Federal Contractors Find Success With Usfcr's Simplified Acquisition Program

By Celeste Osborne


The Simplified Acquisition Program has become many vendors' secret weapon when it comes to scoring work from the federal government. While most contractors simply file their SAM registration and wait for Uncle Sam to call with a billion dollar contract, the smart successful businesses market their business to purchasing officers and aim for the smaller everyday purchases the government makes every day. What most businesses don't know is that many contracts under the threshold are never publicly advertised; instead federal agencies call a vendor or two directly for a quote and buy the product or service they need on the spot.

Federal Acquisition Regulations set the simplified acquisition threshold at $150,000, although this may vary depending upon the type of product or service being purchased or its application. Purchases meeting the criteria for SAP do not need to go through a formal bidding procedure. Purchases under $3000, commonly called "micro purchases," can even be completed as informally as you might call in for pizza. Don't make the mistake of assuming these are all going to be insignificant purchases; depending upon the industry, SAP may be applied to purchases totaling millions of dollars.

It is necessary for vendors to market their business aggressively to procurement officers in order to find out about SAP contracts. Agencies complete these purchases by directly contacting vendors to receive a quote - if they don't know your business exists, they won't know to contact you! For these reasons, businesses who want to participate in SAP must develop an effective and comprehensive marketing plan.

US Federal Contractor Registration's Simplified Acquisition Program has everything small businesses need to break into the federal marketplace, including System for Award Management registration, a seven page website in the standard Federal Government format, branded domain name and hosting, search engine optimization, customized official government profile, monthly email bid notification and contract support. The Simplified Acquisition Program has generated millions of dollars of revenue for small businesses including Mac Made Easy, Creative Tent International, Excel Concrete, Suburban Surgical Co., Inc, and Nancys I.T. Guy.

To find out more about the Simplified Acquisition Program and US Federal Contractor Registration's other contracting programs, call the Contractor Helpline today. A live Acquisition Specialist can also advise you of other contracting programs that may help you find success in the federal marketplace.

US Federal Contractor Registration is a third party that assists business owners in getting registered to do business with the federal government. US Federal Contractor Registration helps clients build a proper profile and market that profile to the federal government through tested tools and programs as well as their years of expertise working with federal agencies.




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