button displays beside the ‘Product or Service Code’ and ‘NAICS’ fields; leads user to Lookup pop-up)
  • Search
  • Reset
  • Help

Notice Search Criteria page


This image displays the SOL Search Criteria page.


After entering search criteria, click the Search button. The search results display on a new page.

Search Results

Search Results display on a new page. Locate the notice and click the Notice ID number hyperlink to open the notice.

Search Results Columns:

  • Notice ID (Hyperlink)
  • Response Date
  • Notice Type
  • Subject
  • Description
  • Restricted
  • Status
  • Attempted to Post to SAM
  • Notice Posted to SAM
  • Last Successful SAM Posting
  • PIEE Posted Date
  • PSC
  • NAICS
  • Contracting Office Name
  • Set Aside
  • Number of Updates

NOTE: The Attempted to Post to SAM, Notice Posted to SAM, and Last Successful SAM Posting columns are hidden from Public View, Proposal Manager, and Proposal View Only roles.

Search Results Based On Roles

Search Results vary based on registered PIEE roles.

All Restricted and Non-Restricted Notices Restricted Notices by User's CAGE Code and All Non-Restricted Notices All Non-Restricted Notices Restricted Notices by User's DoDAAC and All Non-Restricted Notices All Non-Restricted Notice and Restricted Notices with User's Contact Listed
  • DPC Administrator
  • Proposal Manager
  • Proposal View Only
  • Public
  • Government User with Non-Solicitation Role
  • Vendor with Non-Solicitation Role
  • Solicitation Administrator
  • Solicitation Manager


Viewing An Existing Notice

All fields from the selected notice are displayed with pre-populated information that cannot be edited.

All Non-Restricted notices offer a Public Posting Link for sharing and public viewing of the selected notice by clicking the Copy To Clipboard button. If the selected notice has been updated, the Public Posting Link directs the user to the most recent version.

If the existing notice has attached files or URLs for which the user has access, the user can download and view those attachments by selecting the hyperlink under the File/URL header in the Attachment section.


Update / Notice History

An Update / Notice History section is displayed at the bottom of the page documenting the number of updates of the selected notice. Updates are listed on the table in order of most recent Posted Date.

Click the Update / Notice ID hyperlink to view the updated notice.

This image displays an example of the Update / Notice History Section.


Related Notice History

A History section is displayed at the bottom of the page listing the history and updates of the base notice and all previously created related notices in order of most recent Posted Date.

Click the respective Notice ID or Update Number hyperlink to view the related notice or update.

This image displays an example of the Related Notice History Section.


Existing Notice With Public Posting Link Example


This image displays an example of an Existing Notice.


Save Notice As PDF

Training Document PDF Notes
Save Notice As PDF This training provides an overview of how to save a notice as a PDF to a local machine. This training provides an overview of how to save a notice as a PDF to a local machine.

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