Government Contracting Resources

These are the reference pages that come up repeatedly regardless of what you sell or which agency buys it — the registration mechanics, the classification decisions, the pricing arithmetic, and the document formats federal buyers expect. If you are new to federal contracting, they are roughly in the order you will need them.

Getting registered and classified

• SAM.gov registration — the UEI, entity validation, reps and certs, and the renewal cycle. Nothing else can happen until this is Active.
• NAICS codes and size standards — the code assigned to a solicitation determines whether you count as small for it. Choosing your codes is a strategic decision, not an administrative one.
• Small business certifications — which set-asides your firm can actually compete for.

Getting your pricing right

• Indirect rate structures — how fringe, overhead, and G&A build into a wrap rate, and why rate structure decides competitiveness on labor-based work.
• Calculators — wrap rate, win rate, size standard, and contract value, free and without sign-up.

Getting in front of buyers

• Capability statements — the one-page document contracting officers and primes actually ask for.
• Sources sought and RFI responses — the pre-solicitation documents that shape whether a requirement is set aside and how it is scoped.
• GSA Schedules — what a Multiple Award Schedule contract is, who it suits, and what holding one costs.

Working with others, and after the bid

• Joint ventures and teaming — the difference between a teaming agreement, a subcontract, and a formal JV, and what SBA requires of each.
• Debriefings — how to request one, what the agency must tell you, and how the timing interacts with the protest clock.
• Templates and checklists — reusable structures so you are not rebuilding documents under deadline.

Essential Resources

Quick Reference Guides

External Resources