The World of GSA Schedules
The GSA Schedule is a type of long-term contract categorized as ‘indefinite delivery indefinite quantity’ (IDIQ). You must make the cut to get on a ‘schedule’ (there are multiple, it can get complicated if you don’t go to their website). If you can make this exclusive club and have something that is frequently needed, success […]
Biggest Opportunities for Empire Building
Multiple award vehicles are big contracts that give a chance to get shortlisted (put on a short list of qualified people to contact) for specific projects, or a moment when quality contractors offering a needed specific service/product compete for the chance. Many winners are possible. Award winners still have to apply to work on the […]
The Best Advice for Government Contracting Beginners
FAR is a subsection of the Code of Federal Regulations. It sets rules for doing business with the Federal government. If studied properly, it will help potential providers know how the government must purchase goods. The FAR is the Federal Acquisition Regulations which is just fancy for the government’s standard rule book – ‘How to […]
Writing a Sound Proposal
Creating a Sound Proposal starts long before a Request for Proposal (RFP) is released or at least we think it should. Unless you want to run around in a frazzle-haired frenzy proofreading draft #13 at 2 AM to make sure you can submit on time. You may want to rethink your strategy. This is […]