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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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• National program from WIPP & American Express OPEN designed to educate women business owners on how to apply for and secure federal procurement opportunities.

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• 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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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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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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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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