Be familiar with VA’s FY 2022-2024 top 10 industry and “small business spending”.

Create a capabilities statement to demonstrate and emphasize your small business’ ability and performance.

A small business is procurement-ready when it meets the requirements necessary to identify, compete for, and successfully perform on VA and other Federal contracting opportunities. OSDBU’s procurement readiness training is intended to provide SDVOSB, VOSB, and other small businesses with guidance and resources to become ready to do business with VA and other Federal agencies. For procurement-readiness training, please visit the OSDBU training page.

SBLs have expert knowledge of buying practices within the specific organizations they support and serve as your direct connections to those organizations.

An ES can be a powerful tool for marketing your business, and once you have created it, you can utilize it in many different settings.

Small businesses can learn about potential contracting opportunities with VA by searching VA Forecast of Contracting Opportunities or VA Vendor Portal. Small businesses can discover current contracting opportunities throughout the Federal government by searching SAM.gov–the Federal government’s contracting Web portal. SBA provides access to government-wide subcontracting opportunities through SUB-Net and Subcontracting Assistance Directory.