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U.S. Small Business Administration
Government Contracting Business
Development Programs
Jorge Silva-Puras
Regional Administrator for NY, NJ, PR & USVI
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Why Would You Want the Federal
Government as Your Customer?
The U.S. government is the world’s
largest buyer of goods and services.
Government purchases total over $425
billion a year.
Federal agencies are required to establish
small business contracting goals.
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Government-Wide Small Business
Contracting Goals
23%
For small businesses in general
5%
For SDBs
5%
For WOSBs
3%
For HubZone businesses
3%
For Service-Disabled Veterans
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New Jersey by the Numbers…
221,829/$9.6 billion = Total contracts/$$ awarded
in FY 2010
5,400/$195.5 MM = Contracts/$$ awarded to
Veteran-owned Small Businesses (VOBs)
1,199/$114.2 MM = Contracts/$$ awarded to
Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business
(SDVOBs)
10,541/$211.7 MM = Contracts/$$ awarded to
Women-owned Small Businesses (WOSBs)
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Is Becoming a Government
Contractor Right for You?
• Can you spend the time required to identify
agencies and buyers?
• Can your business financially support the
costs involved in a government contract?
• Are you prepared to learn and follow the
federal procurement rules?
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Myths and Realities About
Government Contracting
• Myth: Doing business with the government is
too complicated and it takes forever to get
paid.
• Reality: The government uses many
commercial and business-friendly practices
•
buying off-the-shelf
•
paying by credit card
•
generally, payments received within
30 days of invoicing
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How Does the SBA Help Me
Become a Government Contractor?
• Ensuring small businesses receive a fair
share of contracts
• Classes, workshops and counseling by
SBA district offices and resource partners
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Certification Options for Contractors
8(a) Business Development Certification
Program
Provides a broad scope of training and assistance to
socially and economically disadvantaged firms.
Must be in business for at least two years with a product
or service that the federal government procures.
HUBZone Program
Provides federal contracting opportunities for qualified
small businesses located in distressed census tract
areas.
For more information visit www.sba.gov/HUBZone.
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Self-certification Programs
• Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small
Business (SDVOSB)
• Veteran-owned Small Business (VOSB) (for
Veteran’s Administration procurements and
subcontracts)
• Women-owned Small Business (WOSB)
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Women-owned Small Business Rule
Allows contracting officers, for the first time, to set aside
specific contracting opportunities for certified WOSBs and will
help federal agencies achieve the existing statutory goal that
5% of federal contracting dollars are awarded to WOSB’s.
83 Industrial and Commercial Sectors
Some examples are:
•Residential building construction
•Building equipment and finishing contractors
•Motion picture and video industries
•Automotive repair and maintenance
•And many more…
For more information, visit www.sba.gov/wosb
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Training and Counseling Programs
• Small Business Training Network – a virtual campus
• Business Opportunities: A Guide to Winning
Federal Contracts
• Free, online “how-to” courses on federal procurement
procedures
• SBA New Jersey District Office
• New Jersey Small Business Development Centers
• Women’s Business Centers
• SCORE – Counselors to America’s Small
Business
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Procurement Technical Assistance
Centers
• Help businesses that want to sell to
federal, state and/or local governments.
• Located in most states.
• New Jersey PTACs:
–New Jersey Institute of Technology
(973) 596-3105
–UCEDC (Union County only)
(908) 527-1166
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SBA’s Procurement Center
Representatives
• Work with federal agencies to identify prime
contracting opportunities.
• Recommend reserving procurement for
competition among small businesses.
• Provide small business sources to federal
buying agencies.
• PCRs in New Jersey are:
– Michael Cecere
973-724-6574 / Picatinny Arsenal, Dover
– Larry Hansen
(732) 323-2216 / Navel Air Engineering Center,
Lakehurst
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Identifying Contracting
Opportunities–
Federal Business Opportunities
• Announces available business opportunities
• Identifies contracts over $25,000
• Online listing at www.fbo.gov
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Identifying Contracting Opportunities
Simplified Purchases
• Government uses simplified procedures for purchases
between $3,000 and $100,000.
• These purchases are generally reserved for
small businesses.
Micro-Purchases
• Government purchases under $3,000.
• Do not require competitive bids or quotes.
• Payment via government credit card.
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Identifying Contracting Opportunities –
General Services Administration
Schedules Programs
• GSA establishes long-term government-wide
contracts.
• Provides access to over 11 million commercial
supplies and services.
• Becoming a GSA schedule contractor
increases your ability to get contracts.
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Identifying Subcontracting
Opportunities
• Teaming with a prime contractor can be a
profitable experience.
• Experience gained as a subcontractor helps
you in bidding on prime contracts.
• SBA’s SUB-Net searchable database posts
subcontracting opportunities.
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Marketing Your Business
• Determine which government agencies buy
your products or services.
• Identify the contracting procedures those
agencies use.
• Develop a focused marketing strategy.
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Marketing Tips
• Get to know the agency staff using your
products or service and procurement officers.
• Focus on opportunities in your niche and
prioritize.
• Be persistent and professional.
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New Jersey Contacts:
Regional Administrator
Jorge Silva-Puras
212-264-1450
NJ Acting District Director
John Villios
973-645-2481
NJ Assistant District Director
Rich Zilg
973-645-2531
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SBA on the Internet
Easy-to-find
information to
help small
businesses start,
grow & succeed.
Small Business
Training Network – an
online virtual campus
offering free courses
workshops and
resources.
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Follow us @
facebook.com/SBAAtlantic
twitter.com/SBAatlantic
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ADDENDUM
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Contracting Checklist
• Sign up for Business Opportunities:
A Guide to Winning Federal Contracts.
• Identify your industry, product and service
codes.
• Apply for DUNS and TIN numbers.
• Develop your business profile.
• Investigate SBA programs for small
businesses.
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Contracting Checklist
• Register in the CCR and the Dynamic Small
Business Search database.
• Meet local counselors.
• Check out procurement websites.
• Practice searching for contract opportunities
and preparing bids/offers.
• Market your business, the most important
step in winning federal contracts.
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Getting Started –
Registering with the CCR
• The Central Contractor Registration is an
online database of companies wanting to do
business with the federal government.
• Buying agencies can search the CCR for
vendors.
• Creating and updating your small business
profile in CCR gives your firm access to
contracting opportunities.
• Go to www.ccr.gov and click on “Start New
Registration.”
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Getting Started –
the Dynamic Small Business Search
• From CCR, enter your business profile in
SBA’s Dynamic Small Business Search
database.
• Using the DSBS, agencies can quickly identify
potential small business vendors.
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Getting Started –
Developing an Effective Profile
• Familiarize yourself with the CCR and the
Dynamic Small Business Search.
• Perform a search as if you were looking to hire
your firm.
• Analyze the profiles of firms in your area of
expertise.
• Your CCR/DSBS profile is your business’
resume – review, update, strengthen.
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Pre-registration Steps
• Review CCR system instructions.
• Contact Dun & Bradstreet for a free DUNS
number.
• Get a federal tax identification number from
the IRS.
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Pre-registration Steps
• Determine if your business meets SBA small
business size standards.
• Identify the required industry, product, and
service codes procurement officials use to
search for specific businesses.
– North American Industry Classification
Codes
– Standard Industrial Classification Codes
– Product Service Codes
– Federal Supply Classification Codes
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