Going after gov contract money
 

ANyone here target specific gov contracts and get paid regularly from the gov?

I am starting a new business and going after government contracts and wondering if anyone here doing anything similar.

Not going to disclose the nature of the business, anyone doing this>?

talk about easy money if you can close the deals....they will never be late with payment im sure

from what Ive been told also the business I am going into I can charge much much much more than the rates consumers are charged, so yes, easy money.

I have friends who work in gov and who will be recommending my business, (nothing illegal) they just do not offer the service I can and send gov contracts away constantly...as there is no one else in this state who offers the service :) My family member who is working for the state literally turned away 4 contracts 2 weeks ago. I couldnt believe it, so I am starting the business immediately and going after the contracts.

my mom is an auditor for the dept of defense. all she does is audit gov't contractors. she's in iraq right now making shit tons of loot. if you are serious, email me and I can put you in contact with her. my brother and I were thinking about doing the same thing.

Nice. Oh I am serious, I have been working on this for a few days, getting the site designed and uploaded right now. I have been searching for a new mainstream business idea and finally found it, and there is nothing going to stop me from nailing this!

The contracts are there, and they are being turned away. next time the office gets an inquiry regarding this type of business they will be sent to me, and as said, I am the only one in the state offering this service so the contracts will all be mine.

I didnt come up with the idea though, I was probing the mind of my family member over holiday for business ideas and he brought up a certain service he wishes was offered, since he turns away so much business of this type. I said, that I could have that service up and ready in a week LOL Its actually not far from what we do already.

I am very excited, this is new fronteir for me.

Fletch, if you are a white male may I suggest you form an LLC that has a female (your wife) as majority owner.


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pink is a new black, Fletch?

My wife is my CFO, so thats not a problem!

Perks?

I used to work for a company that all they did was go after Govt. contracts, so if you are going to get into that game I suggest hiring someone that knows the ins and outs of writing up your bid or you'll likely never beat out these companies that its all they do and Good luck with it! :pimp

yes I have never been surrounded by so much pink in my life! She has a few blacks items though!

There wont be any bidding it seems. 4 contracts were bacically turned away and not fulfilled 2 weeks ago, and there would have been no one trying to beat my price. :)

The contracts are literally being turned away at the state level because the state doesnt know who to send this type of web-related business to :)

It will be word of mouth recommendations of my company for basically all the contracts of this nature. :)

Perks? Women and minority owned contractors are sometimes overly considered when accepting bids. Some states even require a percentage of contracts be awarded to them.


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My family used to have a large temp service among other things and did a lot of govt contract work. Govt is the slowest paying group there is.. Payment, will almost always be around 3 months after the work is done, by the time it gets through all the red tape.

On the flip side, bidding tends to be very easy thanks to the freedom of information act..

sent you a msg... .

if anything happens, i need some back scratching (and not a $400 hammer)

thank you, yes, people think being born white is a blessing, no it isnt. white males get the shit end more than anyone!

i like your way of thinking.

Government can be slow in paying up, but they do pay, and when they do it's usually several times more than you would have gotten for the same work from a small private company.

Plus, once you've established yourself in that sector, work from overpaying orgs in that sector will keep rolling in at a steady pace. Once you get the NGOs and lobby groups as well, it's all gravy.

too bad she's not a black lesbian, then you would win every contract.

Hah! Not sure what I would even ask your mom honestly, just getting this rolling. Thanks everyone for the advice so far, keep it coming. This plan mostly revolves around contracts at the state level, so not even sure about contracts outside of this state.

I am having someone from the state review the service, web site, etc... and will look it over before the business goes live so I am both eager and nervous as this is the beginning of something bigger than ive done before! It pays to have family work for the state.

Amen, Fletch. I would get this done immediately. In many instances, the Government will 'sole source' a contract without a competitive award if the minority owner can just show that they can perform the requirements of the scope (in this instance, your wife being a female company owner). I saw this happen all to often in Iraq, especially with large prime contracts that were awarded to Native American-owned firms.

Also, you should familiarize yourself with FAR and DFAR. They will be the 'terms and conditions' governing your relationship with the Government (if you are working on Federal contracts).

Hey, good luck with it! Keep your business straight and you may be moving towards a new, extremely profitable life! :)

thank you for your post and this sentence. :)

With the coming of my daughter 1 month ago, this is all I am thinking about. :thumbsup

No problem, Fletch. That business is where I made my money. I wish that the same happens for you, especially with the new addition to your family. :)

You won't get a single contract.

Why would the Government hire you when they can hire multi million dollar companies to do work for them?

and 2 - You don't have contacts with the right people in congress.. senators etc.
All contracts go to their buddies. That's how it all works.

You're a fucking idiot, don't comment on things that you know absolutely nothing about. Oh, wait, this is GFY. My bad. :1orglaugh

Incorrect ... :2 cents:


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If you're going after Gov't contracts you need to register here

http://www.bpn.gov/

When that fails there is always BP money you can get :thumbsup oh wait that did happen lol.

I'm excited too!!!

A friend of mine about two years ago started doing all the networking and tech support for a medium size city (city has about 60K residents). Getting the contract wasn't easy, but once he got in, did a good job and made them happy they suggested him to another city and he starting on that one within the next few weeks. It is easy money and good money, but you really have to know the right people.

Our gov did not pay people, but people pay our gov and feed them. :D

or you can just stick to doing $5 banners

because of people like you, America sucks now

way to go, leeching the taxpayer's hard earned money.

i think that business dried up a couple years ago.

Yay! thread bumper in action! We used to rent out trolls, so it's always nice to get some action for free.

edit, oh damn, it wasn't even will. Yay for haters. :1orglaugh

nope wasn't me. Nothing gets past you :helpme:1orglaugh