Nadia, the Service Contract Act (SCA) applies to service contracts over $2,500 that are performed in the United States, which is why your county bid...

Since registering my landscaping company in SAM.gov back in March, I have been getting calls every week. They all say they can find me federal,...

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...

Hey everyone, we're a small landscaping company with nine employees, and we've been trying to get into government work this year. Our main target is...

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...

Procurement forecasts are released by individual agencies and can be found on their websites, typically under their Office of Small and Disadvantaged...

You should also look for specific freight requirements that contracting officers might classify under different PSCs beyond the general...

DLA does conduct market research, but for common items of supply like the industrial supplies under your NAICS code 423840, they often rely on...

Jordan, Marcus is correct that all federal contract opportunities are on SAM.gov. After a sources sought notice, a formal solicitation for services...

Yes, for an Invitation for Bid, the lowest price wins if your bid is responsive and you are a responsible contractor. Grace is correct that for a...

A compliance matrix also helps you identify what the contracting officer looks for first: the "go/no-go" requirements in Section L that can make your...

A strength in a technical volume looks like an aspect of your proposal that exceeds the requirements of the performance work statement in a way that...

We are a software support company, and we have been providing help desk services for hospitals and banks for years. We found an RFP for federal help...

Best value in government contracting means the government evaluates proposals based on both technical factors and price, while Lowest Price...

When a debrief request landed on my desk, it always triggered a scramble. I was the contracting officer for a federal agency, handling services...

You should file an agency-level protest first. An agency-level protest based on an apparent solicitation impropriety must be filed before bid opening...

FPDS is still the system for reporting federal contract award data, but it is accessed through SAM.gov. Marcus is right about the reporting...

My small business bid on two contracts about two months ago and I haven't heard anything back. We submitted an offer for a school district furniture...

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...

The micro-purchase threshold is the dollar amount below which agencies can make purchases without soliciting competitive quotations, and it is set by...

My company mostly does janitorial and facilities work for county and school district contracts. We get a mix of firm-fixed-price and...

The contracting officer's statement that CPARS ratings are only for larger contracts is incorrect. A CPARS past performance evaluation is required...