Library Books
What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Government - Wesley B. Truitt
Win Government Contracts for your Small Business - John DiGiacomo
Winning Government Contracts - Deborah Alston & Malcolm Parvey
Government Contracts in a Nutshell - W. Noel Keyes
Successful Proposal Strategies for Small Businesses - Robert S. Frey
Contracting with Other Agencies
- City of Concord - Vendor Information
- City of Richmond - Selling to the City Information and forms are available.
- City of San Francisco Office of Contract Administration
- Contra Costa Water District Their online business center for construction bids, professional engineering services opportunities, procurement
- East Bay Municipal Utility District The Business Opportunities page at EBMUD provides information on Construction, Purchasing, Vendor Registration, Contract Equity, Requests for Qualifications and Proposals, and Land use.
- Pacific Gas & Electric Purchasing program.
Contracting with the County
- Contra Costa County Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program Gives the qualifications of what defines a small business.
- Contra Costa General Services Department - Purchasing Division Listing of all the current bid opportunities for Contra Costa County.
- Contra Costa County Business Opportunities Registration and Certification Form
E Procurement
The Department of General Services, Procurement Division's new eProcurement (eP) system is open for business!
The following services are now accessible in the new eP:
- California State Contracts Register (CSCR)
- Leveraged Procurement Agreements (LPAs)
- Small Business (SB) and DVBE search tool
- SB/DVBE online certification application
- State Contract and Procurement Registration System (SCPRS)
Contracting with the State
- How To Do Business With State Government From the Calif. Dept. of General Services, a flyer/website with 4 steps to take to contract with State Government
- Selling to the State How your firm can become a potential supplier to the State of California and how the State buys products and services.
- California Department of General Services This Department is responsible for the competitive bidding process, the pre-qualification of bidders, and the maintenance of a State bid list.
- California Department of Transportation Doing Business with the CALTrans Office of Procurement and Contracts.
- Univeristy of California -Business Services -Procurement The department responsible for the acquisition of goods and services for the campus community
- California State University Links to all campus procurement departments
Contracting with the Federal Government
- What is a Small Business? U.S. Small Business Administration site that links to information regarding size regulations and size determinations on whether a business qualifies as an eligible small business for SBA programs.
- Business.gov: Government Contracting Provides a contracting overview, where to start, procurement opportunities, non-military contracting, and the procurement library.
- FedBizOpps
Commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community through this portal. - Central Contractor Registration - Small Business Creating a profile in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) and keeping it current ensures that your firm has access to federal contracting opportunities, especially those for small businesses.
- Subcontracting Opporunities Directory A list of prime contractors and their small business liaison officer that have received a federal contract over $500,000 or over $1 million in construction.
- IRS Small Business Procurement Office Assists small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small, veteran-owned small, and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, to develop, grow, and ensure their long-term success.
- US Dept. of Energy E-Center The e-center is the Department of Energy's web site for information on doing business with the Department of Energy
- US Dept. of Homeland Security Open For Business centralizes information to let every business in America know how to work with the Department of Homeland Security.
- US Dept. of Labor - Contracting Links to the prevailing wage requirements of various laws applicable to government contracts enforced by the Employment Standards Adminstration's Wage & Hour Division.
- US Dept. of the Treasury: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Projections of all anticipated contract actions above $100,000 that small businesses may be able to perform under direct contracts with Treasury, or perform part of through subcontract arrangements with Treasury's large business prime contractors.
- US General Services Administration: Contract Management Center Supports the GSA's Federal Supply Service business lines to ensure that customers get the best value by leveraging relationships between GSA, its contractors, and its customers.
- US Government Printing OfficeI Each year, the Federal Government spends more than one billion dollars on printing and publishing services. The GPO alone procures a variety of products and services to many businesses and contractors from the private sector.
- US Postal Service Doing Business
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program OFCCP is responsible for ensuring that employers doing business with the Federal government comply with the laws and regulations requiring nondiscrimination and affirmative action in employment.
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Federal Acquisiton Regulations FAR is codified in 48 CFR Chapter 1
- WomenBiz.gov The National Women's Business Council (NWBC), sponsor of womenbiz.gov, is a bi-partisan federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. SBA
Search for Bids
- eProcurement Effective March 16, 2009, eProcurement is the new portal for the California State Contracts Register (CSCR), the State Contracting and Procurement Registration System (SCPRS),
- BidSync BidSync is the State of California's contractor for its eProcurement system. It also hosts the bid sites for many other procurement organizations. Those bidding opportunities may require a fee. You may search Contra Costa County bids on this site.
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