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by a searcher from The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
in Sacramento, CA, USA

6yrs ago

Operators: Experience working with Government Contracts

Question for operators. Has anyone tried working with Government: Local, State or Federal?

I have registered myself on SAM and have a DUNS number, but I am looking for guidance on how to pursue government contracting.
Is it even worth it for a very small business to pursue government contracts or does the bureaucracy outweigh the benefits?

Please let me know if there are folks here that I can reach out to.

Thanks
Vijay

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reply by a searcher 6yrs ago
from Northwestern University in Los Gatos, CA, USA

We've got federal, state, county, and municipal contracts for recurring services. Generally they work pretty well and ,while they are often paperwork intensive to get started, our counterparties are generally all very nice and reasonable as long as you provide good and responsive service.

For state of CA, you will want to get yourself qualified as a small business with DGS (dgs.ca.gov)., and you can use that site and save searches to flag bidding opportunities for you. As a certified small business, you get a 5% pricing advantage.

For the feds, sounds like you are ready to get into FBO.gov to find some deals you can bid for.

For local, you should try county and city procurement sites.

reply by a searcher 6yrs ago
from The University of Chicago in Sacramento, CA, USA

Thanks Nick. I will probably call you and pick your brain more :)
I already registered myself as a minority small business owner with DGS. I have registered myself on SAM and got a DUNS number.
fbo.gov has moved over to beta.sam.gov and I am trying to figure out how its supposed to work.
I have no leads on how to work with county or city and am trying to find and SBA or SCORE mentor to help me navigate that issue.