1. 1 HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE GOVERNMENT Riverside Community College District Procurement Assistance Center (PAC)

2. 2 Government Contracting Assistance The PAC is funded through DoD and the Riverside Community College District. Part of a nationwide network of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC). Our mission is to help business firms market their goods and services to federal, state and local government agencies. The program purpose is to increase the number of qualified suppliers, reduce costs to government entities and develop job opportunities.

3. 3 PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE CENTER, RIVERSIDE 14745 Riverside Drive Riverside, CA 92518 (March Air Reserve Base) Phone: (909) 571-6442 Fax: (909) (909) 653-1051 http://www.rcchelpsbusiness.com Bob Truex, Director Deborah Slayton, Specialist Susan Terberg, Assistant

4. 4 PURCHASING CONSIDERATIONS Commercial items Past performance Best value Reverse Auction (submit Internet bids) Responsive & Responsible Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

5. 5 WHO BUYS Individual federal agencies Individual military facilities Consolidated purchasing - the three largest interagency programs are administered by the General Services Administration (GSA), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Individual military & civilian personnel Military exchanges & commissaries Prime contractors

6. 6 IMPORTANT REGISTRATIONS CCR PRO-NET Procurement Assistance Center Bid Matching system Individual buying activity web sites

7. 7 CCR Register at http://www.ccr.gov/http://www.ccr.gov/ Get NAICS & SIC at http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html A DUNS number, provided by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), is required for registration in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at 800-333-0505. D&B profile address must match CCR address input before initial registration will be accepted.

8. 8 PRO-Net Pro-Net is an Internet-based database of information of small businesses used by government agencies and prime contractors seeking small business suppliers. PRO-Net is a self-certifying database. CCR automatically registers in PRO-Net if “Small Business” is checked in CCR. PRO-Net site is http://pro-net.sba.gov/http://pro-net.sba.gov/

9. 9 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS HUBZone designation Small Business size Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) 8(a) Program Woman-owned Small Business (WOSB) Veteran-owned Small Business (VOSB) Service Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Mentor-Protégé (DoD, DoT & Treasury)

10. 10 WHERE TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES Trade shows, seminars & conferences Procurement Assistance Center Bid Matching system FedBizOps - https://www.fbo.gov/https://www.fbo.gov/ DoD EMALL - https://emall.prod.dodonline.net https://emall.prod.dodonline.net GSA, DLA &VA Procurement Gateway - http://progate.daps.dla.mil/home/ http://progate.daps.dla.mil/home/