Government Contracting
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA): Your Small Business Resource
Small Business Administration
We support America’s small businesses. The SBA connects entrepreneurs with lenders and funding to help them plan, start and grow their business.www.sba.gov
8(a) Business Development (BD) Program
8(a) Business Development program
The federal government’s goal is to award at least five percent of all federal contracting dollars to small disadvantaged businesses each year.www.sba.gov
Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program
HUBZone program
The HUBZone program fuels small business growth in historically underutilized business zones with a goal of awarding at least three percent of federal contract dollars to HUBZone-certified companies each year.www.sba.gov
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Procurement Programhttp://www.sba.gov/content/service-disabled-veteran-ownedsmall-business-concerns-sdvosbc
Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
The federal government’s goal is to award at least five percent of all federal contracting dollars to women-owned small businesses each year.www.sba.gov
Goaling
Set-aside procurement
Contracting officers can use set-asides and sole-source contracts to help the federal government meet its small business contracting goals.www.sba.gov
SBA – Office of Government Contracting (GC)
Headquarters Offices
To bring small businesses the support they need, SBA is divided into several key functional areas.www.sba.gov
Small Business Size Standards
Table of size standards
The SBA’s table of small business size standards helps small businesses assess their business size.www.sba.gov
Government Contracting Classroomhttp://www.sba.gov/gcclassroo
SBA – Office of Women’s Business Ownership
Headquarters Offices
To bring small businesses the support they need, SBA is divided into several key functional areas.www.sba.gov
SBA – Veteran and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Resourcehttp://www.sba.gov/content/veteran-service-disabled-veteranowned
SBA – Office of Veteran’s Business Development
Headquarters Offices
To bring small businesses the support they need, SBA is divided into several key functional areas.www.sba.gov
SBA – Sub-Contractinghttp://www.sba.gov/category/navigationstructure/contracting/contracting-opportunities/sub-contracting
SUB-Nethttp://www.sba.gov/content/sub-net
SBA – Green Contracting Opportunities
Office of Government Contracting | Resources | The U.S. Small Business Administration | SBA.gov
www.sba.gov
SBA – Office of Advocacy Matrix of SB Data Resources
www.sba.gov/advocacy/847/125821
SBA – Small Business Jobs Act of 2010http://www.sba.gov/jobsact/
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) aka “Recovery Act”http://www.recovery.gov
SBA – 50+ Entrepreneurs – Information for entrepreneurs over the age of 50
Small Business Administration
We support America’s small businesses. The SBA connects entrepreneurs with lenders and funding to help them plan, start and grow their business.www.sba.gov
SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) –Vendor database for the U.S. Government
ttp://www.sam.gov
Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS)http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/dsp_dsbs.cfm
ACQUISITION CENTRAL – Website for the federal acquisition community
Acquisition.GOV | www.acquisition.gov
Acquisition.gov is the Federal Government’s premier electronic source for the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). It contains Product Service Codes (PSC), the Federal Service Contract Inventory, FAR Archives, eBook versions of the FAR, optimized search engine for the FAR and other resources to… www.acquisition.gov
Federal Business Opportunities – Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) to business opportunities
FBO.gov has moved
www.fbo.gov
RFP-EZ: New online marketplace for small businesses to find and bid on low-dollar contractshttps://rfpez.sba.gov/
Federal Acquisition Jumpstation: Your link to federal acquisitions on the InternetFederal Acquisition Jumpstation
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Main Page U.S. Census Bureau
Main Page – North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) – US Census Bureau. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing…www.census.gov
Federal Supply Class (FSC) Codeshttp://www.dispositionservices.dla.mil/asset/fsclist.html
Federal Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Directors Interagency Councilhttp://www.osdbu.gov/
eSRS – The electronic Subcontracting Reporting System reports on small business subcontracting plans
www.esrs.gov
Supplier Connection – allows SB’s to send info about their products and services to 15 large primeshttps://www.supplier-connection.net
How to Prepare Government Contract Proposalshttp://www.sba.gov/tools/sba-learning-center/training/howprepare-government-contract-proposals
Small Business Resource Magazine – Help in identifying local SBA resourceshttp://www.smallbusiness3.com/
GENERAL CONTRACTING
FORMS: The U.S. Government’s Official hub for federal forms.
Government Forms, by Agency | A | USAGov
Federal Government Forms, by Agency: A. Find links to a list of federal agencies that offer forms online to fill out or download and print.www.forms.gov
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO)
GAO provides fact-based, nonpartisan information to Congress. Often called the “congressional watchdog,” GAO investigates federal spending and performance.
www.gao.gov
Bid Protests
File a Bid Protest
Learn how to file a bid protest with GAO. www.gao.gov
Comptroller General Decisions and Opinionshttp://www.gao.gov/legal/decisions.html
Where in Federal Contracting? (WIFCON)
WIFCON.com – Where in Federal Contracting?
The federal contracting source for procurement laws, regulations, board of contract appeals and court decisions, and government small business sites, state contracts, and grants and cooperative agreements.www.wifcon.com
GovCon – Provides industry specific online sales and marketing products and services
Govcon.com: Digital Marketplace for the government contracting industry
Resource for professionals in the government contracting industry- Information on manufacturing, technology and e-commerce for government contracts, government markets, CBD, state contracts, SBA www.govcon.com
U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) – The GPO provides publishing & dissemination
services for the official & authentic government publications to Congress, Federal agencies,
Federal depository libraries, & the American public.
U.S. Government Publishing Office
www.gpo.gov
Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) – Local resource available at no or
nominal cost that can provide assistance to business firms in marketing products and services
to the Federal, state and local governments
Help for Government Contracting – APTAC – Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) provide expert Government Contracting help at little or no charge, through training, one-on-one counseling,
www.aptac-us.org
National Contract Management Association (NCMA) – NCMA is a membership-based,
professional society for contracting professionals formed to foster the professional growth
and educational advancement of its members.
National Contract Management Association
Empowering Problem Solvers, Shaping the Futurewww.ncmahq.org
Dun & Bradstreet – Obtain a DUNS Numberhttp://www.dnb.com/
FOREIGN TRADE is the official source for U.S. export and import statistics
Official Source US Export and Import Statistics – Foreign Trade – US Census Bureau
The Foreign Trade Division (FTD) provides Information on U.S. export, imports, and balance of trade by commodity or product, country, district, port, and state showing quantity and dollar value. Information is also available by method of transportation with dollar values and shipping weights…www.census.gov
FedWorld: The FedWorld.gov web site is a gateway to government information. This site is
managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).http://fedworld.ntis.gov
Defense Acquisition University (DAU) – Acquipedia – On-line encyclepedia that provides
quick access to information on common acquisition topics.https://acquipedia.dau.mil/default.aspx
USA.gov – Official information and services from the U.S. government
Official Guide to Government Information and Services | USAGov
USA.gov can help you start your search for government information by topic and agency.
www.usa.gov
Federal Procurement Data System – Government Procurement databasehttps://www.fpds.gov
USA SPEND – Information about each federal award
USAspending.gov
USAspending.gov is the new official source of accessible, searchable and reliable spending data for the U.S. Government. www.usaspending.gov
Federal Contract Awards by StateFederal Contract Awards by Contractor State
GSA Subcontracting Directory – A directory of large prime contractors
Subcontracting and Other Partnerships
n/a www.gsa.gov
BusinessUSA.gov – White House one-stop shop for small business resources
www.businessusa.gov
LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND OTHER RELATED PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS
United States Code (U.S.C.) – The codification by subject matter of the general and
permanent laws of the United Stateshttp://uscode.house.gov/
Legislative Information on the Internet: House & Senate bills, proceedings on the House
and Senate Floors, a digest of the legislative history of bills & amendments, directory of House members & committees and much morehttp://thomas.loc.gov/
Public and Private Laws
govinfo | U.S. Government Publishing Office
Official Publications from the U.S. Government Publishing Office.www.gpo.gov
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): The codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government
govinfo
Official Publications from the U.S. Government Publishing Office.www.gpo.gov
Federal Register – Official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
govinfo
Official Publications from the U.S. Government Publishing Office.www.gpo.gov
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
FAR | Acquisition.GOV
www.acquisition.gov
Alternate FAR websitehttp://farsite.hill.af.mil
FAR FAQhttp://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42826.pdf
Defense Federal Acuisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)Defense Acquisition Regulations System
Alternate DFARS website
Regulations | Acquisition.GOV
*/ FAR farsite.hill.af.mil
ALL Federal Regulations – Online source for U.S. government regulationsRegulations.gov
Information Technology Issues – U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Information Technology Policy
GSA helps government meet the demand for on-line services. www.gsa.gov
Uniform Commercial Code Locator – This locator links to state statutes that correspond
to Articles of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Uniform Commercial Code Locator
www.law.cornell.edu
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC®) – THE premier provider of DoD technical information
Defense Technical Information Center
Defense Technical Information Center Data Collection for COVID-19
www.dtic.mil
ISO Parts, Inc. – Stocking distributor for military and aviation parts
ISO Parts – Home Page – Free Locator Service and Stocking Distributor For Military and Aviation Parts
Free Locator Service for Military and Aviation parts, spares and components. Free online databases of Government Data such as MCRL. We are stocking distributors – Buy online in confidence.www.iso-parts.com
CONTRACTING ACTIVITIES
Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA
www.usda.gov
U.S. Forest ServiceU.S. Forest Service – Business Operations –
Department of the U.S. Air Force (USAF)Home page of Air Force Acquisition
Department of the U.S. Army (USA) Contracting Command (ACC) http://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/acc/
Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) – The DOD’s contracts managerDefense Contract Management Agency
Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO)
http:www.ditco.disa.mil
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)The Nation’s Combat Logistics Support Agency
Department of Education (ED)
Home | U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov
Forecast of Contracting Opportunities
Forecast of ED Contract Opportunities
This Forecast indicates possible upcoming U.S. Department of Education (ED) acquisitions.www2.ed.gov
Department of Energy (DOE)
Energy.gov
Energy.gov www.energy.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Office of Acquisition Managementhttp://www.epa.gov/oam
National Center For Environmental Research (NCER)http://www.epa.gov/ncer
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is an operating mode of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
www.faa.gov
Small Business Development OfficeSmall Business Office (SBO): Welcome to the Small Business Development Office
General Services Administration (GSA)
Home
Front Page for the GSA.gov website www.gsa.gov
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
Small Business
The Office of Small Business Utilization (OSBU) connects small businesses with people and resources to help them grow. We are your advocates and believe in “Small Business First”. Get to know us…. www.gsa.gov
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) – Contracts and Grants Informationhttp://www.usgs.gov/contracts/index.html
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
HHS.gov
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) protects the health of all Americans and provides essential human services, especially for those least able to help themselves. www.hhs.gov
National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Grants & Funding OpportunitiesOER Home Page | grants.nih.gov
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – Contractinghttp://www.hud.gov/offices/cpo/index.cfm
Department of Interior (DOI)
U.S. Department of the Interior
Protecting America\’s Great Outdoors and Powering Our Future
www.doi.gov
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Home | Bureau of Land Management
www.blm.gov
Department of Labor (DOL)
Home | U.S. Department of Labor
www.dol.gov
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Main Page
Office of Procurement
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pioneering the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research. www.nasa.govNASA – Office of Procurement
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF Funding
NSF – National Science Foundation
NSF’s mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.
www.nsf.gov
US NSF – About Funding
www.nsf.gov
Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI)https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/
Department of the U.S. Navy (USN) Electronic Commerce Online (NECO)NECO
Small Business Innovative Research/Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR)http://www.sba.gov/content/small-business-innovation-research-program-sbir-0
NASA’s SBIR/STTR Programshttp://www.sbir.nasa.gov/SBIR/front1.html
Social Security Administration (SSA) Online http://www.ssa.gov/
Department of State
U.S. Department of State – United States Department of State
Leading America’s foreign policy to advance the interests and security of the American people.
www.state.gov
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Department of Transportation
To improve the quality of life for all American people and communities, from rural to urban, and to increase the productivity and competitiveness of American workers and businesses.
www.dot.gov
Acquisition and Financial Assistance Management
Senior Procurement Executive | US Department of Transportation
The Office of the Senior Procurement Executive facilitates the accomplishment of DOT’s mission by providing effective, ethical, state of the art business policies, practices and services in acquisition, financial assistance management, and competitive sourcing. www.dot.gov
Department of the Treasury
Procurement Executive
www.treas.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) – Center for Veterans Enterprise Web Portal
http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/
National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) – Focuses on providing essential
services nationwide for the commercialization of technologies developed by federal agencies and other clientshttp://www.nttc.edu
State of California, Department of General Services (DGS)
DGS
www.dgs.ca.gov
State of Alaska, Division of General Services
Home, Department of Administration, Shared Services of Alaska, State of Alaska
doa.alaska.gov
State of Arizona, Contracting
SPO | State Procurement Office
| State Procurement Office ARIZONA SPO www.spo.az.gov
State of Hawaii, State Procurement Office
State Procurement Office
State of Hawaii www.spo.hawaii.gov
State of Idaho, Department of Administration
– State Division of Purchasing
The State of Idaho is moving to a new e-procurement system. We hope to be online 1 July 2021. Vendors, please click on the link below to find out more information on how to be prepared for the changeover. Information for Vendors Important Message from the Division of Purchasing…
purchasing.idaho.gov
State of Montana, OneStop Vendor InformationVendor Resources
State of Nevada, Department of Administration
State of Oregon, Oregon Procurement Information Network
State of Utah, Department of Administrative Services
State of Washington, General Administration
State of Wyoming, General Services Division
NV State Purchasing
purchasing.state.nv.usRe-directing to O&PEN…
Home – State of Utah Division of Purchasing and General Services
Welcome to the State of Utah Division of Purchasing and General Services
www.purchasing.utah.govhttp://www.ga.wa.gov/index.html
Wyoming Administration & Information
