USFCR Blog

Small Business Procurement Continues to Grow

Aug 21, 2020 2:03:07 PM / by USFCR posted in Veteran Owned Small Business (VETBIZ), News

The results are in. The Small Business Administration (SBA) released its FY2019 Small Business Procurement Scorecard. This scorecard serves as an annual report showing if federal agencies met their small business contracting requirements. Although things look dismal in the commercial sector, the federal sector is still strong on small business spending. 

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Client Success: SDVOSB Wins 7 Contracts

Mar 5, 2020 1:42:56 PM / by USFCR posted in Veteran Owned Small Business (VETBIZ), Success Stories

CW Financial & Management, LLC (CW) is an SDVOSB based in Decatur, Illinois. After getting registered through USFCR and learning with the USFCR Academy, they won seven federal contracts in their first year in the federal marketplace.

Find out more about how, with USFCR's services, CW was able to win seven contracts

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Case Study: Veteran's Choice Procurement, LLC

Nov 7, 2019 5:01:23 PM / by Hayden Johnson posted in Veteran Owned Small Business (VETBIZ), Simplified Acquisition Program (SAP), Success Stories, Videos

Veteran's Choice Procurement, LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) located in Austin, Texas. They provide healthcare supplies and equipment to federal agencies. With USFCR's services, owner Jesse Carlow went from starting a business to winning six contracts in less than a year.

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Metropolitan Logistics, LLC Wins First Two Federal Contracts

Jul 23, 2019 1:32:00 PM / by Hayden Johnson posted in Veteran Owned Small Business (VETBIZ), Simplified Acquisition Program (SAP), Success Stories

In federal contracting, having a great past performance record can open up a wide range of opportunities down the road. After all, the U.S. federal government wants to build relationships with quality businesses that they can rely on.

Although Metropolitan Logistics, LLC dba Metro Managed Services has recently won its first two contracts, they are no strangers to working with Uncle Sam. Their repeated success in federal contracting demonstrates how a business can scale this sector by establishing a solid reputation.

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Finding Success in Government Contracting for Veteran-Owned Businesses

Mar 4, 2019 5:19:50 PM / by Hayden Johnson posted in Veteran Owned Small Business (VETBIZ), USFCR Info

Are you a business owner who previously served in our nation's armed forces? Perhaps you're a veteran who's interested in taking the entrepreneurial plunge. Either way, you need to know about the various programs and initiatives offered by Uncle Sam to help your business succeed.

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SC Solutions CEO to Visit Ukraine for U.S. Embassy Contract

Jan 21, 2019 12:31:26 PM / by Hayden Johnson posted in Veteran Owned Small Business (VETBIZ), Success Stories

On Dec. 18, 2018, Strategic Centric Solutions, LLC was awarded its first federal contract. The purchase order, valued at $39,546.10, was for 500 tablets and 700 tablet cases for the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. The tablets will be used at the Academy of Police Patrol in Kyiv, Ukraine. To ensure the quality of the delivery, CEO Jason Tautfest will visit the site for inspection.

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Band of Brothers Restoration Wins First Government Contract

Jan 31, 2018 4:03:13 PM / by USFCR posted in Veteran Owned Small Business (VETBIZ), Success Stories

 

Band of Brothers First Government Contract
Band of Brother's government contract will be to tame waters such as this, West Fork of the Greenbrier River (Durbin, West Virginia, USA) Author: James St. John (flickr)

First Government Contract

Verified Vendor Band of Brothers Restoration LLC (DUNS #069047408) won its first government contract on January 23, 2018. The company anticipates performing on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract for about two weeks. They received a $38,743 contract award to control erosion on a Greenbrier County, West Virginia creek. The USDA deems it “emergency watershed protection” as Band of Brothers is responsible for “relieving imminent hazards to life and property due to a major flood event [that took place on] June 22-29, 2016”. (Solicitation # 12SPEC18B0005)

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Programs Available for Women Veteran Entrepreneurs

Mar 29, 2016 1:18:22 PM / by USFCR posted in Veteran Owned Small Business (VETBIZ)

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently presented a  report to Congress Download Adobe Reader to read this link content focusing on the Agency’s outreach to aspiring and established women veteran entrepreneurs.
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The Legion Group Now a Verified Vendor with USFCR

Feb 19, 2016 10:00:50 AM / by USFCR posted in Veteran Owned Small Business (VETBIZ), USFCR Info

US Federal Contractor Registration, the world’s largest third-party government registration firm, is pleased to announce that The Legion Group, LLC – which makes available a comprehensive portfolio of products, from office and school chairs, tables, and desks, and medical-grade furniture, to building signage and medical supplies and equipment – has become one of its Verified Vendors.
The Verified Vendor seal shows procurement officers that a company’s registration is being maintained and that the company has successfully completed System for Award Management (SAM) Registration.
The Legion Group, LLC has been certified as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) by the U.S. Small Business Administration, and, though a newly established entity, has outfitted several pharmacies, banks, schools, and physician-owned clinics in the civilian sector.
The Legion Group, LLC:

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Confused about Set-Asides and Simplified Acquisition? We can help.

Sep 23, 2015 10:28:13 AM / by USFCR posted in Veteran Owned Small Business (VETBIZ), Simplified Acquisition Program (SAP), USFCR Info

Do you know what the terms “set-aside” and “simplified acquisition” mean regarding government contracting? If you don’t, you’re not alone. Many of our clients see these terms in solicitations and ask us to explain better what they mean and if their company qualifies.

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