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Procurement Technical Assistance Centers:  PTA Centers are a local resource available at no or nominal cost that can provide assistance to business firms in marketing products and services to the Federal, state and local governments.
        

CCR: Central Contractor’s Registry: All Business wishing to do business with the Federal Government AND get paid, must register their business in the CCR.  If you haven’t done so already, the following link will provide you with the governments CCR web site.  If you’re already registered, don’t forget it must be updated annually.
         

FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal - FedBizOpps (FBO) - commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community.

FPDS-NG (Federal Procurement Data Systems – Next Generation) Collecting data about Government procurements provides a broad picture of the overall Federal acquisition process. The ability to look at all contracts across many agencies, in greater detail, is a key component in establishing trust in our government and credibility in the professionals who use these contracts.
           

Find GSA Schedules online and see what the government sees when they search for products or services.  Schedules e-Library is the online source for the latest contract award information for GSA and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Schedules, as well as Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs). Access to Schedules e-Library is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The mission of the SBA's Federal Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Directors Interagency Council is to exchange information on methods, initiatives, and processes that will permit our respective agencies to more effectively utilize small businesses in our prime contracts and subcontracts to the maximum extent practicable. In addition, the Council shall collectively act in the interest of small businesses on federal and national small business initiatives.
           

The mission of the Office of Veterans Business Development is to maximize the availability, applicability and usability of all administration small business programs for Veterans, Service-Disabled Veterans, Reserve Component Members, and their Dependents or Survivors.
           

The largest procurer of goods and services within the Government after the Department of Defense is the Veterans Administration. Find out here how you can benefit from your past service to our country when dealing with all Federal Agencies.

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