Department of Defense and Large Prime Contractors

Contact SBA’s Procurement Center Representatives, CMR, PTAC or your local SBA Office for additional procurement assistance http://www.sba.gov/GC/contacts.html Federal Agency’s Forecasts and agency “Small Business Specialists” to contact http://www.acqnet.gov/AcqNet/FedBusOpps/

It is Mandatory to Register your firm on CCR if you wish to contract with the Federal Government http://www.ccr.gov/ CCR assistance line at: 1-(888)-227-2423

Register on CCR’s Dynamic Small Business Search http://dsbs.sba.gov/pro-net/dsp_dsbs.cfm CCR should take you directly to this database if you check off that you are a small business on CCR. Be certain to enter several applicable key words to aid those people searching for companies like you, as well as a web site and

E-mail address. Government agencies and other companies use this database to locate subcontractors and suppliers. *KEEP Email and Profile CURRENT*

IMPORTANT: Before bidding and/or accepting a Federal contract, study the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) these are regulations that bind you at the time of proposal and/or award: http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/acquisitions/dfac_related.html or http://www.arnet.gov/ ).

Your knowledge of cost and pricing is critical – see “contract pricing reference guide” above www!!

Please see http://www.dcaa.mil “DCAA Publications” for other cost/price information.

FedBizOpps -http://www.eps.gov/

Federal agencies are mandated to advertise solicitations on this site and you can receive “daily” emails on the type of work that you are seeking to bid on. DON’T FORGET to also do keyword searches. Download the solicitations and register to receive notification on changes to that solicitation”. Attend Industry Days get to know, team with LBs & SBs.

Subcontracting (SUB-NET) http://web.sba.gov/subnet/ , SBIR, TECH-Net, Trade-Net, Procurement info. etc.: http://www.sba.gov/businessop/index.html

Please submit comments on proposed regulations that affect the way you do business http://www.regulations.gov/

Small Business Committees: Senate http://www.senate.gov/~sbc/ - House http://www.house.gov/smbiz/

Business LAW http://www.businesslaw.gov/

· Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/ - -- “Small Business Compliance Assistance” http://www.dol.gov/dol/compliance/compliance-comptools.htm Vet 100 report http://vets100.cudenver.edu/

· TIN (Tax Identification Number) or EIN (Employer Identification Number) check Internal Revenue Service site http://www.irs.gov/ for forms.

· DUNS number from Dun & Bradstreet http://www.dnb.com/ 1-(800) 333-0505.

· CAGE (Contractor and Government Entity) are now assigned when you register on CCR. Information on your code can be verified DLIS website: http://www.dlis.dla.mil/ hit “suppliers” – there are some other certification programs with US/Canada.

· NAICS & Size Standards http://www.sba.gov/size/indextableofsize.html & www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html .

Certify Your Company (if applicable):

Make personal contact with the government activities with which you want to do business. Most have Small Business Specialists who may assist you. Attend local business trade fairs and conferences http://www.sba.gov/calendar/. Contact the SBA, DCMA, local Chambers of Commerce and other local government and business resource organizations - try the internet for tradeshows example: http://tsnn.com/

· 8(a)/BD for “socially and economically” disadvantaged firms http://www.sba.gov/8abd/

· Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) wishing to receive SDB consideration on either Federal prime contracting or subcontracting opportunities must be certified by SBA http://www.sba.gov/sdb/

· Small Business firms wishing to receive HUBZone consideration in Federal contracting and subcontracting opportunities must be certified. For eligibility please review rules at http://www.sba.gov/hubzone/

· Veterans please work with SBA’s http://www.sba.gov/VETS/; Center for Veterans Enterprises http://www.vetbiz.gov; the Congressionally established Veterans Corporation http://www.veteranscorp.org; Department of Labors http://www.dol.gov/elaws/evets.htm.

· Veterans place your firm in the VA’s database http://www.vetbiz.gov/vip/vip.htm

· Women business owners please review http://www.onlinewbc.gov/government_contracting.html.

· Federal Supply Schedule information http://www.fss.gsa.gov/.

· Subcontracting Opportunities: State-by-state listing of government prime contractors: SUB-Net http://web.sba.gov/subnet/ and www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/ (click on Publications and then Subcontracting Opportunities…). Talk to these large primes BUT also to other small businesses, get on their teams up-front, subcontract to them, work together, don’t shop the bids, and protect your firm! Use CCR’s Dynamic Small Business Search to assist you.

· For procurement actions between $2,500 to $100,000 – For both Defense and Civilian agencies, contact the local agency Small Business Representative to find out how to access their Departments system nationwide (See Marketing Directory for local Federal agency contacts).

State of Colorado/City of Denver

· State of Colorado purchasing (303) 866-6100 -- State of Colorado Economic Development and International Trade Office (303) 892-3840. BIDS http://www.state.co.us/dbus.html .

· For firms wishing to do business with RTD and CDOT or need information on State certification (women and minorities) call the Colorado Office of Certification on (303) 512-4140. For the City/County of Denver DBE certification information call the Mayor’s Office of Contract Compliance on (303) 640-5320.

Marketing your company, Extended Training, Counseling and Networking Opportunities:

· Counseling Centers for general business questions: http://www.sba.gov/regions/states/ click on state and on Counseling and Training

· National Contract Management Association: http://www.ncmahq.org/ or Denver Chapter: http://www.ncmadenver.org/ or Pikes Peak Chapter http://ncmapikespeak.freeservers.com/

Be Informed:

· SBA homepage http://www.sba.gov has volumes of business information call (303) 844-2607 x 213.

Loans: working capital, expansion, renovation, etc: Contact the SBA Colorado District Office (303) 844-3984 x226

http://www.sba.gov/regions/states/

(UPDATE your profile with email on the CCR database)

Small Business Administration Karen Klam (303) 844-0515, mail to:[email protected]

Government Contracting José Martínez (303) 844-0513, mail to:[email protected]

19^th St., Room 447 Fax no. (303) 844-0514

721 Denver, CO 80202-2517

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Defense Contract Management, Denver (DCM) Jim Schroeder mail to: [email protected]

5975 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Orchard Place 2, Suite 200 (303) 220-4055

Englewood, CO 80111-4715