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