Your marketing efforts have resulted in locating a solicitation for supplies and services that is exactly suited to your business. The solicitation by the government may be a result of your self-marketing efforts or you may have located it at FEDBIZOPS, the gateway for all federal government business in excess of $25K. The fact that the government has now converted a project requirement into a formal solicitation means that the funding is available for a contract and the authorities within the government agency have authorized a source selection process.
SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY AND THE LAW
In dealing with government officials the small business owner must be aware of regulations regarding procurement