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SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): Don’t Overlook The Government Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)

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The Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) is usually contained in Part III, Section J of the government solicitation you are bidding and the executed contract upon award.

The CDRL is a register of the deliverable data items. Each data item has a discrete numeric identifier, a data item description (DID) number and a delivery schedule to the customer.

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Managing Subcontractors And Independents As A Small Business Prime Contractor

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Industry teaming is a fact of life in small business federal government contracting. Your team for a given contract pursuit may consist of several types of industry partners external to your organization.

If you are the business lead by virtue of teaming agreements that recognize your small business set-aside designation as the qualifier for leadership, you have a management challenge. That challenge involves issuing agreements and purchase orders to independent contractors as individuals and negotiating fully executed subcontracts with firms subcontracting to you.

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SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): Multiple Front Marketing In Small Business Federal Government Contracting

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Your enterprise must market on several targeted government contracting fronts to be successful. Simply registering as a federal government contractor or acquiring a small business set aside designation does not mean that contracting officers will find you or that larger corporations will seek you out as a teaming partner. A GSA schedule or a multi-year IDIQ umbrella contract, purchase agreement or similar vehicle may look promising, but they are really no more than hunting licenses. The game must still be bagged (targeted sales of specific products or service projects to customers).

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SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): Baseline Management in Government Contracting

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Government Computer News (GCN) carried a story in the recent past on the difficulties experienced with, “Performance-Based Contracting”, which has been made part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in an attempt to pre-establish at contract award those discrete outcomes that determine if and when a contractor will be paid.  The conditions it cites remain today in terms of a dramatic need for contract baseline management.

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SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): Risk Analysis and Provisional Indirect Rates In Government Contracting

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Articles at this site have over-viewed FAR and CAS Compliant business systems for small enterprises undertaking federal government contracting:

Establishing FAR and CAS Compliant Business System

DCAA Audits and Small Business Job Cost Accounting Systems

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SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): WEIGHTED GUIDELINES PROFIT DETERMINATION IN SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT NEGOTATIONS

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The accepted template for negotiated procurements with the government is as follows:

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SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): SEVEN MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO ASSIST IN ACHIEVING A GOVERNMENT CONTRACT

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One of the biggest challenges for a small business in government contracting is achieving that first major contract. A small business entering the field does not have a government contract past performance record to include in proposals to federal agencies. At the onset, the only qualifications that can be referenced are commercial successes and the individual expertise and qualifications of the owner (s), employees and management.
Past Performance Challenge

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SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): Federal Government Contracting Small Business Set-aside Designations

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Many questions have recently been received  regarding federal government contracting small business set aside designations. This article will explain the designation types and suggest the best ways to establish and use them in your business planning.

There are 7 major small business set-aside designations in federal government contracting:

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SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): SMALL BUSINESS TEAMING IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING

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While developing a government marketing plan, teaming with other companies is a productive venue for the small business. This article will convey general guidance pertinent to teaming and explore the types of teaming used successfully by small business federal government contractors.

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SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): A Framework For Federal Government Service Contracting Small Business Systems

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Waiting for a contract award to achieve a government contracting business process is not advisable. A win may not happen at all without addressing the structure and process requirements in your proposal to convince the customer you understand his business environment.

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