Government Contracting | System for Award Management | DSBS

SAM and DSBS Registration Done Right to Win Federal Business | Supports Capability Statement / Capabilities Statement

Created by: Neil McDonnell
Government Contracting Expert and Small Business Trainer

What Will I Learn?

• Eliminate mistakes preventing your small business from being visible to the federal government buyer.
• Ensure your SAM profile (System for Award Management) reflects accurate information related to contacting your business.
• Ensure federal government buyers and market researchers are able to find you through "keyword" searches in Dynamic Small Business Search or DSBS.
• Ensure federal government buyers and market researchers are impressed by your "Capability Narrative" that they want to learn more about your company.
• Demo your company's experience and past performance to the federal government buyer and market researchers, putting you on their short-list of potential buyers.
• Ensure your contact information makes it very easy for the federal government buyer or market researcher to reach you to learn more.

Requirements

• Be a Small Business owner preparing to sell goods to the US federal government.
• Participants need basic details of their business (owner contacts, websites etc).
• Participants should have an account with SAM or System for Award Management and GLS or General Login System.
• A DUNS or Dun and Bradstreet number and EIN should be on hand to complete this course.

Target audience

• Small Business owners who want to sell to the federal government should take this course.
• Anyone responsible for small business marketing should take this course.
• Small Business staff responsible for maintaining compliance with federal government databases and regulations would benefit from taking this course.
• Women-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, minority-owned or certified HUBZone small businesses interested in federal contracting.
• Beginner entreprenuers entering into the federal market place and looking to do first things first.
• Small businesses needing to register in the System for Award Management.
• Small businesses wanting to create clear, concise and compelling profiles in Dynamic Small Business Search - DSBS.