SBA TOP 25 WEBSITES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS YOUR CUSTOMER

1. The must stop for federal marketing: Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC): 
http://www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm

2. Small Business Development Centers marketing and business planning: http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/

3. Doing Business with the Department of Defense: http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/doing_business/DoD_Contracting_Guide.htm
and the Navy: http://www.donhq.navy.mil/osbp/marketing/index.html
 
MARKETING AND MORE MARKETING

4. Market research and registration: Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database: http://www.ccr.gov. (For assistance, see step 1 above.)

5. Is your business “small?” www.naics.com

6. Market research to locate opportunities: http://www.fbo.gov

7. Market research using forecasts: http://acquisition.gov/comp/procurement_forecasts/index.html

8. Check out The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts at http://www.fss.gsa.gov/. (For assistance, see step 1 above.)

9. Checking forecasts of purchases by agency: http://acquisition.gov/comp/procurement_forecasts/index.htm

10. SBA on subcontracting contracting: 
http://www.sba.gov/contractingopportunities/index.html
subcontracting opportunities: http://web.sba.gov/subnet/
and SBA subcontracting directory:     http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/gc/contacts/gc_subcontracts_opportunities.html

11. About economic recovery: http://www.recovery.gov

12. Federal Acquisition Jumpstation: http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/legal25/fedproc.htm

13. USDA Forecast: http://www.pforecast.net/

14. Contracts dollars awarded: http://www.usaspending.gov/

15. Sell to US Air Force: http://www.selltoairforce.org

16. Offutt AFB 55th Contracting Squadron: www.offutt.af.mil/units/55cons/index.asp "Small Business Pocket Guide"

17. Sell to Army: http://www.sellingtoarmy.com/user/showpage.aspx?SectionID=9

SBA

18. SBA 8(a) and HUBZone certifications: http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/8abd/index.html &
http://www.sba.gov/hubzone

19. SBA financing and surety bonding: http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/index.html

20. SBA on prime contracting: http://www.sba.gov/contractingopportunities/index.html

21. SBA on women in contracting: http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/gc/index.html

VETERANS

22. VA outreach:  http://www.vetbiz.gov/

23. SBA on veterans: http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/ovbd/index.html

REGS

24. “Federal Acquisition Regulation” governs Federal purchasing: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html

25. SBA's 13CFR regulations: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html