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Call to Action
• Sole Source Authority is being considered by the U.S. Senate after passing the House
• S. 2481 would bring sole source authority to the WOSB Procurement Program
• S. 2693 would also add sole source authority as part of a broader women’s entrepreneur package
• Go to the WIPP Action Center to get involved(www.wipp.org)
Small Business Success: Leveraging 8(A) and WOSB Certifications into Contracts
Presented by:
Nancy Aber Goshow, AIA, LEEDAP BD+CGoshow Architects
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opportunities to its membership.
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• National program from WIPP & American Express OPEN designed to educate women business owners on how to apply for and secure federal procurement opportunities.
• Give Me 5 works to increase the representation of Women Business Owners that win government contracts. We provide accessible business education tools to assist both new and experienced federal contractors.
• Women Business Owners could gain more than $4 billion in annual revenues if the 5% contracting goal set by Congress was reached.
Small Business Success: Leveraging 8(A) and WOSB Certifications into Contracts
Presented by:
Nancy Aber Goshow, AIA, LEEDAP BD+CGoshow Architects
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1INTRODUCTION
About Nancy & Goshow Architects
8(A) & WOSB ESSENTIALS
PLANNING & RESEARCH
HOW AGENCIES PROCURE
INTRODUCTION
• Founding Partner of Goshow Architects
• Leader in numerous professional, civic
and small business organizations:
• Women Impacting Public Policy
(WIPP)
• National AIA Women's Leadership
Development Summit
• AIA New York Women in Architecture
• Women Builders Council
• Women Presidents Organization
(WPO)
• Women Construction Owners &
Executives (WCOE)
INTRODUCTION
• Established in 1978
• Largest WOSB Architectural Firm in NYC;
Graduated from 8(A) in 2011.
• 30-person practice
• Leader in green design for the public
sector
• Federal Clients:
• GSA, US Department of State, US
Department of Labor, US Army
Corps of Engineers
• Sustainable Design and LEED
Certification; Multi-family and affordable
housing developments; Airports
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1INTRODUCTION
8(A) & WOSB ESSENTIALS
You’re Certified…Now What?!
PLANNING & RESEARCH
HOW AGENCIES PROCURE
You are 8(A) & WOSB Certified—Now what?!
• Must do marketing. Certification
is not a guarantee for business.
• Must do research. What agencies
are buying your products/services?
• Must stay competitive. Still
competing with other 8(a) firms.• Must stay active. Attend federal agency Small Business Events
and Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
(OSDBU) Industry Days. www.osdbu.gov
• Must educate yourself. Attend outside events such as the
ChallengeHER programs or OPEN For Government Contracts for
updated information and networking opportunities.
The “Threes”
• Identify THREE agencies
to target.
• Make a THREE year plan.
• Meet with each agency
every THREE months.
Mindset
What are the essential qualities to
run a successful Federal
Government Marketing and Sales
Campaign?
• Passion
• Attitude
• Willingness
• Drive
• Focus
Mindset
What are the essential qualities to
run a successful Federal
Government Marketing and Sales
Campaign?
• Comfortable with
promoting company.
• Knowledge leader in your
field.
• Know your value
proposition.
• Practice elevator speech.
Skills
What are some of the most
important skills in being an
effective spokesperson for your
company?
• Prioritize
• Be responsive to the
needs of different
agencies
• Practice active listening
• Be objective
Skills
What are some of the most
important skills in being an
effective spokesperson for your
company?
• Be reliable and
accountable, engage and
actively follow-up
• Know how to delegate
• Know when to use a
Collaborative vs.
Command-and-Control
approach
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1INTRODUCTION
8(A) & WOSB ESSENTIALS
PLANNING & RESEARCH
Maximize your Marketing Efforts
HOW AGENCIES PROCURE
Strategy
What are some of your strategies
to achieve your current position in
the market place? • Visibility with each agency-put a
face to the company name
• Look for opportunities that can be
leveraged from your current
market position and past
experience
• Staff and manage this as its own
project, as others produced by your
firm. Make this a conscious effort
Strategy
What are some of your strategies
to achieve your current position in
the market place? • Identify your customers and
research their requirements
• Learn federal procurement
regulations
• Present your capabilities directly to
the federal agencies and large
prime contractors that buy your
products or services
• Show how your company is a good
match for their needs and
requirements
Strategy
What are some of your strategies
to achieve your current position in
the market place? • Attend procurement conferences
and business expos
• Attend Business Matchmaking
events
• Add details to your DSBS (Dynamic
Small Business Search) profile
• Develop a Capabilities Statement
• Create a cohesive, recognizable
brand
Prioritization
What are your specific goals? • You can’t be everything to
everyone
• First things first
• Know which agencies buy your
services
• Use the multiple of three – three
agencies at a time
• Learn the procurement process &
methods of each agency you target
• Align your priorities with those of
each agency under consideration
Research
• Know your customers. Use
agency websites to research
• Know your competitors. Use
SAM to identify your competitors
and learn about them.
• Know yourself!• What are your limitations?
• Seek teaming agreements with
companies whose expertise
complements your own
Tools to Help
• Know there are many tools out there to assist you:
www.GiveMe5.com – resource of approximately 80 webinars from
industry experts to walk you through the procurement process from
the most basic to most advanced
http://www.sba.gov/gcclassroom - resource of online contracting
courses for existing businesses to understand the basics of working
with the government.
Integration
Explore SBA Sub-contracting Opportunities
• Prime consultants NEED you to fulfill
their requirements
• The SBA/GC Subcontracting
Opportunities Directory lists by state
the large business federal prime
contractors with the contact
information for each Small Business
Liaison Officer (SBLO). View the
directory at:
http://www.sba.gov/subcontracting-
directory
• SBA’s SUB-net: SUB-Net can be used to
post solicitation and notices:
http://web.sba.gov/subnet
OSDBU
• Advocate for YOU. Want the
maximum practicable use of small
business within the Federal
Acquisition process.
• Tasked with ensuring that each
Federal agency and their prime
vendors comply with federal laws,
regulations, and policies
• www.osdbu.gov
Federal Procurement Data System
• Spending patterns of the
Federal government
• Federal Procurement Report • Data can be used for
geographical analysis, market
analysis, and analysis of the
impact of the congressional and
presidential initiatives in socio -
economic areas such as small
business.
Other Tips
• Consider being a GSA Schedule
Holder
• SAM.gov (System for Award
Management)
• Any additional socio-economic
classification beyond Small
Business is a plus.
Planning Your Strategy
Create a plan!• Implement the plan
• Coordinate efforts
• Track progress
• Focus energies on the highest
priority activities
• Select staff members to involve
• 3-6 month timeline – then RE-
EVALUATE
• Revise the plan
• Implement the revised plan
• On and on…
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1INTRODUCTION
8(A) & WOSB ESSENTIALS
PLANNING & RESEARCH
HOW AGENCIES PROCURE
Know Your Customer
How do Agencies Procure?
• OSDBU Procurement
Conference
• Websites• FedBizOpps
• Agency websites
• Entrepreneurial sites
• Talk to Officers• Small Business Utilization Officers
• Agency Procurement Officers
Trade Organizations
Join organizations that go to
Washington DC• Women Impacting Public Policy
• Industry Associations
• WCOE
• AIA
• Chambers of Commerce
• Local, National, Ethnic
• SBA offices and resources
• Local agency offices
More “Three’s”
• Show up, show up, show up
• Be flexible, realistic, positive
• Make your plan measurable,
accountable, focused
• Create a support system – staff,
mentor, other WBE’s
Don’t
• Feel entitled
• Whine or complain
• Become impatient
• Lose focus – it’s a long process!
Not right for every business,
But it’s how I built my business.
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