GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES

 

SBA’S Office of Government Contracting (GC)

GC advocates on behalf of small business in the federal procurement world, and works to create an environment for maximum participation by small, disadvantaged, and woman-owned businesses in federal government contract awards and large prime subcontract awards. Online registration for SBA’s contracting program has been incorporated into the Department of Defense's Central Contractor Registration (CCR). www.ccr.gov

Note: A DUNS number, provided by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), is required for registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. As a result, D&B may include your basic information (i.e. company name, address) in some of their products, such as mailing lists. If at anytime you do not wish to be included in these D&B products or have questions please contact them at 1-866-705-5711, or go to  http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do;jsessionid=690B2BBD48A620E32E12112CD45E038D

HUBZone Program – The purpose of the HUBZone program is to provide federal contracting assistance for qualified small business concern located in historically underutilized business zones. To be a qualified HUBZone small business concern, a company must be a small business, owned and controlled only by US citizens, have their main office located in a HUBZone, have at least 35% of the company's employees residing in a HUBZone (doesn't have to be the same HUBZone as the company's principal office), and be certified under the Small Business administration's 8(a) program. www.sba.gov/hubzone . To determine if your company is located in a HUBZone, log onto http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/init.asp#address

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8(a) Business Development Program – The SBA's 8(a) BD Program, is a business development initiative that helps small disadvantaged business concerns compete in the American economy. As part of the business development of the 8(a) firms, SBA helps small disadvantaged businesses access the Federal contracting marketplace. Certification through the SBA 8 (a) program is required for participation in this program. www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/8abd/ 

SBA’S Sub-Net Contracting Program Prime contractors use SUB-Net to post subcontracting opportunities. These may or may not be reserved for small business, and they may include either solicitations or other notices of sources sought for teaming partners and subcontractors on future contracts. Small businesses can review this web site to identify opportunities in their areas of expertise. http://web.sba.gov/subnet/search/index.cfm?CFID=7031615&CFTOKEN=b3e9dc9d8da1dfee-8782C3EC-E457-7E92-4343A5A4E2713E74

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FedBizOpps.gov -- www.fbo.gov

FedBizOpps.gov  is the single government point-of-entry for Federal government procurement opportunities more than $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal – FedBizOpps – commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor, and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community. To register on the site, go to www.fbo.gov/.  You may also seek procurement opportunities through an advanced search at https://www.fbo.gov/index?tab=search&s=opportunity&mode=list  Note: To participate in procurement opportunities with the Federal Government, you must register with the Central Contractor Registration, www.ccr.gov, and have a DUNS number,  http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do;jsessionid=EF05E41C84277E13084D741FF5370355.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development - www.hud.gov/subscribe/index.cfm 
HUD provides a Contract Opportunities Mailing Notification List that provides information about the Department's current contracting opportunities. You will receive an email notification whenever new solicitations and amendments are posted to HUD's Current Contracting Opportunities.

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State of Louisiana, Procurement and Contract Network - http://wwwprd.doa.louisiana.gov/OSP/LaPAC/Vendor/VndPubMain.asp
This site allows you to register to become a vendor to state agencies. Once registered you will be able to access solicitations by state agencies by specific commodity groups, by departments, by specific bid numbers, or search for open bids. Registered vendors should routinely check the LaPAC Bids site for a listing of current business opportunities. To do so, go to www.srch2.doa.state.la.us/osp/lapac/pubmain.asp. To download a copy of the "How to do Business with the State of Louisiana Vendor's Guide," go to http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osp/VendorCenter/Docs/vendorguide.pdf

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