Electronic Commerce for the Procurement of Construction and Architect-Engineer Services -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Background -- Symposium Scope -- FACNET -- Alternative Agency Approaches -- Private Sector Initiatives and Requirements -- Follow-on Activities -- Electronic Commerce: Implementing the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act -- THE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE EXPERIENCE IN THE NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND -- Barriers to Implementation -- Overcoming Barriers to Implementation -- NAVFAC Initiatives -- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AT THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION -- U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FEDERAL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC BID SET TEST PROJECT -- The Electronic Bid Set Project -- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AT NASA: PROCUREMENT ON THE INTERNET -- NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) -- Benefits of NAIS -- The Federal Acquisition Jumpstation -- Electronic Commerce Resource Centers and Value-Added Networks -- Value-Added Networks (VANs) -- Questions to Ask a VAN -- Speaker Biographies.