Small Business Federal Government Contracting

GSA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is actively investigating alleged, third party fraudulent activity in the System for Award Management (SAM).  At this time, only a limited number of entities registered in SAM are suspected of being impacted by this fraudulent activity. GSA is in the process of notifying these affected entities.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  In a proactive step to address this issue, GSA is now requiring an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity (company) associated with the DUNS number before a new SAM.gov entity registration will be activated. GSA has very specific requirements for this notarized letter—click here for Federal Service Desk (FSD) guidelines.  A template has been developed by Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) experts that can serve as the starting point for this document.  It must be completed with the specified information, printed on company letterhead, notarized, and mailed to the Federal Service Desk at the address indicated. Download Template here.

Source: SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): IMPORTANT NOTICE – REGISTERING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING

To effectively market a federal government contract a small business must sell on the basis of having a business system as well as technical performance infrastructure ready to run the job when a contract proposal is submitted. This dual requirement is where many small businesses fall short in their federal government contract start up planning.

Source: SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): Establishing Federal Government Compliant Small Business Systems

This article will suggest approaches in developing a product to the point where it can be marketed in the small business federal government contracting venue. Individuals usually succeed at such an endeavor by forming a company, separating it from their personal assets and then developing the company and its product(s)/service(s); even if it is only a one-person operation at the start.

Source: SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): Techniques for Small Business Product/Services Development in Government Contracting

Most small enterprises must undertake some form of business process augmentation when entering federal government contracting.

The natural inclination for small business is to immediately jump to buying computer software tools or services in an effort to expedite the business system growth process. That propensity is often enhanced by suppliers who maintain their product or service is “DCAA Compliant”, has been “Validated by the Government as an Earned Value Management System (EVMS)” and other similar claims.

This article will address cautions and tips regarding an immediate jump to software or services as a means of growing a government contract business system. It will recommend some rules of thumb to insure wise business system development decisions, specific to your company, for managing the associated risks.

Source: SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (SBFGC): Managing Risk in Small Business Federal Government Contracting Business System Development

Small businesses entering or growing into federal contacting often struggle with developing a pricing approach. They must design a pricing structure to pass an audit and win competitively. A winning strategy for federal services contracting must involve a view of the horizon as well as the instant bid on the table.

Source: SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (SBFGC): PRICING SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE CONTRACTS

A FREE WEB SITE HELPING SMALL BUSINESS SUCCEED IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MARKET.

Source: SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (SBFGC): Small Business Federal Government Contracting and You

As the federal fiscal year draws to a close and the new year opens this month, an astute contractor will have examined the funding status of all government contracts for risk.

Limitation of funds and funding exposure must be a vital topic for every government contractor.

Source: SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (SBFGC): New Federal Fiscal Year – Have You Managed Contract Funding Risk?

As a volunteer counselor over the last decade, I have noted common traits among the most successful small business federal government contractors.  The following are 10 of the most prominent traits and tips on how successful small companies developed them. 

Source: SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (SBFGC): 10 Common Traits Among Successful Small Business Government Contractors