Government Contract Notice

Martin, TN The University of Tennessee at Martin University is accepting bids for a surveillance system for the office of Extended Campus and Online Studies. The bid included equipment to be installed at the four locations listed. It is the University's intent to award to a single vendor. Due to varying factors such as on lighting, desired range and quality of view it is acceptable to submit two diverse proposals for cameras. Responses due April 24, 2012

Farmington, NM The City of Farmington is requesting proposals for a multi-term contract for tree trimming/line clearing services. The contractor will provide supervision, labor, equipment, traffic control, debris removal, and incidentals necessary to perform the services for the Farmington Electric Utility System in accordance with the scope of services in the RFP. Responses due April 24, 2012

North Kingstown, RI The town of North Kingstown is issuing an RFP for collection of curbside recyclables, container services for collection and disposal of solid waste and recyclables from municipal facilities, miscellaneous container services and transportation of transfer station commodities to begin July 1, 2012. A pre-bid conference will be help at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room at the Town Hall on March 27, 2012. Responses due April 20, 2012

Dillon, MT The Beaverhead Watershed Committee/Beaverhead Conservation District is seeking a contractor to develop a final design, construction specifications, assist with permitting, and provide construction oversight of a fisheries restoration project. The Poindexter Slough Fishery Restoration project is a local restoration effort aimed at improving water quantity, habitat quality, sediment transport, and the fishery throughout the 4.73 mile length if Poindexter Slough. Responses due April 11, 2012

Doing Business with Government

There is never a better time to do business with the government. With federal procurement spending sharply rising, why wouldn't you do business with the government?

Finding a Contract

There are about 80,000 public purchasing authorities in the United States. Many of these authorities post solicitation and bidding opportunities that are spread over thousands of Web sites. As a result, thousands of new government contracting opportunities become available in all industry categories each day, but finding the ones that match your business can be a challenge. Especially due to the time sensitive nature of these opportunities, it is difficult for a business to identify relevant contract opportunities in a timely fashion.

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How Government Buys

The government purchases the products or services it needs by two methods: sealed bidding and negotiation.

The first method, sealed bidding, is formal advertising which involves the issuance of an Invitation for Bid (IFB) by a procuring agency. Following receipt and evaluation of the bids, a contract is usually awarded to the lowest priced bidder, determined to be responsive and responsible by the contracting officer.

The second method of competitive proposals is buying by negotiation which involves the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quotations (RFQ), and the negotiation of each element in the proposal. An award is made to the proposer who has the best proposal in terms of both technical content and price.

Securing a Contract

Bids and proposals always should be prepared with utmost care. Contracts awarded on erroneous offers may result in serious financial loss or other difficulty for the bidder.

Before preparing an offer, close study should be made of the specifications to be sure that all requirements can be met. Particular attention should be given to the instructions to bidders and to conditions of purchase, delivery and payment.

Knowing the Basics

Do you know the terminologies used in government contracting?

Award, Bid, Bidders' Conference, Closing Date, Competitive Bidding, Contract, Contract Amendment...

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	The federal government signs over 11 million contracts a year.

	About 95% of federal contracts are awarded to small- and medium-sized business vendors.

	On the average, there are 2,000 to 5,000 new government contracting opportunities available each day in all industry categories.

	A Small Business Set-Aside Program (SBSA) was developed to help assure that small businesses are awarded a fair proportion of government contracts by reserving certain government purchases exclusively for participation by small business concerns.

	Any contract that has an anticipated dollar value between $2,500 and $100,000 in value is reserved for small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, and small veteran-owned businesses.

	The U.S. Government is the largest company in the world. Approximately $1 billion in new opportunities in the services sector of Government contracting were available to bid on by private business each day.

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