You’ve completed your System for Award Management (SAM) Registration, or you’ve hired us to help you do it, and you’re waiting for procurement officers to reach out to you with the contract of a lifetime – except your phone doesn’t ring. That’s...
There is a lot of discussion about what are the best ways to market your business to the federal government in government contracting. Making sure your company is branded and branded properly is the best way to develop an emerging image of your company online and in the federal marketplace. These 5 strategies are proven to help develop brand awareness and get a business noticed by procurement officers and awarded hefty government contracts.
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acquisition Planning Forecast System (APFS) provides the DHS Forecast of Contract Opportunities in accordance with Public Law 100-656, Section 501. The Forecast data is for planning purposes and is not a...
As you know by now, finding out which federal set-asides your business may qualify for is extremely important. Making sure your business receives all the government benefits it deserves should be on the top of your priority list in government contracting. Aside from being...
After much anticipation the Department of Defense (DoD) has finally released their much awaited web-service that will help refine and broaden procurement efficiency. The main objective for this new web interface is to allow provisions and clauses to DoD procurement...
SAM = System for Award Management (replaced CCR & ORCA) sam.gov DUNS = Dun & Bradstreet (Business code/credit rating) CAGE = Commercial and Government Entity Code (SAM registration & CAGE are what the government uses to pay your business) NCAGE =NATO Commercial...
Despite its longstanding history as the Federal Government's preferred mobile device, in recent years Blackberry has been losing its grip on the federal market. With announcements from both the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and prominent government contractor Booz...
One of the best in-roads for small business vendors is networking. Making connections and building relationships with contracting officers and other vendors allows small businesses to access micro purchases, subcontracting and teaming opportunities and get the scoop on upcoming projects. ...
Virginia is nicknamed the "Mother of Presidents" but we think it could also be called the "Mother of Contracts" after 10.27% of all contracting dollars were spent here during the last fiscal year, more than any other state in the...
