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Business Opportunities: Federal Business Opportunities
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The Business Opportunities online course is designed for all small businesses, especially women entrepreneurs and small firms in underserved markets that have historically had difficulty in tapping into federal contract markets. The course is comprehensive and uses both script and audio to provide information about the $400 billion federal market, contract rules, and most importantly, where to find contract opportunities and how to sell to the government.
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WASHINGTON, March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration this week launched its latest free online course, Business Opportunities: A Guide to Winning Federal Contracts. The instructional, self-paced guide is easy to follow and available on SBAs Website at http://www.sba.gov/training. From the SBAs training site, click on the menu of free online courses, and then select the first course listed under Government Contracting.
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Many of the DOD contract announcements and registration requirements for businesses have been incorporated into FedBizOpps (Federal Business Opportunities), with registration at Central Contractor Registration (CCR). However, there are often special requirements for selling to the military. The vast majority of DOD contracts are awarded by DOD field organizations, or specific mission-oriented agencies within an organization.
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DOJ posts its open market solicitations for requirements expected to be over $25,000 in value on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web site. FedBizOpps (formerly called the Electronic Posting System or EPS) has been designated as the single source for federal government procurement opportunities that exceed $25,000 and provides the public with access to procurement notices, solicitations, drawings, and amendments. Vendors can browse the listings and can ... register to receive automatic e-mail notification of business opportunities.
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Solution-provider readers of GovernmentVAR, a supplement of CMP Media's VARBusiness magazine, have identified hardware and software vendors that provide the highest levels of satisfaction as they seek IT business opportunities in the public sector markets of federal, state, local and education. Results of the premiere Vendor Satisfaction Survey are published today in the Oct. 31 issue and on the Web at www.governmentvarmag.com.
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Frequently, businesses with complementary services will team up to bid on federal contract opportunities. If you're new to federal contracting, teaming with another business as a "subcontractor" is a great way to get your foot in the door in the federal government. The following resources provide guidance for creating teaming arrangements and subcontracting:
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