Small Business Guide to Federal Contracting

GETTING STARTED

          Determine Your Services or Products

          Decide Your Form of Business Ownership

          Register Your Business Name

          Request an EIN/TIN

          Request a DUNS Number

IDENTIFY YOUR BUSINESS

          Are You a Small Business?

          Are You Certified Under SBA's Core Certification Programs:

               Are You a Hubzone Business?

               Are You a Participant of the 8(A) Program?

               Are You a Small Disadvantaged Business?

          Are You a Woman-Owned Business?

          Are You a Veteran-Owned Business?

          Are You a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business?

          Determine Your NAICS and SIC Codes

          Determine Your Classification Code

GET TO KNOW HOW THE GOVERNMENT BUYS

          Sealed Bidding

          Negotiation

          Simplified Procedures

          Federal Supply Schedule

          Micropurchases

          Unsolicited Proposals

GET TO KNOW GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND WHAT THEY PROCURE

          Agency's Websites

          Procurement Forecasts

          The Federal Procurement Data Center

          Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization

MARKETING YOUR BUSINESS

          Register Your Company in the Central Contractor Registry

          GSA’S Federal Supply Schedule

          Market Your Capabilities to Specific Agencies

FINDING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

          Search FedBizOpps

          Get on Notification Lists

          Solicitation Copies at Procurement Offices

INCREASE YOUR CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES

          8(A) Program

          Certificate of Competency Program

          Teaming

               How to Find Vendors to Team with:

                    FedBizOpps- Interested Vendors Module  (Bidder's List)

                    Central Contractor Registry- Small Business Search

                    Subcontracting Opportunities Directory

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES

          Small Business Administration

               Small Business Development Centers

               SCORE

               Women's Business Centers

               Business Information Centers

          Department of Defense

               Procurement Technical Assistance Centers