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Understanding the federal acquisition regulation far. If you own or manage a business, you contend with contracts all the time in your dealings with employees, contractors, vendors, commercial landlords, banks, utilities, insurance companies, and, of course, customers and clients. Accounting practices for government contractors part 2 posted by shari gardner on december 11, 2017 financial management government contracting this is the second in a two part blog series about accounting practices for government contractors. Government contracting seem too complicated for your small business to try. Whether its to pass that big test, qualify for that big promotion or even master that cooking technique. Mar 28, 2017 understand the purpose and learn how to navigate the federal acquisition regulation with lenny bean, norcal ptac procurement specialist.
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The beginners guide to government contracting by jeffery. Government contractors association, atlanta, georgia. The department of defense dod, gsa, and the national aeronautics and space administration nasa jointly issue the federal acquisition regulation far for use by. In any case see contracting for dummies, parte deaux which i just posted.
This blog is an excerpt from delteks special edition government contracting for dummies. Written for govcon beginners and experts alike, this book offers winning tips, strategies and resources that you can use to get an edge over the competition and increase your ability to win more government business and be. That means that multiple vendors provide confidential bids for the work. Written for govcon beginners and experts alike, this book offers winning tips, strategies and. The federal government is the largest consumer of products and services in the world, spending billions of dollars each year on everything from office supplies to janitorial work and computer repair services a government contractor is a private company that produces goods or services under contract for federal. Download a pdf containing a complete listing of all of our government contracting training offerings to save for offline reference, or to share with others in your organization. Once registered, your company will be able to sell to all federal agencies that have an interest in your products. Many companies generate a majority of their business through government contracts contracts with federal, state, and local governments. Youll gain an indepth understanding of the basic framework and core principles governing federal procurements and will be able to respond to the full.
Government contracting 101 small business administration. Introduction to federal government contracting usagov. I am sure it will be helpful to a lot of people trying to start a small business and win federal contracts. If you are a web designer you need to have better sites. Its a huge potential source of income, so dont be too quick to disqualify yourself. The government contracts reference book, 4th edition softbound cch editorial staff on amazon. Mansfield, the complete idiots guide to getting go. The federal acquisition regulation far is the principal set of rules in the federal acquisition regulations system regarding government procurement in the united states, and is codified at chapter 1 of title 48 of the code of federal regulations, 48 c. The two most important laws you need to be aware of are far federal acquisition regulations and fasa federal acquisition streamlining act. This cheat sheet introduces some of the most important concepts in contract law such as contract formation, promises enforceable because of reliance and restitution, the statute of frauds, the.
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