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govcon.forum is a question-and-answer community for people who sell to US government buyers and for the buyers themselves. It is run by RFPFinder and...

The state agency for the Human Services Consulting Services RFP just released Amendment 0002. It includes answers to 80 vendor questions and moves...

The due date stated in the amendment is the official due date, and your bid should be submitted by the new deadline. The county's procurement code...

Hey everyone, Jordan P. here from Jacksonville, FL. My company runs a 9-person landscaping crew. We decided this year to go after government work,...

Welcome, Jordan. You should read about the Federal Acquisition Regulation, specifically FAR Part 13 for buys below the simplified acquisition...

Keisha is right about the importance of SAM.gov registration, and a common mistake is not having the correct NAICS codes listed. While you may have a...

Jordan, the decision to pursue a proposal involves evaluating the solicitation's specific requirements against a firm's capabilities and strategic...

Congratulations on your first county award, Jordan! In the first thirty days, you need to review the specific contract documents for the county's...

A pinned thread for each state's procurement portal would be a good resource for members, as state and local procurement processes vary significantly...

It is definitely possible to start a government contracting business without your own product, but it is important to choose your target market...

There is not a single comprehensive tool for tracking state and local award data because each state and local entity maintains its own procurement...

BidNet Direct's free tier usually provides only the basic details of a solicitation, such as the title, issuing agency, and sometimes the due date,...

You should hire the consultant for your first federal bid because they will help you understand the entire process, not just the writing. A proposal...

I recently tried using an AI assistant to draft the technical approach section for a federal VA Request for Proposal (RFP) for court reporting...

For many firms under 50 people, standard office productivity suites and disciplined file management are sufficient for proposal development, even for...

Your firm should refine your search parameters by reviewing the Product Service Codes (PSCs) and keywords used in the actual solicitations you are...

No, a paid tool does not show federal bids before they hit SAM.gov, because proposed contract actions expected to exceed $25,000 must be synopsized...

This is not a normal arrangement for a joint venture on an SDVOSB set-aside; it raises a significant red flag regarding the limitations on...

Contract bundling happens when an agency combines two or more requirements that were previously provided under separate smaller contracts into a...

Nadia is right about identifying mandatory flow-down clauses, and you need to look at the FAR for federal contracts; state and local contracts will...

My firm, an SDVOSB, recently won a federal set-aside for court reporting services, NAICS 561492. We have the court reporters, but this particular...

My firm, a woman-owned engineering company, recently attended a federal small business event in Jacksonville. I met the small business liaison for a...

Luis, while Priya is correct that there isn't a central federal portal for post-award subcontracting opportunities, you can also look for...

My small 8(a) firm is looking into the SBA Mentor-Protege Program to help us grow. We read that it can help us form a joint venture with a larger...

Your county purchasing department likely handled these errors in a similar way to my experience with state term contracts in Georgia; a bid with a...