Commerce Business Daily (CBD) is a federal government publication that lists notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, sales of government property, and other procurement information. A daily publication, CBD usually contains 500–1,000 notices, each of which appears only once. The U.S. government is the single largest purchaser of goods and SERVICES in the nation, buying approximately $1 trillion of products and services each year. Selling to the government can be an important part of a firm’s business operations, and the CBD is its major source of information. Many businesses pay service companies to monitor the CBD and alert them when procurement notices are listed in their areas of interest. Selling to the government can be daunting, since government procurement often involves considerable paperwork and understanding a distinct coding system. The idea behind the CBD is that, by using this form of public notice, the government increases companies’ access to its procurement, improving openness and increasing competition to supply to the government. Only procurement actions and CONTRACT awards over $25,000 are listed in the CBD. Certain procurement activities are not reported, including classified services and supplies and those needed for an emergency. The CBD can be found in federal depository libraries and on-line. Further reading Commerce Business Daily website. Available on-line. URL: www.cbdnet.gov.