Ask HN: Government Contracts?

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I have been trying to get US government contracts for years through my company, including offering $0, $1 and other guaranteed low price bids to try to get the work. We exceed every requirement in the RFPs. We are recognized as the best in the nation in our service area and have 200+ full time employees. Crickets.

What should I do?

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I have no direct knowledge of how US government contracts work, but if I were somehow involved in the process of reviewing bids/proposals I would definitely not take a company that offers a $1 bid seriously.

I agree, it sounds like a drug dealer. First one is cheap, once we get you hooked, then the real price shows up.

In case you did not know the government uses a points system for a lot of that. So are you women, minority, veteran or disabled owned? (not sure about the disabled feature).

The other question is, can you prove you can do the work? Often you can do this by finding a primary contractor company and be a sub contractor. This gives you experience in many of the nuances of government contracting, and enables you to provide a resume of skills your company has.

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