The SBAExchange initiative has been put on hold. Any business that had signed up for it should have been notified and fees paid should have been refunded. |
Once you have found a bid that you are interested in, the next step is to get the bid package (it is also sometimes referred to as a solicitation package). Getting the bid package is often as easy as ... |
To get the package, you can do one of the following: |
When requesting a bid package, you need to be familiar with the types of contracts, or pricing arrangements, that the government uses in buying a product or service. The type of contract used is ... |
These are the types of contracts that small businesses will, for the most part, be dealing with. Under the fixed-price arrangement, the final price is basically determined before the work is ... |
Cost-reimbursement contracts provide for the final price to be determined either when the work is finished or at some interim point during contract performance. If a contract is cost-reimbursable, ... |
There are also special types of contracts, including: |
There are two new bidding techniques that the government is using that the small business needs to be aware of: |
The following information is from the Defense Supply Center Richmond, illustrating procurement processes at a DoD buying office. DSCR is part of the larger DoD buying organization, and if you ... |
Some buying offices refer to "purchase agreements," which are pre-arranged agreements signed prior to doing business with the agency. DSCR requires no such agreements, only that you are registered on ... |
