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1 online resource |
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data file rda |
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Title from title screen. |
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Includes index. |
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Title Page; Copyright; About the Author; Author's Note; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Preface; PART I: WHAT IS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING?; Chapter 1: How Does Federal Government Contracting Work?; The Big Picture; Top Buyers; Future of Federal Contracting; Can You Sell to the Federal Government?; Should You Sell to the Federal Government?; Chapter 2: The Rules of the Game; Constitutional Authority; Congressional Responsibilities; Contractor Registration; Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994; Cost Accounting Standards. |
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Defense Contract Audit AgencyGovernment Accountability Office; Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996; Competition in Contracting Act of 1984; Buy American Act; Truth in Negotiations Act; Service Contract Act of 1965; Freedom of Information Act; Chapter 3: The Key Players; Head of the Contracting Activity; Contracting Officer; Competition Advocates; Small Business Specialists; Requirements Personnel; PART II: HOW YOUR BUSINESS SIZE OFFERS OPPORTUNITY; Chapter 4: Opportunities for Small Businesses/Independent Contractors; Small Business Act of 1953; Government-Wide Goals. |
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North American Industry Classification SystemSize Certification; Small Business Affiliates; Certificate of Competency; Small Business Set-Asides; Chapter 5: Small Business Preference Programs; Definition of Small Disadvantaged Businesses; Evaluation Preference for SDBs; 8(a) Business Development Program; Status of Preference Programs; Women-Owned Small Businesses; Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses; Labor Surplus Area Set-Asides; SBA HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program; Small Business Innovation Research Program; Chapter 6: Subcontracting Opportunities; Subcontracting Plans. |
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Selecting a SubcontractorAwarding a Subcontract; DoD Mentor-Protégé Program; Chapter 7: Federal Supply Schedules and GSA Schedules; Federal Acquisition Service; Multiple Award Schedule; GSA e-Library (Formerly Schedules e-Library); Getting on a GSA Schedule; GSA Advantage; MarkeTips Magazine; Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts; Problems with Federal Supply Schedules; PART III: HOW TO FIND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES; Chapter 8: How to Market to the Federal Government; Finding Markets for Your Supplies and Services; Finding Agencies Online; FedBizOpps. |
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Federal Supply Schedules/GSA SchedulesFederal Register; Federal Agency Acquisition Forecasts; Tech-Net; Federal Procurement Data System; Year-End Procurements; Chapter 9: Support Programs and Services for Contractors; Small Business Administration; Procurement Technical Assistance Centers; DoD Office of Small Business Programs; General Services Administration; National Contract Management Association; PART IV: HOW THE GOVERNMENT ISSUES PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES; Chapter 10: Simplified Acquisition or Small Purchase Procedures; Micropurchases; Simplified Acquisition Methods. |
| Summary |
Federal contracting ... easy? With the fourth edition of Federal Contracting Made Easy, it is!Whether or not you consider federal contracting easy, it is certainly easier with this guide. Used successfully by thousands of contractors and feds, this book offers practical, hands-on, no-nonsense advice. Now in its fourth edition, Federal Contracting Made Easy lays out the entire federal contracting process in a readable and easy-to-understand style. This book covers how government procurement works, what you can do to cut though the red tape to speed your way to winning a contract, who the key p. |
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Public contracts -- United States.
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Government purchasing -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Government purchasing -- Law and legislation |
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Public contracts |
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United States |
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Print version: Stanberry, Scott A. Federal Contracting Made Easy. London : Management Concepts Press, ©2012 9781567263886 |
| ISBN |
9781567263893 (electronic bk.) |
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1567263895 (electronic bk.) |
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