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Federal Contracting Guides
Plain-English guides to selling to the US federal government, with links to the official sources. Federal procurement only: state and local government buying is out of scope.
How to Win Federal Contracts
A step-by-step guide to winning US federal contracts: SAM.gov registration and UEI, NAICS codes, finding opportunities, reading a solicitation and proposals.
NAICS Codes Explained
What NAICS codes are, how contracting officers assign one to each federal solicitation, how SBA size standards attach to them, and how to choose yours.
Federal Set-Asides
How federal small business set-asides work: the rule of two, total and partial set-asides, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB/EDWOSB, SDVOSB and VOSB, and sole-source awards.
SAM.gov Notice Types
Sources sought, presolicitation, combined synopsis/solicitation, solicitation, special notice, justification and award notices: what each means and when to act.
Who Won a Federal Contract
Find out who won a federal contract and for how much, using SAM.gov award notices, contract award data, USAspending.gov and the contract's PIID.
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