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Guides to Federal Contracting

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Plain guides for small businesses bidding on federal contracts, with the live numbers from the notices we read every day. See also the NAICS code lookup and our research reports.

How to get government contracts as a small business
Federal IT contracts: where they are and how to win them
DLA DIBBS: how to find and bid on DLA solicitations
CAGE code: what it is, how to get one, how to look one up
SAM.gov registration, step by step, and the UEI number
RFP vs RFQ vs RFI: what each federal notice means
Capability statement: what to put on it, with a free template
IDIQ contracts and federal contract types, explained
8(a) certification: who qualifies and how to apply
SDVOSB and VOSB certification for veteran-owned businesses
WOSB certification for women-owned small businesses
HUBZone certification: who qualifies and how to apply
Bid, performance and payment bonds for government contracts