Questions tagged sam-gov

Hey everyone, Jordan P. here, first-year bidder from Jacksonville. I run a landscaping company, nine people strong, and we're trying to get into...

Paid bid-finding tools for federal and state opportunities often aggregate data from many sources beyond just SAM.gov and a single state's...

City and county governments do not require SAM.gov registration; it is primarily a federal requirement for federal contracts. The SAM.gov entity...

The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government that manages and supports the basic functioning of...

I saw a sources sought notice on SAM.gov from a civilian agency yesterday, 30 days to respond. The agency is looking for IT support, specifically for...

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...

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,...

Hey everyone, I run a small business distributing janitorial products and other supplies. We got registered in SAM.gov a few months ago and have been...

Jordan, the city RFP you found is asking for a full proposal, which is a lot more than just a price sheet. You need to provide a narrative for your...

Welcome, Jordan. You should read about the Federal Acquisition Regulation, specifically FAR Part 13 for buys below the simplified acquisition...

The CAGE code will typically be assigned automatically after your SAM.gov registration is active, but you can also check the status or request one...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

I'm looking at some federal RFQs for grounds maintenance at military bases and federal buildings around Jacksonville, mostly under NAICS 561730. I...

SAM.gov entity registrations must be renewed every 365 days to stay active. Beyond the core data, representations and certifications, and points of...

The health and welfare fringe benefit listed on the wage determination is a set hourly rate that must be paid for all hours worked or paid, up to 40...

The contracting officer will incorporate the correct wage determination into the solicitation, and if it is missing, you should request it from them...

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

No, a paid tool does not show federal bids before they hit SAM.gov, because proposed contract actions expected to exceed $25,000 must be synopsized...

Your firm should refine your search parameters by reviewing the Product Service Codes (PSCs) and keywords used in the actual solicitations you are...

You need to find contracts that do not require government past performance, which often means starting with smaller opportunities below the...