Audience
Small Business Owners/Small Business Buyers/Small Disadvantaged Business Owners/Small Disadvantaged Business Buyers/New Buyers at Prime Contractors to the USG.
Topics
Unit 1: Doing Business with the USG
- Identify key concepts related to the FAR.
- Define key terms in the FAR.
- Identify key concepts related to the UCC.
- Define commonly used terms when doing business with the USG.
Unit 2: Finding Opportunities with the USG
- Match types of small businesses with their size standards.
- Match small business categories with their requirements.
- Identify some of the services and products that the government buys.
- Identify guidelines for offering services and products to the government.
- Identify areas of opportunities for doing business with the USG.
Unit 3: Working with RFPs, SOWs, and Documents
- Recognize critical sections in a sample RFP.
- Identify characteristics of a checklist, flowchart, debrief, and protest.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Identify key concepts related to the FAR. Define key terms in the FAR. Identify key concepts related to the UCC. Match types of small businesses with their size standards. Match small business categories with their requirements. Identify some of the services and products that the government buys. Recognize critical sections in a sample RFP. Identify characteristics of a checklist, flowchart, debrief, and protest.