Category: Getting Started with Government Contracting

  • Ways to Position Your Business for Success

    Ways to Position Your Business for Success

    We’ve talked about what it’s like to pursue federal government opportunities in the last month of the fiscal year. The question is, what do you do now? To begin, you need to be prepared to win federal government contracts by properly positioning your firm in the eyes of the potential customer, the federal government buyers,…

  • Now that you’re seriously considering pursuing government contracting, let’s get your certifications

    Now that you’re seriously considering pursuing government contracting, let’s get your certifications

    In the last blog, we looked at all of the certifications. Today, let’s look at how to get them. The federal ones are relatively easy. For the overall Small Business (SB) certification, it is simply a declaration in the System for Award Management (SAM) registration. This is a self-certifying certification and requires no documentation. Be…

  • Did you ever think you could get a government contract? Certifications, and the Rule of 3

    It’s nice to get back to supporting those of you who are interested in pursuing government contracts with out blogs support. After lengthy period of closing out the calendar year, and supporting our clients in their year-end close, its time to help your business win your first government contract. In the last issues of the…

  • Contracting and Networking, Why do they go together?

    Last week we talked about the importance of building relationships. All too often, many businesses make that assumption that because their doors are open or they obtained that certification, that the next thing that follows is business. Well, as we learned last week, they couldn’t be more wrong. Only those who were the most prepared…

  • Certified, Now What?

    Certified, Now What?

    Many times I have heard people say, I spent all the time, effort, energy and money to get certified, but I never got anything as a result of that. I am sure they are telling the truth. Getting certifications is a difficult and time consuming process, but they are well worth it if you know…

  • Government Contracting – The Capability Statement

    In order to effectively market to any sector described in the previous articles, it is important to have an effective and colorful one page description of the value your company provides to its customers. In the sectors we are describing, we call this a capability statement and it provides the procurement or sourcing teams the…

  • Government Contracting and Market Research (Part II)

    How does the government find you, and how do you find the opportunity that is right for you? In the last blog, we reviewed market research at the federal government level using FPDS and USA Spending, which are both websites. We began to explore market research at the State of California level (always remember to…

  • Government Contracting and Market Research (Part I)

    How does the government find you, and how do you find the opportunity that is right for you? What is so difficult about getting seen by the government? You would think with all of those steps you just went through that it would be easy to find you. Well, instead, it is very difficult. The…

  • Government Contracting (Part IV) Required Certifications for Pursuing Government Contracts

    Government Contracting (Part IV) Required Certifications for Pursuing Government Contracts

    Last time we explored how to prepare to do business with the government by acquiring your DUNS # and CAGE Code. We also discussed some of the steps that will help you be found by contracting officers. When it comes to government contracting, there are actually several levels. These levels are: Understanding the differences between…