Registering for Government Contracts
A primary source for agencies to learn about prospective vendors is a government-maintained database of companies wanting to do business with the government: the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). This database is a marketing tool for businesses and a searchable list of prospective vendors for the government. The database provides agencies with the ability to search for companies based on their abilities, size, location, experience, ownership, and so on. Within this section we review how to register and how to find Contractor Opportunities.
How to Register
You've probably heard the expression, "You've got to play to win." Well, to succeed in government contracting, you have to register to participate. Specifically, you must register with the CCR.
The CCR (developed by the Department of Defense) and PRO-Net's Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) (developed as a database of small businesses by the SBA), have recently merged to provide a single searchable database of large and small vendors for use by agencies and vendors. The CCR contains a PRO-Net supplement which collects and maintains specific information about and pertaining to small businesses. The CCR and DSBS are part of the Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE), undertaken pursuant to the President's Management Agenda for Electronic Government.
It is important that you register your business in this database: CCR Registration
References:
• Small Business Administration
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