Government Contracting News, Opportunities, and Resources
Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors
President Biden recently issued an Executive Order on Ensuring
Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, mandating vaccines for all federal employees and covered federal contractor employees.
You can find additional guidance here: Vaccinations
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Finding Government Contracting Opportunities
If you are looking to identify
Federal prime contractors, below you can see the ways to do your research:
Federal business opportunities for contractors are listed at
beta.SAM.gov utilized
by all Federal agencies for solicitations over $25K​
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Look for set-aside contracts for which your firm qualifies​
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Respond to Sources Sought and Pre-Solicitations​
FedConnect:
utilized by DOE, DHS, HUD, DOI, EPA, SBA, & SSA
For Smaller Requirements:​ Visit Acquisition Central’s Business Zone for Federal agency small business
information, business opportunities & contracting forecasts, www.acquisition.gov
Contracting assistance programs
The SBA provides several programs to help small businesses win federal contracts. Participating in these programs helps small businesses:
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Win a fair share of federal contracts
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Qualify for exclusive set-aside and sole-source contracts
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Partner with established contractors to win contracts
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Get business mentoring and education to learn how federal contracting works
Upcoming Training
The training events listed below are being offered by SBA, SBA resource partners, and other organizations working to help you build your business by selling to the government.
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SBA Q&A Forum 9/30 at 10:30 AM REGISTER
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Paving Your Road to Success with Caltrans – A series of contracting and procurement training courses (WBC) 9/28 at 10:00 AM REGISTER
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Paving Your Road to Success with Caltrans – A series of contracting and procurement training courses (WBC) 10/6 at 1:00 PM REGISTER
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SBA Small Business Programs: Financing, Contracting, and Technical Assistance (SBA & BBB) 10/21 at 1:00 PM REGISTER
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Federal Government Contracting – Did You Know? (WBC) 10/28 at 9:00 AM REGISTER
SBA’s participation or support is not an endorsement of any product, service, or entity.
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