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Success – Government Buying Trends in 2013
Future business trends for the government and USA small business contractors is looking good! If you take a look around you’ll notice more small businesses are getting loans. Ok, that doesn’t mean the banks are just handing it out – you … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Federal Contracts, General Service Administration, government, GSA, GSA Schedules, IDIQ, NAICS, primes, small business, subcontracting
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Doing Business with Government
The government is very motivated when purchasing supplies and services from local suppliers and small diversified companies. Small businesses need to take advantage of searching for government opportunities in their own backyards during fiscal year end. The reason is simple, less competition in … Continue reading
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Tagged business, CCR, GSA, IDIQ, minorities, NAICS, ORCA, primes, protege, SAM, subcontracting, veteran owned
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Why Business Development is Critical
In a roundtable session, I recently had an interesting conversation about company positions and functions – the question was, which position in a company is critical to its success. The majority of small business owners believe that the company’s concept … Continue reading
Business Opportunities and Fiscal Year End Calendars
Small businesses who have been doing business with government, understand the business opportunities available at this time of year. Great beginnings start with knowing the preferred buyers in your area. If you’re new to the arena, look for a partnering … Continue reading
Small Business, Government Regulations and Protocols
Doing business with the government is systematic in all situations. Small businesses sometimes have difficulty during the early stages of pursuing government contract awards because they haven’t taken the time to really understand the rules and procedures.
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Tagged 8(a), business, entrepreneur, Federal Contracts, government, GSA, GSA Schedules, IDIQ, minorities, NAICS, SAM, small business, subcontracting
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GSA Requirements for Doing Business with Government
If you’ve been to a small business networking event lately to learn about doing business with government, you’ve heard the term GSA (General Services Administration). This sector of government business isn’t much different when it comes to business requirements.
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Why Teaming with a Prime is a Great Opportunity
For small businesses and businesses new to the government’s contract arena, teaming with a Prime may be your best avenue for developing business. It’s your company’s opportunity to get some on-the-job experience selling products or services in a large playing … Continue reading
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Promoting GSA Schedule Awards
You’ve worked hard, followed all of the guidelines and received your first GSA schedule award. Now what to do with it? You need to promote your company services or products; develop regular marketing strategies, contact government agencies buying your type of service or product.
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The Importance of Past Performance Measurements
Past performances (PP) are part of the government’s evaluation in determining a contract award to your company. Like the government this information should be stored in the company’s database. The awards are the company’s badges of honor for providing excellent … Continue reading
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What are BPAs – Blanket Purchase Agreements
BPA – Blanket Purchase Agreement is another form of government contracting. Like other purchasing formats BPAs eliminate the need for the government to search and price compare in the open market arena. The government uses BPAs for repetitive orders from … Continue reading
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Why IDIQ – Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
IDIQ – Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity are government contract forms requesting supplier to provide services or products of an indefinite quantity during a fixed time-frame. IDIQs are used requirements for specific services or products have not been predetermined over the project’s life-cycle.
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How Do You Ensure Getting Notifications?
As a small business owner, one of your major concerns should be about getting the notification that the contract is out for bid. If you miss the opportunity to bid, you also miss the potential income. And don’t forget about the … Continue reading
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