CONTRACTING CHECKLIST --PURSUING SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IS AS EASY AS 1-2-3

1. Determine whether you can be classified as a small business: www.sba.gov/size/sizetable2002.html
2. Request DUNS Number Online
3. Obtain your NAICS code(s): www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/naicod02.htm
4. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and CCR Handbook (mandatory registration database for contractors that want to do business with the US Dept. of Defense)
5. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA)
6. SBA SUB-Net Registration
7. State of Tennessee Governor's Office of Diversity Business Enterprise Certification Application (PDF)
8. Register with City of Kingsport/Kingsport City Schools (obtain form from KOSBE)
9. Register with Sullivan County, Tenn.
10. State of Tennessee Vendor Registration
11. Register on CVE (Center for Veterans Enterprise, run by the VA): VetBiz Registry
12. Volkswagen of America
13. AEP
14. Knox County Purchasing
15. City of Knoxville
16. Oak Ridge National Laboratory
17. State of Tennessee Upcoming Procurement Opportunities July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 (PDF)
18. Prepare a Capabilities Statement (Word document) 
19. Make an appointment with KOSBE to meet with a representative of the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), to begin researching specific opportunities to pursue.
    

If you need help with any of the above steps (or next steps), do not hesitate to contact Aundrea Wilcox, Executive Director of KOSBE, at (423) 392-8801, or awilcox@kosbe.org. 

 

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