The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a new online training course to help strengthen access to contracting opportunities for small businesses, including those owned by women, minorities, disadvantaged individuals and veterans.

Targeted toward vendors interested in becoming schedule contractors. The 10 lesson course describes the features of the Schedules Program, how to submit an offer, the contract award process, and how to successfully market supplies and services on a GSA Schedule contract.

One of the E-Government initiatives of the President's Management Agenda. Business.gov provides customer service for small businesses interacting with the federal government. Business.gov is a collaborative effort managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Works to foster and promote government-wide career management programs for a professional acquisition workforce.

Provides sources for a variety of acquisition information, from increasing the use of performance-based service acquisition to developing and managing the acquisition workforce.

Provides information on methods, inititatives, and processes that will permit agencies to more effectively utilize small businesses in prime contracts and subcontracts.

Offers a full range of basic, intermediate, and advanced certification training, assignment-specific training, performance support, job-relevant applied research, and continuous learning opportunities.

Provides information on Government Contracting, Department of Defense Subcontracting and marketing to the Department of Defense.

A Detail Step Approach to the Federal Acquistion Marketplace

Doing business with Federal Government agencies can be very lucrative for the people who learn how to maneuver through the maze of registrations, certifications and regulations.  If you are ready to start, these are the first steps you need to take to open the door to federal business opportunities.

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