You must be registered in the SAM to be awarded a contract from the DoD. See Step 2, paragraph 2.
Visit SBA’s
website and click Pro-Net, an electronic gateway of
procurement information—for and about small businesses. It is a
search engine for contracting officers, a marketing tool for
small firms and a “link” to procurement opportunities and
important information. It is designed to be a “virtual”
one-stop-procurement-shop. It is free to federal and state
government agencies as well as prime and other contractors
seeking small business contractors, subcontractors and/or
partnership opportunities. Pro-Net is open to all small firms
seeking federal, state and private contracts.
While at the SBA’s website, be sure to check out the
other valuable resources available there such as: Small Business
Development Centers, Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE),
Minority Enterprise Development/8(a) Business Development
Program, and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Certification
procedures. Find out if your firm is located in a Historically
Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) to participate
in the HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program. If your business
is owned and controlled by women, be sure to check out the Office of Women’s
Business Ownership.
