by lbracey | Dec 9, 2019 | Contracting, Uncategorized
An Expert Guide When Registering for Federal Government Contracting Many small businesses often have problems when it comes to doing business with the federal government. However, with proper guidelines and tips, they can always be in a position to do business with the federal government easily. How should they register their businesses to do business with the federal government? Federal government often offer small businesses an opportunity to sell them products and services worth of billions. When you do follow these steps, you will easily get certify your business thus enabling you to obtain registration you need to enable you start to bid on the government proposals. Steps to registering your small business as a federal contractor and certifying your business as a small one: Obtain a D-U-N-S Number You should get a Dun and Bradstreet D-U-N-S Number. When you get this unique 9-digit identification number for every physical location of your small business. All assignments of D-U-N-S Numbers are free for all the businesses that need registration with federal government for grants or contracts. However, you need to visit D-U-N-S Request Service when registering or reading a quick overview. Register your small Business with System of Award Management or SAM You should register your small business with federal government’s SAM (a primary vendor’s database doing business with federal government). The registration is sometimes called as “self-certifying” personal small business. In addition, Federal Acquisitions Regulations often require all the prospective vendors to register in the SAM before being awarded a contract, basic ordering agreement, basic agreement, or even blanket purchase agreement. Using SAM, your business should be able to...
