GovCon 101: Creating a Capabilities Statement

Date and time

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Location

Online

Host organization

University of Mary Washington Small Business Development Center

Type of event

Resource Partner event

Event description

The Federal Government buys over $600 billion per year on goods and services, 5% of that spend is allocated for Small Business. This is a huge opportunity for firms, who qualify, to grow their business and become part of the challenging world of Government Contracting through set-aside opportunities. In order to get noticed by small business offices, you must first create a winning capability statement. This is the most importing marketing piece you will create for your business. A properly formatted capability statement will help you get noticed and differentiate you from your competition.

Key Takeaways:

  • Proper formatting of the statement
  • Information to include and not include
  • Differentiators, Core competencies and past performance content
  • You will be provided an editable template to use for your own capability statement
  • How to use the statement
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