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Is the Federal Market Right for My Business?

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Is the Federal Market Right for My Business?

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President

• Nationally recognized federal contracting business development expert

• Educational Foundation Board Vice-Chair for WIPP

• Author of The Basic Guide to Government Contracting

• Quoted in Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, INC Magazine, Bloomberg

• Consultant & Trainer• Clients have won billions in federal

contracts


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• Understanding government procurement jargon• Registration -what's needed as a government

contractor• Certifications-an effective business development

tool• Purchase Process• Purchase Vehicles• Finding contracting opportunities• Finding your target market; who buys what you

sell


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What Does the Federal Government Buy?

• World’s Fortune 1 Customer• $500 Billion spent annually• Buys from large and small business

nationwide• Buys every imaginable product and service


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• Recognize the differences in federal contracting

• Build relationships• Mitigate risk• Separate yourself from

competition


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Know the Differences in the Federal Market

1. Rules and regulations2. Registrations required3. Contract vehicles required4. Past Performance is critical5. Long business development cycle6. Relationships matter!


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• Alphabet soup --- Acronyms galore!• New terminology, words not recognized by

spellcheck• Specific legal and industry jargon• Answer: Acronym List & Glossary

Email me for a complimentary copy:[email protected]


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System for Award Management www.SAM.gov• How you are PAID!

Optional: SBA Dynamic Small Business Search Profile • How you are found! • http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/


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• Determined by SBA Size Standards• Depends on industry• $ Annual Revenues

– Range: $3.5M to $35M• # Employees

– Range: 100 to 1,500• 23% Goal to Small Business


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• Small business: self certified• WOSB and EDWOSB self certified

but documented on SBA web site• 8a: SBA certified• HUBZone: SBA certified• VOSB: self certified• SDVOB: self certified but verified

Certifications: Socio-economic


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You as the Prime Contractor

You as the Subcontractor

You as the Teaming Partner

Business Strategies


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Your Company Your TargetYou as a Prime contractor AGENCYYou as a Subcontractor PRIMESYou as a Team member Other Vendors


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Target Market: Who Buys What You Sell

• Past: https: / / fpds. gov• Present: FedBizOpps FBO.gov • Future: Agency Forecasts• Competition: USASpending.gov• Primes: USASpending.gov• Teaming: Small Business Dynamic Search


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• Contracting and acquisition staff• CO, KO, COTR• Legal authority to buy

• Program and technical managers• PM, end-user• Technical knowledge

• Small business representatives• OSDBU, OSBP, SBLO• Door opener


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• Person to person– ChallengeHER events– Conferences– Vendor outreach sessions– Agency and base events– Matchmaking– Associations, social events

• Virtual– Email, public relations, blog, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter

• Referral– From other decision-makers


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• Rules about dollar thresholds– $0 - $3K - $25K - $150K - $$$MM

• Budget and fiscal year motivation• Full & open competition• Set-asides• Negotiated contracts• Purchase vehicles


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Make it easy to do business with you!• Credit Cards: P-card, purchase card• GSA schedules• Agency-specific vehicles• Government-wide contracts (GWAC)• Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA)• Indefinite-Delivery/Quantity (IDIQ)


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• Government registrations– SAM, DSBS

• Your business card• A Capability Statement• Your web site


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5 Key elements•Call it a

“Capability Statement”!•Core Competencies•Past Performance•Differentiators •Specific company dataEmail me for a sample Guide


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• FedBizOpps• GSA eBuy & Advantage• Army Single Face to Industry• Agency-specific web sites• LinkedIn• Twitter


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Understanding government procurement jargonRegistration -what's needed as a government

contractorCertifications-an effective business development

toolPurchase ProcessPurchase VehiclesFinding contracting opportunitiesFinding your target market; who buys what you

sell


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Gloria Larkin

President, TargetGov

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[email protected]

www.TargetGov.com

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