The Basics       3

We switch here from the overarching high-level perspective of previous chapters to a discussion of the details of online tools, specialized terms, and information technology standards necessary to understand before doing business with the government. Although we don’t shirk from delving into the nitty-gritty—eventually it has to happen—we also introduce fundamental concepts of federal contracting, such as NAICS and commercial items. Our intent is to guide you through the first concrete steps you’ll have to take to start selling to the government.

Get Into the System

As we write this, the government intends to further consolidate some of the standalone systems we discuss in this chapter into a single system known as System for ...

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