Categories
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Finding and winning work
Finding bids
Portals, SAM.gov searches, sources sought, forecasts, alerts and where the bids in your trade actually post.
Proposals and pricing
Writing to Sections L and M, compliance matrices, past performance, capability statements, labor rates and pricing strategy.
Awards, protests and debriefs
What happened after submission: award notices, debrief requests, bid tabulations, GAO and agency protests, recompetes.
RFP discussions
One thread per live solicitation, linked from the RFPFinder listing: questions, amendments, teaming for that bid.
Rules and registrations
Federal contracting
FAR and DFARS, GSA schedules, IDIQs and BPAs, contract vehicles, DIBBS and DLA, contracting officers and CORs.
State and local (SLED)
State portals, county and city buyers, school districts, cooperative purchasing, piggybacking, local preferences.
Registrations and certifications
SAM.gov registration, UEI and CAGE codes, NAICS and size standards, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, SDVOSB, state MBE and DBE programs.
Compliance and security
CMMC and NIST 800-171, bid and performance bonds, insurance, Davis-Bacon and the Service Contract Act, DCAA, audits.
Community
Teaming and subcontracting
Find primes and subs, teaming agreements, joint ventures, mentor-protege, subcontracting plans, limitations on subcontracting.
Tools and services
Bid-finding tools, proposal software, consultants, proposal writers and SAM registration services, compared by what they do.
Introductions and meta
New members, forum feedback, announcements, success stories and lessons learned.