The Inside Guide to the Federal IT Market

Author: Perera David; Charles Steve  

Publisher: Berrett Koehler‎

Publication year: 2012

E-ISBN: 9781523097210

Subject: F2 Economic Planning and Management;F407.67 automation technology, computer industry;F416.67 automation technology, computer industry;F8 Finances

Keyword: 自动化技术、计算机工业,自动化技术、计算机工业,经济计划与管理,财政、金融

Language: ENG

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Description

Unlock the Door to the Federal IT Marketplace
Here's your key to selling IT goods and services to the government. David Perera and Steve Charles present the ins and outs of successfully competing for—and winning—a share of the tens of billions of dollars the federal government spends each year on IT. Getting a piece of that business is not easy—it takes accurate knowledge of systems and procedures, as well as sharp insight into the structure and details of government procurement.
The Inside Guide to the Federal IT Market penetrates the haze of jargon and apparent complexity to reveal the inner workings of the IT contracting process. Whether you're just setting out or seek a bigger share, this comprehensive book provides valuable information you can put to immediate use. The Inside Guide to the Federal IT Market covers:
• Technology standards
• Basic contracting concepts
• Advanced contracting concepts, such as getting on and staying on the GSA schedules
• The effect of the federal budget process on the sales cycle
• What you need to know about ethics to earn business fairly, without avoidable delays and hassle
This book's focus on the IT market makes it a unique reference on f

Chapter

The Four Dimensions of the Federal IT Market: POET

Getting Started

The Art of the Approach

Get in Sync with the Acquisition Process

Grow from the Inside

Consultants and Research Firms

Be Strategic

Marketing

Final Note

Chapter 3 The Basics

Get Into the System

Know the Rules and the Players

Start Prospecting

Consider Getting a GSA Schedule Contract

Get Paid

Final Note

Chapter 4 Hoops and Hurdles

Cybersecurity

Approved Products List

Section 508

SmartBuy

Special Considerations for Selling Open Source Software to the Government

Final Note

Chapter 5 The Best Relationships Are Based on Contracts

Contracting Methods

Evaluation Criteria

Fair and Reasonable Pricing

Contract Types

Contract Vehicles

Agreements

Contract Changes and Equitable Adjustment

Final Note

Chapter 6 Sign with Caution

Protect Your Proprietary Information

Stand Up for Your Rights

SAFETY Act

Tell the Truth (Even If Somebody’s Been Fooling You)

Handling Terminations

Chapter 7 Keep Your Nose Clean

Suspension and Debarment

Basic Ethics Requirements

Interactions with Individual Federal Employees

Interactions with the Government

Interactions with Your Employees

Interactions with Third Parties

Chapter 8 When You Lose

Debriefs

Protests

Protest Forum: The GAO

Protest Forum: Court of Federal Claims

Final Note

Chapter 9 Import with Care

Buy American Act

Trade Agreements Act

Domestic Preferences for Defense Department Contractors

Determining Country of Origin of a Product or Service

Domestic Preferences for Small Business Set-Asides

Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence

Final Note

Chapter 10 Getting On a GSA Schedule

What the Schedules Are and Aren’t

The Case For and Against a Schedule Contract

Basic Price Considerations

The Industrial Funding Fee

At the Center of the Vortex: Most Favored Customer and the Price Reduction Clause

Schedule Proposal Nuts and Bolts

Taming Most Favored Customer: The CSP-1

Taming Most Favored Customer: The Labor Rate Matrix

Taming the Price Reduction Clause

Price Adjustment

Schedule Administration

Final Note

Chapter 11 Let’s Get Small

Federal Small Business Basics

You Must Be This Small

Types of Socioeconomically Defined Small Businesses

The 8(a) Business Development Program

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer

Protests

Life as a Small Business Subcontractor

Growing Your Small Business

Final Note

Chapter 12 The Root of All Money

On Any Given First Monday of February

Authorizers and Appropriators

All Systems Big and Small

Life During a Continuing Resolution

Effect of the Budget Cycle on Sales

Final Note

Index

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