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Saturday, January 1, 2011

2010 YEAR END SUPPLEMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTACTING GUIDEBOOK

As we begin 2011 please note the supplements to the Book, "Small Business Federal Government Contracting" added during 2010.



Use the "Table of Recent Articles" in the left margin of this site to locate the ones you wish to read or the 2010 "Blog Archives" to update your copy of the book.  You can also utilize the search box in the left margin of this site with the title of the supplement you wish to read.  We will incorporate the 2010 supplementary articles in a the 4th Edition of the book. The supplements are annotated in red below:


TABLE OF CONTENTS 
                      SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING

1.FORWARD  
WHAT IS A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT “CONTRACTOR”?
2. SHOULD YOU CONSIDER SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING?  

CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
3. SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE DESIGNATIONS  
4. SERVICE-DISABLED, VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS EMPHASIS  
5. REGISTERING FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING  

KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER
6. PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY AND THE LAW  
ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (OCI)
7. CUSTOMER RELATIONS
8. PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL AND PROPRIETARY DATA  

ACQUISITION AND CONTRACT TYPES
9. ACQUISITION CATEGORIES  
10. CONTRACT TYPES

MARKETING
11. INTRODUCING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING INTO YOUR COMMERCIAL BUSINESS  
SMALL BUSINESS GOVERNMENT GRANTS VERSUS DIRECT GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
12. FEDBIZOPPS - THE FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WEB SITE  
13. MARKETING IN THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT
14. SEVEN MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO ACHIEVE A CONTRACT
15. MULTIPLE FRONT MARKETING
16. TEAMING IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
17. OBTAINING AND UTILIZING A GSA SCHEDULE  
18. IMPORT/EXPORT MANAGEMENT
INSIGHTS TO SUCCEED IN SERVICE CONTRACTING

PROPOSALS
19. PROPOSAL PREPARATION  
20. THE “PAST PERFORMANCE” CHALLENGE
21. CONTINGENT HIRE AGREEMENT
MANAGING SUBCONTRACTORS AND INDEPENDENTS AS A PRIME CONTRACTOR
TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT   

THE CONTRACT
22. CONTRACT FORMAT  
23. CONTRACT LINE ITEMS
24. STATEMENT OF WORK AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
25. CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL)
26. CONTRACT NEGOTIATION  
27. CONTRACT WORK AUTHORIZATION
28. CONTRACT BILLING
29. CONTRACT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT  
30. SECURITY CLEARANCES
CONTRACT CLOSEOUT

PRICING, BUSINESS SYSTEMS, FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
31. SMALL BUSINESS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT  
MANAGING RISK IN BUSINESS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
PRICING SERVICE CONTRACTS
32. UNALLOWABLE COSTS
33. LIMITATION OF FUNDS AND FUNDING EXPOSURE  
34. ESTABLISHING COMPLIANT SMALL BUSINESS SYSTEMS  
SMALL BUSINESS JOB COST ACCOUNTING BASICS FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS
35. DCAA AUDITS AND JOB COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
36. PROVISIONAL INDIRECT RATES
37. EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
38. CONTRACT BASELINE MANAGEMENT

You may download a copy of the book, less the supplements from the first  Box Net Cube to your immediate left at this site.

1 comment:

Marcelle Green said...

This is an awesome resource for small businesses looking to secure a contract with the federal government. It becomes extremely helpful to companies that are unaware of DCAA accounting and regulations. Contractors should become familiar with the “Know Your Customer”, “Marketing” and “Proposal” sections to get a better understanding of what the agency is expecting from bidding companies as well as creating a successful marketing strategy that will help put your company in the forefront of the contract bidding process. Seeking government contracts can be a stressful process for any company, and for government contractors, DCAA compliance is a MUST and audits are a reality. The “Contract” and “Pricing, Business Systems, Finance & Accounting” sections play an important role in making sure all your finances and accounting systems are within DCAA regulations. Because some companies enter the government contract bidding process with a blind eye, this resource becomes an invaluable tool that can help bring you one step closer to securing your contract.

Marcelle Green
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