GovCon Foundations
How the U.S. government buys, who can commit it, and what you must have in place before you bid.
Lessons
- Say what the FAR system is for.
- Name the only official who can commit the government to a contract.
- Know when you must be registered in SAM.
- Know where federal opportunities over $25,000 are published.
- State the standard of conduct for government business.
- Know the first ethics deliverable many contracts require.
- Pick the NAICS codes that match your work.
- Read the product and service code on a notice.
- Tell when an agency is buying a commercial product or service.
- Know which rules change when it does.
- Know when a defense supplement applies.
- Find the supplement clause cited in a solicitation.
- Sequence registration, codes, capability statement and first bids.
- Know which officials an agency consults in market research for a bundled requirement.