Determine Your Eligibility

Government agencies use two significant criteria to define small businesses: revenue and number of employees. To get started, it’s important for you to choose a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, a unique six-digit identification number that perfectly aligns with your products and services. 

To do that, you have to check the official NAICS manual, which includes industry descriptions and codes, on the National Technical Information Services site to see if your business meets the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) size standard. 

Get Your Credentials

After identifying your NAICS codes, it’s important to register for your unique entity identifier (UEI) that’s used across the federal government. UEI has replaced the data universal numbering system (DUNS) developed by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). Before applying for a military contract, it’s important to obtain your UEI number, which requires SAM.gov registration.

Track Procurement Notices

Contract opportunities that are over $25,000 are usually posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website by the federal government. It’s important to identify which opportunity suits your business’s products and services. Once you identify an opportunity, you can add yourself to the interested vendor list or include it in your watched opportunities. However, in reality, finding desired business opportunities can be challenging. That’s why small businesses prefer to hire military consulting agencies like C2Bids Consulting Services.

Hire Experienced Professionals

It’s important to have a team of experts in your business who are familiar with the ins and outs of federal guidelines. Effective contract management is the key to gaining more success in the defense market. When you apply for the first time, your team must be able to manage effective communication with the federal agencies. To overcome all these challenges, rely on the experts of C2Bids Consulting Services.