According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are over 14,000 school districts in the United States, housing a total of over 130,00 public schools. And, every day, education professionals make purchases to help those schools run like a well-oiled machine. They ...
You probably know that GovSpend houses the only searchable database of Federal, State and Local purchasing records... but do you know why this database is possible? It's because of one law, signed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966, called the Freedom ...
In a recent blog, “Working With the GSA's Schedules Program,” we talked about how your private business or agency could make more money contracting with the GSA Schedules Program, but there are several additional opportunities the GSA offers that can be ...
When competing for government contracts, small businesses and entrepreneurs often start with their own local government systems. Generally speaking, these smaller offices lead to more manageable contract opportunities than the federal pool. With less red-tape and simpler rules, procurement processes ...
We've mentioned before that the federal government has special programs to ensure a percentage of their funds are spent with small, minority-owned businesses... but did you know that the Department of Defense (DoD) has its own Office of Small Business ...
The General Services Administration (GSA) is the centralized procurement arm of the federal government. Its purpose is to establish long-term contracts between private businesses and agencies to provide billions of dollars of products, professional services, equipment, supplies telecommunications, and IT to ...
'Tis the season for agencies to deck the halls of their schools, libraries, and municipal buildings. For most people, the holidays mean rummaging around in an attic and pulling the same Christmas decorations they've rescued from the dark, year after ...
If you're new to the public sector, you may run into some abbreviations that you're unfamiliar with. Don't sweat, though—we've compiled a list of the most common codes and broken down their meanings. Getting comfortable with this shorthand will add another ...
For many small businesses, the process of finding and bidding on government contracts can be quite overwhelming. Owners find the process of expanding into the government market cumbersome or confusing, and many owners simply don’t know where to start. But ...
With over 11 million new contracts signed and $1.5 trillion dollars awarded each year, the U.S. government is the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world. In 2012 alone, the government awarded just under $90 billion in contracts ...
