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CONTRACTING WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Presented to 2010 Hawaiian Business Conference 12 January 2010. REGISTRATION. CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) www.ccr.gov DYNAMIC SMALL BUSINESS PAGES 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business HUBZone Small Business
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CONTRACTING WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Presented to 2010 Hawaiian Business Conference 12 January 2010
REGISTRATION • CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) www.ccr.gov • DYNAMIC SMALL BUSINESS PAGES • 8(a) • Small Disadvantaged Business • HUBZone Small Business • Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business • Veteran Owned Small Business • Women Owned Small Business • Small Business
REGISTRATION • WIDE AREA WORKFLOW • https://wawf.eb.mil • VETERAN RESOURCE INFORMATION • www.vetbiz.gov • ONLINE REPRESENTATION & CERTIFICATIONS • http://orca.bpn.gov
PROCUREMENTPROCEDURES • PURCHASE CARD • Purchases up to $2500/$3000 • Payment instrument for purchases up to $100,000 • SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES • Purchases >$2500 to $100,000 • Set-aside for small business • 8(a) Sole Source • HUBZone Set-Aside • Service-Disabled Veteran Set-Aside
PROCUREMENTPROCEDURES • CONTRACTS • Purchases >$100,000 • COMMERCIAL ITEM ACQUISITION • Simplified Acquisition Procedures • Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
ANNOUNCEMENTSSOLICITATIONS • FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (FEDBIZOPPS) www.fedbizopps.gov • AGENCY SITES • LOCAL SITES
MARKETING • IDENTIFY YOUR PRODUCT/SERVICE (PSC): • http://www.dlis.dla.mil/h2 • IDENTIFY YOUR NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION CODE • http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics07 • DETERMINE YOUR SIZE STANDARD • http://www.sba.gov/size/indexsize.htm
MARKETING • TARGET THE RIGHT CUSTOMER • Develop a Marketing Plan • Who are your potential customers • Which agencies • Which activities • What are their needs • Federal Procurement Data System • www.fpds-ng.com • KNOW YOUR LIMITS
MARKETING • USE AVAILABLE RESOURCES • SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION • http://www.sba.gov • PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (PTACS) • http://www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm • SERVICES CORPS OF RETIRED EXECUTIVES (SCORE) • http://www.score.org • SMALL BUSINESS OFFICES (SB0)
MARKETING IN PERSON: THE PITCH • Know your audience • Be focused; Be brief • Have 3 presentations ready: • Elevator speech • FIVE – FIVE - FIVE • Capability presentation • Stand out from the crowd • How can the customer benefit from doing business with you? • What problems do you solve for the customer?
MARKETING • FIVE - FIVE - FIVE • Five slides, five points per slide, five minutes • Slide 1 – Company name, locations, # of employees, approx revenues, small business categories • Slide 2 – Core Capabilities (specific) • Slide 3 – Contracts/Tasks same activity • Slide 4 – Contracts/Tasks same agency • Slide 5 – Other Contracts/Tasks of interest
Janet Hand Small Business Specialist NAVAIR Weapons Division China Lake / Point Mugu California 760-939-2712 janet.e.hand@navy.mil