Resources

Important U.S. Federal Government Databases

CCR:  www.ccr.gov

All registration for federal contract work is through CCR

The Best Help

Procurement Technical Assistant Centers

PTAC: http://www.aptac-us.org/new/

This is a resource everyone should check out.  Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) form a nationwide network of procurement professionals dedicated to providing you – at little or no cost:

* An understanding of the requirements of government contracting, and
* the know-how to obtain and perform federal, state, and local government contracts

SBA Resources

SBA: www.sba.gov

SBDC: www.sba.gov/sbdc

SCORE: www.score.org

SBA’s Women Business Offices: www.sba.gov/womenbusiness

Subcontracting and Teaming Opportunities

Web.sub.gov/subnet

DOD Primes: www.acq.ods.mil/sadbu/publications/subdir/index.html

This directory lists over 3,700 large businesses with DoD contracts. It includes contact information.

GSA Stuff

GSA: www.gsa.gov/

GSA elibrary:  www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov

Funding Oppportunities

When you need capital to perform on Government or commercial contracts, here’s a great resource you can count on:

Harold Batista, Answers 4 Funding

Call 954-343-8775 or click on logo.The Factor Group

EJ Ortiz

(786) 286-6602

2655 Le Jeune Rd., Suite 401

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Advocacy

The biggest business federation in the world is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  To join, email Doug Hale at dhale@uschamber.com or see www.uschamber.com

Regulations

ORCA: orca.bpn.gov

Registering with ORCA will allow a firm to provide information on an annual basis instead of for each offer submitted.