Government Contracting: Registering To Become A Government Vendor

Government Contracting--Registering To Become A Government Vendor & Review Weeks 1-4

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REGISTER RIGHT HERE

https://www.govassociation.org/event-5242320

Come join us weekly as we train and prepare you to capture government contracts. These sessions are designed to prepare those enrolled in the Certified Capture Manager (CCM) Program to prepare their businesses for success and to prepare them to become certified capture manager professionals.

CLASS TIME: Every Thursday evening from 6pm to 8pm EST/3pm to 5pm PST

LOCATION: Online (Remote access will be emailed to confirmed registrants)

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REGISTER RIGHT HERE

https://www.govassociation.org/event-5242320

COST:

Members-Free

Guests/Non-members: $50

Join GCA: https://www.govassociation.org/join

Registration: Getting Properly Registered with Government Agencies

• There are over 85,000 gov’t agencies, who do I register with
• Registration Mistakes to Avoid
• 70% of Companies are Improperly Registered
• Federal Vendor Registration in Sam.gov / DSBS.SBA.gov / Subnet
• State Vendor Registration
• Local Vendor Registration
• Commercial Registration with Prime and Large Contractors
• How register with large prime contractors
• Do I need to register for Disaster Response opportunities

Reviewing Your Preparation Phase

1) ASSESSMENT:

• Do you have resources?
• Are your finances in place?
• Do you have a line of credit / mobilization capital?
• Have you implemented your HR infrastructure?

2) STRATEGY:

• Do you have a strategic plan?
• What’s your short/long term plans?
• Do you plan to set a JV, teaming, mentor protégé, sub, prime strategy?

3) EDUCATION:

• Do you speak governese?
• Understand contracting language, regulations, policies, standards, etc

4) REGISTRATION:

• How to get registered for opportunities.
• What certifications will you need, etc.

Also, these classes are OPEN to all GCA members, partner members and the public. You're welcome to attend and audit the classes with the CCM students. Join the official CCM program when you're ready to receive all the course material and software.

Learn more or enroll in the CCM Program: www.capturemanagement.org

CLASS AGENDA: (2 hours)

This is a general agenda guide to the weekly class sessions:

15 minutes of intro, chat, status update, homework review

30 min - 45 min of PowerPoint training on key topics for the week

30 min - 45 min of live training or GovFastTrack training

15 minutes of homework assignments

We cover a new topic each session. We will guide you through our 12 Steps to Winning Government Contract Methodology.

1) ASSESSMENT: Do you have resources? finances, credit, hr/strong staff, talents, mobilization capital

2) STRATEGY: Do you have a strategic plan? short/long term, jv, teaming, mentor protégé, sub, prime

3) EDUCATION: Do you speak governese? Understand contracting language, regulations, policies, standards, etc

4) REGISTRATION: How to get registered for opportunities. What certifications will you need, etc.

5) IMAGE: How's your brand? strong, recognizable, broad, reputation, past performance

6) MARKETING: Capability statement, biz card, website, marketing collateral, brand that speaks to gov't buyers?

7) RELATIONSHIP: Do you have the proper types of relationships in the gov't market. Triangle of relationships

8) OPPORTUNITY: Do you know where to find oppty’s, FBO, bid match, past awards, prospecting, etc?

9) PROPOSAL: Can you write proposals? Can you learn or hire one? technical experts, estimators

10) PERFORMANCE: Can you deliver and perform or do you need subs?

11) COMPLIANCE: Are you DCAA compliant? accounting system, cyber ready, QA program, insurance, bonding?

12) CLOSURE: Successful completion of project? Proper close out? Paid yet? ACO happy?