Registering Your Business For Federal Government Contracting

Note:  For companies registered at SAM, please note effective April 4, 2022, a government Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) replaces the D&B Number in SAM registrations.    

You have worked hard establishing your small business in the commercial market; or you have succeeded in your profession working for large enterprises. You have established yourself and you are recognized as a success by your superiors, your peers and your subordinates. Someone or something one day attracts your attention with the suggestion that the federal government may be in the market for your skills, products or services. This article will address the path to expanding your existing business or initially undertaking a business involving federal government contracts.

GETTING STARTED

The best way to explore federal government contracting possibilities is to expand your business plan to include a sector for that type of business or develop your start up plan including a federal government business sector. Doing business with the Federal Government is not "Rocket Science" but it is different. It embodies a set of regulations entitled, "The Federal Acquisition Regulation" or FAR, which contain the rules by which the government and industry abide in contracting for supplies and services. The FAR had its genesis during World War II and has evolved since that time to control and regulate the ever-expanding amounts of goods and services which the federal government buys.

The following are the most important "Mechanical Steps" necessary in positioning your business to begin selling to the federal government. They are listed in the necessary sequence for becoming a supplier entity in the government system. A link to appropriate web sites is provided at each step.

A. Register Your Company With Your State And with the IRS:

Incorporation is fairly inexpensive and can be done yourself via the WEB for either a non-profit or a for-profit business. 
You may download free instructions to register a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in your state from the BOX in the right margin of this site.  

B. Register at the System For Award Management Web Site:

System for Award Management (SAM)

C. For application in the SBA Small, Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Program:

SBA 8(a) Program

If you qualify as a minority, follow the directions closely. Note there is a preview section which will acquaint you with the application and the types of information that will be necessary when you start the process.

D. For Historically Under-Utilized Business (HUB) Zone Information:


SBA Hub Zone Program

Note that Hub Zone qualification is based on where the business is located and where the personnel in the business reside as well.

For information on additional set aside designations such as those for women-owned business, veterans and disabled veterans please see:

Federal Government Contracting Set Aside Designations

E. For Searches on Federal Buys:

Contract Opportunities  is the gateway for all federal business. The search tool there is a very powerful engine with many filters that are useful. It is well worth the time to learn the filters. Every federal agency is required by regulation to advertise there and you will be amazed at the products and services the federal government buys.

F. For an example of a small business capability statement check the following web site:

Your Capability Statement

A capability statement is always a good idea for marketing. The link above as an example. It was found on the web in the public domain Note that the site is a SDB. Later you will get into proposal preparation and the regulations governing the types of grants and contracts, as well as billing the government for your work and other factors.

G. Questions for you:

Are you planning to produce a deliverable, distinct, end product such as software, hardware, a commodity, a report, a conference, a survey or a study, sell it to meet the government's statement of work and bill for the end product when delivered?

OR

Are you planning to price your services at an hourly rate, sell them by labor categories with professional job descriptions to perform the government's statement of work and bill by the hour for labor and at cost for material and travel?

Answers to the above questions are key factors in how you set up your business and price your work in proposals to federal agencies. The answer to the above questions is "Yes" in both cases for some businesses. Some small businesses sell their product commercially, but contract for product implementation and support on a service contract basis.

Understanding The Federal Government Contract Format

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15-204-1 specifies a uniform contract format for federal government contracts. You have encountered this format during the RFP stage of your procurement since the government is required to utilize it in structuring the request for proposal (RFP), leaving blank those items, which are subject to negotiation such as final contract pricing. Your contract is divided into four parts, with various sections within each part. Prime contractors issue subcontracts flowing down terms and conditions, pricing and other topics in an identical format.

Like any other contractual document in the business world, the quality and content of this format may vary by agency and with the experience and knowledge of the contracting officer and the government administrative and technical support personnel preparing it or the prime contractor. It behooves your small business to examine the contents, research the appropriate sections of the FAR that may govern them and review them as commitments to which your organization can conform and perform before you sign your contract.

The following is a listing of the topics making up this format with a brief description of the contract parts and sections and some tips regarding each from a project management perspective.

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

Standard Form 33 or Optional Form 308 are the most common formats utilized by government agencies.  (click below image to enlarge)

These forms contain the following:

Name, Address, and Location of Issuing Activity, Including Room and Building.

Contract Number/Modification or Revision Number

Date

Request for Proposal (RFP) Number

Number of pages

Requisition or Other Purchase Author

Brief Description of Item or Service

Requirement for the offeror to provide its name and complete address, including street, city, county, state, and zip code, and electronic address (including facsimile address), if appropriate

Other Agency-unique data such as priority ratings, security classification and similar data

Signature blocks for the government and the contractor at contract

Section B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

This is a listing by contract line item of the negotiated products or services and the prices for them in your contract. This section is very critical for billing purposes in your accounting system. Invoices to the government for supplies or services delivered must reference the items and all detail for the items contained in this section. Government requisition and appropriation data are contained in the contract line item detail and are carried throughout the government finance and accounting systems, to include the operations that make payment on your invoices.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

Perhaps the most critical section of the contract in terms of technical performance, this section describes the work to be performed and references requirements for the end product, including product performance. A tight, thorough statement of work (SOW) is the key to a well-understood relationship with your COTR, who will approve your performance against the SOW and sign off on your billings and invoices based on said approval. The SOW contains the benchmarks for defining the baseline effort required for the current contract price. One of the highest risks in government contacting is performance outside the statement of work, either due to a very general and loose SOW or by taking direction for added scope from government representatives without getting a contact change order modifying the SOW and increasing the price of the contract.

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

With the vast amount of procurement the U.S. Government performs and the many locals to which the government directs shipments, it is necessary to specifically establish specifications for packaging and identification of products. The government considers this information important enough to establish a separate contract section for it. Your company should closely examine and comply with the instructions therein.

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

This section identifies the government criteria for an acceptable product under your contract and the methodology that will be utilized by the government to perform inspection to insure the product quality. In many cases a specification will be called out. The place of delivery will also be specified.


SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE
A discrete schedule by contract line item will be contained in this section. Requirements for time, place and method of delivery or performance will be specified.

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

This section will contain required accounting and appropriation data and any contract administration information or instructions other than those on the contract form. It will specify your payment address if it is different than your company street address.

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

Special contract requirements that are not included in Section I, Contract Clauses, or in other sections of the uniform contract format will be specified in this section.

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

This section includes the clauses required by law or by this part and any additional clauses if these clauses are not required in any other section of the uniform contract format. An index may be inserted if this section’s format is particularly complex. The index normally makes reference to FAR clauses, or FAR Agency Supplements. They may index  the FAR and FAR Agency Supplement web sites to which you should direct your attention, depending on the agency with whom you are doing business. The FAR Agency Supplements are intended to support the FAR by applying overall FAR guidance with specific agency details regarding implementation:

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

This section lists the title, date, and number of pages for each attached document, exhibit, and other attachment. The government may include documents that clarify or further define the contract. A commonly attached item is the DD Form 1423, "Contract Data Requirements List", that specifies for all data deliverables the Data Item Descriptions (DID's) and their delivery schedules. Lists of government furnished property in support of contractor performance on the contract are contained in this section if such equipment is provided.

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS

The federal government requires the contractor to certify to certain statements in bidding and performing government contracts. These signed documents become a part of your government contract when it is executed. Many of these "Certs and Reps", as they are commonly called, establish compliance with conflict of interest laws and establish the identity of the contractor by specifying information unique to the company such as NAICS Codes, CCR registration numbers, D&B Numbers, CAGE Codes and similar data. Minority-Owned Business and HUB Zone Business certification numbers are specified in this section, together with other small business self-certifications, such as Woman-owned, Veteran-Owned or Disabled-Veteran-Owned designations. Certain representations regarding sources for raw materials may also be required in Section K together with other agency-unique certifications such as facility and security officer information, security classification data and the like.

With the advent of internet use for record retention, the federal government now requires that contractors maintain certain standard certifications and representations at a government web site and update them annually for any changes:

System for Award Management

You should establish and maintain your registration,  certifications  and representations, update them whenever necessary and insure that signed, paper copies of them are included in all your proposals for new work and in your contracts to the government.

Your Capability Statement For Small Business Federal Government Contracting

INTRODUCTION

Federal government contracting is all about relationship development.  Marketing to influential agency personnel, industry partners, prospective team members, employees, associate contractors and others who can help you requires a hard hitting synopsis of what your firm brings to the table.

Place into a capability statement (CAPE) the specific information others need to know for a sound decision about your company qualifications. This information includes such items as a D&B Number, government registration numbers, North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes and the like. These items are elected or determined when you register your company for government contracting.

KEEP IT SHORT

An electronic capability statement (CAPE) for government contracts should be short and hard-hitting. It should be 1 -2 pages and should highlight the salient points of products and offerings, personnel and qualifications.

Below are examples of two good capability statements in the public domain.  The first is a services company, the second example is for a company selling off-the-shelf products.

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MAKE IT PROMOTIONAL

A good CAPE  will be a promotional brochure that on paper and through the electronic media advertises who you are, what you do and why the government or prime contractors should buy from you. Major elements of your capability statement, in addition to your small business designation and certifications, are as follows: 

(1) Company overview

(2) Supplies and services description couched utilizing your marketing ideas and strategy.

(3) Past performance of your enterprise or your personal background and qualifications 

(experience, education, etc.).

(4) Facilities or capabilities overview (How you perform your service couched in a manner that will appeal to your target market).

(5) Explanation of the positive results the client should expect.

(6) Points of contact and ways to contact you for meetings, placing an order and contracting your services. 

INCLUDE GRAPHICS

The document itself should be created with graphics, photos, themes and sales pitches. A picture of your product and your personnel adds dynamics. 

DISTRIBUTION

Your capability statement should be distributed on paper to your target market as a brochure, emailed as an attachment and linked into related industry web sites or partner marketing to get the word out about your product or service. Your CAPE targets contracting officers and prime contractor buyers who are seeking to fulfill their small business buying goals. It is a way to get you in the door and speak to, or correspond with, the management and technical personnel who are the decision makers in sourcing small business buys. 

SUMMARY

A good quality CAPE is the spearhead of your marketing campaign and your visual image;  focused and direct, it must be informative, concise and a snapshot of the very best you can offer.

Your Small Business Government Contracting Business Plan

Infrastructure funding, world events and the fast pace of technology are venues in which federal funding programs are enacted, grown and made part of the culture.  

They are on the way.  There will be dramatic roles for small business. 

INTRODUCTION:


 When visiting the SBA website on business planning, there are major topics in the business planning process which, when addressed in a plan, will insure the success of an enterprise and assist  in determining and supporting the amount of funding needed. SBA Write a Business Plan

This discussion addresses the unique aspects of federal government contracting that will yield a successful plan and more importantly a successful execution of that plan in the federal contracting venue.  

Marketing, advertising, competitor analysis and financing must be addressed.  Free articles on strategic planning and developing a marketing plan are at the “References” Box Net Cube at the top right margin of this site. They address evolving an operations vision for an enterprise showing its potential to present to a banker or to an investor.

Here is a site with free business plan samples:

Business Plan Samples

It may assist in visualizing business growth to look at an example of how someone else addressed a given topic.

NICHE DEVELOPMENT

Product entrepreneurs all face the same challenges. Those who succeed recognize they need to visualize themselves in the product development business, structuring an enterprise, generating a business plan, protecting intellectual property and then seeking industry partners and investors to bring the product to market.

In the process, copyrights, patents and royalty issues may come into play and development and distribution agreements are formed. Pricing is finalized based on cost and expense projections and competitive factors unique to the company as negotiation results are achieved with industry teaming partners, developers, manufacturers and distributors.

Product Development Insights

Service contracting to the federal government is a natural venue for small business. It does not require a product with a niche market or capital intensive manufacturing facilities. Service contracting does require skilled management and labor resources capable of performing a scope of work for which the government has identified a need and for which outsourcing to an industry contractor has been selected as the means to fulfill that need. The venue demands strong human resources management, industry teaming and an enhanced business system to price, account and bill on a job cost basis under government service contracts.

Service Contracting Insights for Success

REGISTRATION

Utilize the below link to register your company.  It provides excellent guidance and background, as well as access to the PDF file on NAICS Codes which are critical for you to choose before you begin the registration process.  Give these some careful thought when selecting them.  If there is a chance your firm may wish to be involved in a field, put the code in your registration.  No one will question your qualifications at this point.  That comes later during proposals. 

Note the requirement for a DUNS number up front.  You may already have one.  If you do - use it.  If you do not, follow the instructions on obtaining a DUNS free at the Dunn and Bradstreet web site.  

When you have completed your registration at the link below you will received a Government CAGE Code, uniquely identifying your firm and its location as a government contractor. 

Registering for Government Contracting

MARKET RESEARCH

As a small business becomes known in the federal government contracting community, successful marketing of sole source or group-designated business becomes easier, but it is always a challenge due to the need for taking early action in windows of opportunity. 

Find those windows and communicate capabilities to the decision makers and industry team members who can help you.  

If you are eligible for set aside designations make small business set asides or sole source procurements key elements in your marketing plan. 

Marketing to Achieve a Federal Contract

TEAMING

Be straight-forward and honest with  industry teaming partners.

Do not violate share arrangements, teaming agreements or non-disclosure agreements. Such violations are a death knell for your reputation in the business.

Do not become known as a resource raider by hiring away from other firms with whom you have teamed.

Give it a best shot as a prime or a sub but involve the government contracting officer to resolve industry teaming disputes that may damage a past performance record.

Exclusivity is the practical way to go on any given program. Team early and exclusively and be a winner. 
Reputation is key, ethics count and  customers as well as the industry are observing.

Managing Industry Teaming Relationships

BUSINESS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

Waiting for a contract award to achieve a government contracting business process is not advisable. A win may not happen at all without addressing the structure and process requirements in your proposal to convince the customer his business environment is understood.

If one is not prepared in advance and one is fortunate enough to win, then in a very short time frame one will have to evolve a business system to perform on the contract and submit a billing

This article will discuss a framework for a small enterprise to develop a business system in service contracting, which is the most frequent venue utilized to enter the government market.

Government Contracting Business Systems Development

PROPOSAL PREPARATION

Government contract proposal preparation is time consuming and can be costly. Meeting the agency Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements with a responsive proposal can be well worth the effort if a winning strategy can be formulated. When considering submitting a proposal to a given government solicitation, conduct a bid/no bid exercise.

By going through that process  a company  begins formulating your win strategy or it will discover that it should not bid this job for lack of such a strategy. The elements of the process are discussed below in the form of questions to ask  against topics for key consideration

This article offers guidance as a template to apply marketing operations for accommodating federal government contract proposal preparation. Proposals are special, sometimes exhausting projects, but a necessary part of doing business with government agencies. Like many other aspects of business, the more proposals that are prepared, the more that is learned and the more one can borrow from past practice for the next one.

Government Contracting Proposal Preparation

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Strategic thinking must be applied to structuring a government service contract project management capability in your company. It must involve long term planning and designing a business system as well as establishing rates and factors to bid new work and control it while interfacing with the customer.

When one plans in detail to define the product or the service one reduces performance risk. 

The project management challenge is not to launch significant and costly resources before the specification for the product is sufficiently defined, obviating the need for costly revisions or abandonment, yet knowing when the product definition and plan are suitable for release.

Good project management starts early.

Vital Tips for Project Management

SUMMARY

Consider the advice herein when developing and maintaining your business plan. Overlay approaches unique to the company against the guidance offered and place it in the standard format for business planning.  It will yield a road map for success and can be further evolved for growth.

For additional  details on these topics and other important information in developing and executing a government contacting plan, download the free books and supplements available in PDF format at the “Box” in the top right margin of this site.

Seizing the Moment

For April 2024 National Volunteer Month – What Makes It All Worthwhile?

 

The ultimate reward ? When a small business puts their own unique twists on basic suggestions and develops a thriving enterprise.

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I had two mentors at key points in my 36 year career in Aerospace.

They were a combination of technical, management and communications talent, rarely found in high tech industry. Neither placed salary, position or ego ahead of developing their subordinates and each reached the pinnacle of their respective careers for exactly that trait.  Their skills at developing and utilizing people were their most highly valued qualities.

I owe my survival in a very hectic environment to those two and much of my ability to guide and counsel individuals as well as communicate effectively springs from their legacy of guidance.

 Mentoring can be a dynamic, two way street.

The most successful organizations pair experienced personnel as models on a staff basis with junior ones. Each has individual assignments and reports to the boss but the senior party is the example in the process/experience-driven aspects of the job and is available to answer questions. The younger individual infuses the older one with energy and new ideas much like osmosis.

The result is a hybrid of old and new that has been put together by a team. The approach works extremely well, imposes on no one, results in the young and old learning by observation, satisfaction and recognition for collective efforts and reduction in the boss’s work load. A “Win-Win” all around. 

Small business volunteering has kept me active in retirement, in touch with my profession and engaged in a continuous learning mode. It has been my “Window On The World” in pursuing those objectives.

I believe we are growing entrepreneurs more than growing monumentally successful enterprises. They, in turn, will grow their unique forms of business using their efforts, not ours. We do not do it for them. They do it for themselves. Hopefully our suggestions help. I have been pleased again and again when a small business owner took my basic suggestions, put their own unique twists on them and developed a thriving business. That is the ultimate reward.

I help with background and knowledge for the entrepreneur to consider as he or she makes decisions. I experience satisfaction every day from the work and I value being useful to highly motivated entrepreneurs who wish to succeed.

I view volunteer counseling much like a garden—a place to plant seeds, a place to grow fruitful enterprises and a place to harvest personal satisfaction and the gratitude of others.

Contract Line Item Structure - The Heart of Your Federal Government Business Deal

Contract Line Items (CLINs) specify products or services being procured and the negotiated prices for them. 

Carefully review (CLIN) relationships to other critical elements of your contract for consistency before proposing, accepting and signing your deal.

Housed in Section B of your contract, contract line items are critical for reporting and billing purposes in your accounting system. Invoices to the government for supplies or services delivered must reference the associated CLIN. 

For service contracts that are cost-based such as Time and Materials (T&M) or Cost Plus and for progress billings under fixed price contracts, your job cost accounting system must be able to track labor, material and other direct costs at the CLIN level or below to provide auditable details for payment approval.

Government requisition and appropriation data against the CLIN are carried throughout the government finance and accounting system that makes payment on your invoices. CLIN’s form the backbone upon which all the other contract sections are built. If the CLIN structure is defective, it is likely many other areas of the contract will also be deficient.

During the “Sources-Sought”, “Pre-solicitation” or “Draft RFP” stages of a procurement the government often invites industry to comment on the evolving solicitation. The CLIN structure should be evaluated in relation to such items as the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), the Statement of Work (SOW) and the contract schedule from the perspective of visualizing the work underway, tracking and reporting the status and finances of deliverables, inspection and acceptance and accurately billing the deliveries on invoices.

If the agency is establishing a poorly integrated CLIN structure you should comment appropriately to the contracting officer, suggesting corrections and additions to establish a framework against which your enterprise can estimate effectively, operate efficiently, report accurately and bill without experiencing delays. Most agency contracting shops appreciate such contributions.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

As you read the narrative in this section, carefully establish that it adequately covers all the CLIN's in Section B. During the proposal process it is wise to matrix each paragraph of the SOW to its associated CLIN so you are sure your CLIN level prices have adequately covered the scope described in the SOW and that the SOW addresses each of the CLIN's identified in Section B. If there appear to be omissions point them out. Note where the SOW conflicts with or does not adequately describe the applicable CLIN's in Section B. Also note where there may be missing CLIN's. Then offer either a revision to the CLIN structure, a revision to the SOW, or both.

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

Insure that the instructions in this section cover each of the CLIN's in Section B and that your company can comply with any specifications referenced.

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Review the criteria for accepting the products and services to be delivered by CLIN as well as the location where deliveries will take place. Insure your company can comply with the criteria for acceptance. A payment will not be made without government acceptance of your delivery.

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

This section will replicate Section B and specify the due dates for deliveries by CLIN. Insure you can comply with the dates indicated.

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

The accounting and appropriation data in this section must be replicated where necessary in your bill to the government by CLIN. Please see the article at this blog entitled, "Government Contract Billing":

http://smalltofeds.blogspot.com/2008/06/small-business-federal-government.html

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

Check for any special requirements, such as Earned Value Management Systems, the requirement for a Work Breakdown Structure against which to report cost and schedule data and other clauses such as Design to Cost/Life Cycle Cost, Reliability, Safety and Failure Analysis reporting requirements and similar specifications. If you find such requirements, carefully review the reporting structure therein for consistency with the CLIN structure of the contract and point out any disparities to the Contracting Officer.

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

Carefully review this section in the same manner as Section H.

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) will be in this section. Insure there is a separate CLIN for data items. Most contracts price data at zero cost and include the cost to prepare the data in other CLIN pricing. Determine which of the CLIN's will be affected by the data items required in this section and insure the pricing for those CLIN's includes that cost. Perform an identical review of any other documents contained in this section.

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS

Insure that all information provided in this section is consistent with the data specified in each of the sections above.

SUMMARY

By conducting a thorough review of the CLIN structure against all other sections of your prospective contract you will establish a consistent framework and an integrated approach to tracking and reporting the status and finances of deliverables, inspection and acceptance of same and billings that will be promptly paid.  

The following is an example of a typical federal government contract CLIN structure:

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES

0001 SBIR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Firm Fixed Price

The contractor shall perform research and development efforts in

accordance with Section C and the Contractor's SBIR Phase I

proposal dated September 2002 in response to SBIR Topic N02-140

ITEM SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NO

0001AA Monthly Status Report 1 LOT $11,000.00

The contractor shall perform research and development efforts and

provide the First Monthly Status Report in accordance with CDRL AO01.

ITEM SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NO

0001AB Monthly Status Report 1 LOT $11,000.00

The contractor shall perform research and development efforts and

provide the Second Monthly Status Report in accordance with CDRL A00I

ITEM SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NO

0001AC Monthly Status Report 1 LOT $11,000.00

The contractor shall perform research and development efforts and

provide the Third Monthly Status Report in accordance with CDRL A001.

ITEM SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NO

0001AD Monthly Status Report 1 LOT $11,000.00

Phase 11 Program plan

The contractor shall perform research and development efforts and

provide the Fourth Monthly Status Report in accordance with CDRL A001

and the Phase 11 Program Plan in accordance with CDRL. A002.

ITEM SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NO

0001AE Monthly Status Report/ 1 LOT $11,000.00

Preliminary Report

The contractor shall perform research and development efforts and

provide the Fifth Monthly Status Report in accordance with CDRL A001

and the Phase I Preliminary Report in accordance with CDRL A003.

ITEM SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NO

0001AF Contract Summary 1 LOT $13,587.00

Report

The contractor shall perform research and development efforts and

provide the Phase I Final Report in accordance with CDRL A004.

CLIN 0001 TOTAL $68,587.00

ITEM SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NO

0002 DATA 1 LOT *NSP *NSP

DELIVERABLES

Firm Fixed Price

The contractor shall provide the data deliverables in support of

CLIN 0001 in accordance with attached CDRLs.

* - Not Separately Priced

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES

0003 OPTION CLIN

SBIR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Firm Fixed Price

The contractor shall perform research and development efforts in

accordance with Section C and the Contractor's SBIR Phase I proposal

dated September 2002 in response to SBIR Topic N02-140.

ITEM SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NO

0003AA Monthly Status Report 1 LOT $9,000.00

The contractor shall perform research and development efforts and

provide the First Monthly Status Report in accordance with CDRL A001.

ITEM SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NO

0003AB Monthly Status Report 1 LOT $9,000.00

The contractor shall perform research and development efforts and

provide the Second Monthly Status Report in accordance with CDRL AOO1.

ITEM SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NO

0003AC Contract Summary 1 LOT $11,490.00

The contractor shall perform research and development efforts and

provide the Phase 1 Final Report in accordance with CDRL A004.

CLIN 0003 TOTAL $29,490.00

-

ITEM SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NO

0004 OPTION CLIN 1 LOT *NSP *NSP

DATA

DELIVERABLES

Firm Fixed Price

The contractor shall provide the data deliverables in support of

CLIN 0003 in accordance with attached CDRLs.

* - Not Separately Priced

CLINS 0001 - 0004 TOTAL $98,077.00