The Federal Procurement Data Center manages the central repository that contains detailed contract information. The 360 Company offers seminars and consulting to help your organization use the information provided by the FPDC to your advantage.
The Federal Procurement Data Center is part of the US General Services Administration, or GSA, which maintains information on any and every government business transaction. This detailed information includes any information on contract actions of over $3,000, dating as par back as 2004. Billions of dollars are spent each year by the government and its agencies on everything from barbed wire to coffee mugs, from cleaning services to general contracting. The information maintained by the Federal Procurement Data Center can be of great value to your company in researching competition and identifying valuable government business opportunities.
Of course, years of federal procurement data can be an intimidating mountain of information to sift through. Some companies find the need for help in navigating the Federal Procurement Data Center reports. That’s why The 360 Company offers comprehensive training and consulting services to assist you in understanding how to interpret the vast quantities of information.
Using FPDC information with GSA Contracts to maximize your government business
Some of the classes offered by The 360 Company can deliver tools that will make your Federal Procurement Data Center information work better for you. This curriculum has been designed by an expert to assist your company in doing business with the government. Some of these classes include:
Introduction to GSA and TXMAS Contracts
Contracts through the General Services Administration are purchasing vehicles that allow federal, state, and local governments to purchase products and services from you (up to $1 million per purchase order) without going through the bidding process. The average federal contractor does over $2.7 million worth of business with the government each year. This class is for companies that are currently thinking of getting into or growing their existing government sales.
This class includes:
- The barriers to entry in the government marketplace
- How successful companies make money in government sales
- What are government contracts?
- What are the requirements of obtaining contracts.
- How to become a government insider
- Who buys from contracts
- How to get a GSA Schedule and/or a TXMAS contract
- The negotiation and award process
- What to look for in a consultant
- Introduction to the Administrative requirements of a GSA schedule
- Introduction to Sales and Marketing
How to maintain your GSA schedule (by appointment only)
This class is intended for companies that have recently been awarded a contract. This class covers:
- The Vendor Support Center
- Administrative Compliance Visits
- Contract Compliance Issues
- Modifying your contract
- The Schedules Input Program
Marketing and Sales Training for contract holders (by appointment only)
This class is intended for all contract holders. This class will be helpful for new contract holders and seasoned professionals alike. This class covers:
- Finding government decision makers
- Seizing the low-hanging opportunities
- Researching past awards
- Finding Spending Forecasts
- Finding teaming and subcontracting opportunities
- Learning about the available databases of opportunities
If your organization can benefit from government trade, call The 360 Company at 512-579-0033 to learn how to get a free Federal Procurement Data Center assessment and explore your company’s competition on record already with the FPDC.
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