Government Contract Notice

New York, NY The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from law firms to render legal services to the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation and its staff regarding employee benefits issues in connection to HHC's voluntary elective Tax Deferred Arrangement and its financial services provider. The selected firm will provide guidance on state, federal and other regulatory requirements and advise HHC on fulfilling its fiduciary obligations. Responses due June 15, 2012

Monterey, CA The County of Monterey Department of Public Works is soliciting proposals from a qualified organization(s), hereinafter to provide professional services related to managing, operating, maintaining the water system serving the San Jerardo Housing Cooperative Community as outlines in Section 5.0 scope of work. Responses due June 7, 2012

Baton Rouge, LA Southern University is seeking bids for television cable services. The awarded contractor will be required to furnish all necessary labor, materials, tools and equipment to provide the required renovations for the project. Bidders are solely responsible for ensuring timely delivery of their bids. The Purchasing Department is not responsible for any delays caused by bidders' chosen mean of bid delivery. Responses due May 30, 2012

San Antonio, TX North East Independent School District is soliciting snack vending service to comply with the Texas Department of Agriculture nutritional guidelines by promoting a healthier learning environment in schools. All snack machines will be assigned to specified areas in all middle schools and high schools. Elementary schools will require snack-vending services in teh teachers' lounge areas only. Responses due May 24, 2012

Doing Business with Government

There is never a better time to do business with the government. With federal procurement spending sharply rising, why wouldn't you do business with the government?

Finding a Contract

There are about 80,000 public purchasing authorities in the United States. Many of these authorities post solicitation and bidding opportunities that are spread over thousands of Web sites. As a result, thousands of new government contracting opportunities become available in all industry categories each day, but finding the ones that match your business can be a challenge. Especially due to the time sensitive nature of these opportunities, it is difficult for a business to identify relevant contract opportunities in a timely fashion.

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How Government Buys

The government purchases the products or services it needs by two methods: sealed bidding and negotiation.

The first method, sealed bidding, is formal advertising which involves the issuance of an Invitation for Bid (IFB) by a procuring agency. Following receipt and evaluation of the bids, a contract is usually awarded to the lowest priced bidder, determined to be responsive and responsible by the contracting officer.

The second method of competitive proposals is buying by negotiation which involves the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quotations (RFQ), and the negotiation of each element in the proposal. An award is made to the proposer who has the best proposal in terms of both technical content and price.

Securing a Contract

Bids and proposals always should be prepared with utmost care. Contracts awarded on erroneous offers may result in serious financial loss or other difficulty for the bidder.

Before preparing an offer, close study should be made of the specifications to be sure that all requirements can be met. Particular attention should be given to the instructions to bidders and to conditions of purchase, delivery and payment.

Knowing the Basics

Do you know the terminologies used in government contracting?

Award, Bid, Bidders' Conference, Closing Date, Competitive Bidding, Contract, Contract Amendment...

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	The federal government signs over 11 million contracts a year.

	About 95% of federal contracts are awarded to small- and medium-sized business vendors.

	On the average, there are 2,000 to 5,000 new government contracting opportunities available each day in all industry categories.

	A Small Business Set-Aside Program (SBSA) was developed to help assure that small businesses are awarded a fair proportion of government contracts by reserving certain government purchases exclusively for participation by small business concerns.

	Any contract that has an anticipated dollar value between $2,500 and $100,000 in value is reserved for small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, and small veteran-owned businesses.

	The U.S. Government is the largest company in the world. Approximately $1 billion in new opportunities in the services sector of Government contracting were available to bid on by private business each day.

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