Government Contracting: Overview of Government Contracts


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Target Audience
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Overview/Description
This course begins by defining the rules for doing business with the USG. It then defines the suppliers, how and where to search for opportunities with the USG. The course also provides a review of a sample RFP.

Target Audience
Small Business Owners/Small Business Buyers/Small Disadvantaged Business Owners/Small Disadvantaged Business Buyers/New Buyers at Prime Contractors to the USG. There are no prerequisites required for this course..

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Government Contracting: Overview of Government Contracts

  • Identify key concepts related to the FAR.
  • Define key terms in the FAR.
  • Identify key concepts related to the UCC.
  • Define commonly used terms when doing business with the USG.
  • Match types of small businesses with their size standards.
  • Match small business categories with their requirements.
  • Identify some of the services and products that the government buys.
  • Identify guidelines for offering services and products to the government.
  • Identify areas of opportunities for doing business with the USG.
  • Recognize critical sections in a sample RFP.
  • Identify characteristics of a checklist, flowchart, debrief, and protest.
  • Course Number:
    en_US_49921_ng