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Contracting "101"

bulletFederal Acquisition Regulations (FARs)  These rules govern the contractual relationship with all federal agencies.  Agencies may also have their own versions of the FARs, known as Agency Supplemental Regulations (link to list), such as the DFARs for the Dept. of Defense.    
bulletYour business must be registered in the Central Contractors Registry (CCR) in order to do business with the federal government.
bulletAcqNet.  Library of government acquisition information. Here you will find many federal contracting resources including the Excluded Parties Lists System, acquisition forecasts, a link to the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), Past Performance Information Retrieval System, and other useful contracting data.  

Federal Government Buying Activity in General

bulletFederal Business Opportunities.   FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.
bulletGeneral Services Administration  The GSA is not only the overall property owner and manager for the federal government, it also administers a lot of its buying activity, most notably through a pre-approved vendor list known as the GSA Schedules. 
bulletSubcontracting opportunities.  Visit the SBA's Subcontracting Network. 

Focused Selling Opportunities for Small Business (Offices of Small Business Specialists)

bulletAir Force
bulletArmy
bulletNavy
bulletDefense Logistics Agency
bulletArmy Corps. of Engineers
bullet Dept. of Homeland Security
bulletNASA
bulletDept. of Energy
bulletDept. of Interior
bulletDept. of Justice
bulletAgriculture
bulletEPA
bullet GSA
bulletHUD
bulletCommerce
bullet Education
bulletHealth and Human Services
bulletDept. of Labor
bulletNuclear Regulatory Commission
bulletState Dept.
bulletSocial Security
bulletTransportation
bulletTreasury
bulletDept. of Veterans Affairs

Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)

bulletThe SBIR Program gives small businesses the opportunity to meet federal research and development needs.  

 

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Last modified: 04/20/08