The Complete Government Contracting Bootcamp

Learn from Scratch How to Grow Your Business with the Largest Customer in the World

What you'll learn

Register your business in SAM to receive government contracts

Submit a Proposal for a contract, including required Forms, Pricing your bid, and avoiding the errors most bidders make

Create your Capability Statement, craft your Elevator Pitch, and build your DSBS Profile to effectively market your business

Get Certified to give you a competitive advantage

Use government databases to get critical intelligence to increase your win rate

How to Subcontract the right way, including both when you’re the Prime, and when you’re the Subcontractor

Find the best NAICS Codes and PSC Codes for your business

Simplified Acquisitions, Micro-Purchases, Sources Sought Notices, GSA, Who’s Who in government contracting, RFP, RFQ, RFI

Become proficient in one of the best ways to grow a business.

Requirements

Nothing except a positive attitude!

Description

Welcome to the Complete Government Contracting Bootcamp.Covering all the fundamental concepts and required steps to sell your services or products to the government, this is the most comprehensive, up-to-date course available online on how to do business with the US federal government.I built this course over years to teach you government contracting from scratch so you can grow your business using government contracts or you can become a skilled business development professional selling your skills to other businesses. My complete government contracting bootcamp teaches you how to register your business, find contracts to bid on, and then prepare and submit proposals to the government that win contracts. You'll also learn how to get government certifications to boost your competitive advantage, how to subcontract the right way, and the marketing tools you need to open doors for your business.Whether you are a current small business owner, recent graduate, business development professional, or startup entrepreneur exploring new opportunities, this course is designed to make government contracting and its convoluted rules and regulations easy to understand for everyone.Even if you have zero government experience. I’ll take you step-by-step through video tutorials and teach you everything you need to know to succeed in winning government contracts. By the end of this course, you will be ready to submit a business proposal to the government and become a full-fledged government contractor.From Beginner to Government Contractor with Just One CourseDon’t just take my word for it, see what others had to say about my training:“you truly changed my life, your Tutorial walk-thrus are the BEST and beyond excellent very much appreciated”“You are the best presenter I have seen by FAR that uncomplicates government contracting. I wish I knew of these videos when I started as a PTAC counselor. I plan on sharing all the ones I have seen with my clients!!!”“I start my new position next week and I feel so much more comfortable walking into it because of the amount of detail put into this video. Thank you so much!”“Wow! I’ve learned more from your videos than I acquired in my entire academic life”“Your teaching and suggestions have literally been a game-changer and a lifesaver for my small fledgling govcon business, and I send everyone I know who is ready for a better way…Your Way.”“I am now confident to bid! Thank you so much!!!”“so simple and detailed at once.. just as we need it exactly.. thank you so much”“I just want you to know you’re out here changing lives with this video!”“I THINK YOU MADE ME A MILLIONAIRE!!!”THIS COMPLETE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING COURSE teaches you everything you need to know to win contracts with the federal government, including an easy to use 11 STEP program:Find Your Best Niche and Your CustomersWho to Know, How to Meet Them, & What to Say to Them: the Contracting Officer, the Contract Specialist, the Small Business Specialist, the End User, Government Purchase Card Holders, and Prime ContractorsRegister Your Business and Qualify to Receive Government Contracts Set Aside for Small Businesses:  get your SAM UEI and CAGE Code, Entity Validation, NAICS Codes and Small Business Size StandardsFind Government Contracts to Bid OnPrepare and Submit a Proposal for a Government Contract.  Step-by-step guide to complete your proposal.  Plus, watch what happened when I used ChatGPT to write a proposal.Price Your Bid to Win and to ProfitApply for Certifications to Give You a Competitive Advantage:  8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZoneUse Sources Sought Notices to Gain New CustomersUse Free Government Databases to Increase Your Win Rate: How to use FPDS, GSAAdvantage, GSA eLibrary Market Your Business to the Government:  How to Use DSBS, Create Your SBA Profile so that Buyers Find You, Craft Your Elevator Pitch, Find and Meet Customers and Teaming PartnersSubcontracting & Teaming:  How to Subcontract the Work, Limitations on Subcontracting, How to Write a SubcontractNo prior experience is required to take this course.This course is a roadmap for your government business success.  All the tools you need to become a government contractor from scratch are included in this course and the entire course is based on real life practical knowledge and experience.Please click the buy this course button so you can take your business to the next level.Thanks,Kathy Yuracko

Overview

Section 1: Find Your Best Niche and Your Customers

Lecture 1 Welcome to the Course

Lecture 2 Find Your Best Niche for Winning Government $

Lecture 3 Activity: Find Your Target Customers

Section 2: Who's Who: Who to Know, How to Meet Them & What to Say to Them

Lecture 4 Why is this Important?

Lecture 5 The Small Business Specialist

Lecture 6 What to Say

Lecture 7 The Contracting Officer & the Contract Specialist

Lecture 8 The End User

Lecture 9 Government Purchase Card Holders

Lecture 10 Other Contractors

Lecture 11 Activity: Identify the People to Contact

Section 3: Register Your Business and Qualify for Small Business Contracts

Lecture 12 SAM.gov Registration Overview

Lecture 13 The SAM UEI and CAGE Code

Lecture 14 Set up Your SAM User Account

Lecture 15 Register Your Business: Step-by-Step Tutorial (Entity Validation)

Lecture 16 NAICS Codes and Small Business Size Standards

Lecture 17 Other Info Required: Receipts, Employees, TIN, Banking Info, MPIN, POCs

Lecture 18 Active Registration

Lecture 19 Activity: Set Up Your SAM User Account

Lecture 20 Activity: Pick Your NAICS Codes

Section 4: Find Government Contracts to Bid On

Lecture 21 Contract Opportunities

Lecture 22 Use SAM.gov to Find Contracts Open for Bid

Lecture 23 Activity: Set up a Saved Search in SAM

Lecture 24 Activity: Find a Contract Opportunity That Interests You

Section 5: Prepare and Submit a Proposal for a Government Contract

Lecture 25 How to Read a Federal Government Solicitation for a Contract (RFP, RFQ)

Lecture 26 The Cover Page Explained (SF-1449 and others)

Lecture 27 Submitting Pricing

Lecture 28 Asking Questions

Lecture 29 Bidding Mechanics: Amendments, Reps and Certs, and Submitting Your Bid

Lecture 30 Bidding Essentials

Lecture 31 Activity: Proposal Preparation

Section 6: Price Your Bid to Win & Price Your Bid to Profit

Lecture 32 Pricing 101

Lecture 33 Pricing Strategy: How to Bid on LPTA Contracts

Lecture 34 How to Bid on Best Value Contracts

Section 7: Apply for Certifications to Give You a Competitive Advantage: 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB

Lecture 35 Intro to Federal Government Certifications for Small Businesses

Lecture 36 Total Small Business Set-Aside

Lecture 37 Apply for 8(a) Certification

Lecture 38 Women-Owned Small Business: WOSB & EDWOSB Certifications

Lecture 39 Veteran-Owned Small Business: VOSB & SDVOSB Certifications

Lecture 40 HUBZone Certification

Lecture 41 Which Certification is Best: SDVOSB? WOSB? 8(a)? HUBZone?

Lecture 42 Activity: Which Certification is Best for What You Sell

Section 8: Use Sources Sought Notices to Gain New Customers

Lecture 43 What is a Sources Sought Notice and Why You Should Respond

Lecture 44 How to Find Sources Sought Notices

Lecture 45 Walkthrough: Read a Sources Sought Notice

Lecture 46 How To Respond to a Sources Sought Notice

Lecture 47 Common Mistakes and What to Avoid in Responses to Sources Sought

Lecture 48 Respond to a Sources Sought

Section 9: Market Research: Use Free Government Databases to Increase Your Win Rate

Lecture 49 FPDS Tutorial: Get Detailed Contract Award Data

Lecture 50 GSA Advantage and GSA eLibrary: Find What the Government Pays

Lecture 51 Activity: Find Your Competitors' Prices

Section 10: Market Your Business to the Government

Lecture 52 How to Access DSBS and Build Your SBA Profile so that Buyers Find You

Lecture 53 Activity: Use DSBS as a Research Tool

Lecture 54 Craft Your Elevator Pitch

Lecture 55 Find Networking Events to Meet Customers and Teaming Partners

Lecture 56 Activity: Find an Event to Meet With a Government Agency or Prime Contractor

Section 11: Subcontracting & Teaming

Lecture 57 Prime Contractor vs Subcontractor

Lecture 58 Find Teaming Partners

Lecture 59 How to be a Consultant

Lecture 60 Get a Subcontract From a Large Prime

Lecture 61 Find Large Prime Contractors Looking for Subcontractors

Lecture 62 How to Subcontract the Work

Lecture 63 How to Respond to the Past Performance Requirements

Lecture 64 Limitations on Subcontracting

Lecture 65 How to Write a Subcontract

Lecture 66 Activity: Subcontracting

Section 12: FAQs and Strategies for Success

Lecture 67 Watch What Happened When I Used ChatGPT to Write a Proposal

Lecture 68 The Federal Acquisition Regulation: FAR & DFARS Explained

Lecture 69 RFP vs RFQ vs RFI

Lecture 70 Contract Types: Fixed Price, Time & Materials, and Cost Plus

Lecture 71 Best Way to Find Your PSC Codes (Product Service Codes)

Lecture 72 Best Way to Pick Your NAICS Codes

Lecture 73 Check if You are Eligible to Bid on a Small Business Set-Aside Contract

Lecture 74 Top Bidding Mistakes

Lecture 75 Simplified Acquisitions and Micro-Purchases

Anyone that has already started a company and wants to take their business to the next level.,Anyone working at a company that wants to grow the business with government contracts.,Anyone who wants to build a career as a business development professional in the government market.