From b216ea235926e8f2649cba237226fae85bf1388f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jessie A. Young" We invite everyone to take part in this experiment. Vendors need only have
GitHub and SAM.gov accounts to sign up and place a bid. If you work in
government and are interested in running auctions for an open-source project,
- read our getting started guide, and get
- in touch. We’re available to scope
- features, develop an auction strategy, and run your auctions!
PS: Although many of the auctions we’ve run thus far have asked for code, we +
PS: Although many of the auctions we've run thus far have asked for code, we hope that this process can be applied to any kind of contribution to an open source project, including design, content, etc.
diff --git a/app/views/pages/docs/creating_an_auction.html.erb b/app/views/pages/docs/creating_an_auction.html.erb index 17519ac0..89162dee 100644 --- a/app/views/pages/docs/creating_an_auction.html.erb +++ b/app/views/pages/docs/creating_an_auction.html.erb @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@This guide builds upon our getting started guide in order to help +
This guide builds upon our <%= link_to 'getting + started', page_path('docs/getting_started') %> guide in order to help 18F's Micro-purchase customers solicit small, measurable contributions to open source software projects.
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ or agency will be able to accept the content or code that's ultimately submitted by the vendor. -Before you get too far along, we recommend looking at our insights page and Before you get too far along, we recommend looking at <%= link_to 'our + insights page', insights_path %> and some past auctions to get a sense diff --git a/app/views/pages/docs/getting_started.html.erb b/app/views/pages/docs/getting_started.html.erb index 6ca0c38c..7210e682 100644 --- a/app/views/pages/docs/getting_started.html.erb +++ b/app/views/pages/docs/getting_started.html.erb @@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ yourself (and your team) to manage an open source project, how to get started with GitHub, and how to sign an interagency agreement (IAA) with 18F.
-Once you've read these sections, head on over to our guide to creating an - auction. If you're feeling lost at any point in the process, just Once you've read these sections, head on over to <%= link_to 'our guide to + creating an auction', page_path('docs/creating_an_auction')%>. If you're + feeling lost at any point in the process, just send us an email.
By now you're at least somewhat familiar with 18F's Micro-purchase Platform, open source software, the tenets of product management, and the basics of GitHub. You've signed an interagency agreement with 18F. Now head on - over to our guide to creating your first - auction.
+ over to our guide to <%= link_to 'creating your first auction', + page_path('docs/creating_an_auction') %>.Vendors must have a GitHub account to register and sign into the - Micro-purchase Platform. In order to place a bid, vendors must - obtain a DUNS number and register in SAM.gov. Finally, auctions with a - starting bid greater than $3,500 are limited to those vendors whose SAM.gov - profile indicates that they are registered as a small business.
+ Micro-purchase Platform. In order to <%= link_to 'place a bid', + page_path('docs/placing_a_bid') %>, vendors must obtain a DUNS number and + register in SAM.gov. Finally, auctions with a starting bid greater than + $3,500 are limited to those vendors whose SAM.gov profile indicates that + they are registered as a small business. +18F Micro-purchase uses reverse-auctions to determine the source for any