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Strategies for Positive Performance in Government Contracts
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ISBN10: 0692771786
ISBN13: 9780692771785
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Aug 26 2016
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780692771785
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Aug 26 2016
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
No matter how good the products being delivered to the government customer, performance ratings mostly depend on the relationship.
If you are in the first few years of doing business with the government you have probably learned this the hard way.
Government Contract work is about networking, mentoring, liaising within the government agency, interacting with agency representatives (customers), and establishing long-term relationships.
If you are in the first few years of doing business with the government you have probably learned this the hard way.
Government Contract work is about networking, mentoring, liaising within the government agency, interacting with agency representatives (customers), and establishing long-term relationships.
Those outside government contracting often advise business entrepreneurs in the government contracting field how to compete and how to write proposals, but not many can provide direct training on how to establish and cultivate relationships with government decision makers.
When entrepreneurs enter the government contracting market and struggle to learn the unwritten processes, gaining new contract work feels laborious. This book's content points business developers in the right direction to impress the new or current government agency customers and avoid serious relationship issues.
Reading this book will save years of time and money associated with networking in the government contracting industry. It takes years to find resources and access to business owners - or spend a few hours learning critical insight in this book.
Readers will receive tips and insight from President's and CEO's of established and active government contracting companies and from Government Contracting Officers' perspectives.
The content contains insight from business owners who are currently in government contracting is a must read book to gain insight for those entering the government contracting arena.
Key Search Words: audit reporting, award determinations, barriers, best-practice, bureaucratic dynamics, business insights, business leaders, business partners, business practitioners, cohesive leadership, collaborative leadership, competition, competitive bidding, competitive intelligence, compliance, contract business, contract cycle, contract deliverables, contract negotiations, contract requirements, contract types, Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), performance evaluations, contractors, debarment, Decision-making competency, demographics, direct suppliers, Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS), economic drivers, economy, emotional intelligence, employees, environmental assumptions, environmental behaviors, environmental priorities, environmental values, expenditures, Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR), federal agency, federal awardee contractors, Federal Business Opportunity (FBO), federal government contracting, government agency contracting officers, government contracts, government procurement, Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE), intellectual stimulation, leadership attitude, leadership development strategies, leadership knowledge, lived experiences, market conditions, mentor / mentoring, networking, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), opportunism, Organizational Behavior & Leadership (OB&L), partnering, past performance ratings, performance rating system, performance ratings, personal relationships, political, post-termination settlement costs, procurement, Procurement Technical Assistance Programs (PTAP), public procurement, qualitative research, quantitative research, relationship building, reliability, reputation, requisition, research and development (R&D), set-asides, Small Business Administration (SBA), Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), supply chain management, System for Award Management (SAM), teaming partners, transformational leadership, underperforming contractors, upstream supply chains, value-based leadership, vendor performance, vendor selection, Veteran Business Outreach Centers (VBOC), veteran-owned, Women-owned small business (WOSB), Women's Business Center (WBC)
When entrepreneurs enter the government contracting market and struggle to learn the unwritten processes, gaining new contract work feels laborious. This book's content points business developers in the right direction to impress the new or current government agency customers and avoid serious relationship issues.
Reading this book will save years of time and money associated with networking in the government contracting industry. It takes years to find resources and access to business owners - or spend a few hours learning critical insight in this book.
Readers will receive tips and insight from President's and CEO's of established and active government contracting companies and from Government Contracting Officers' perspectives.
The content contains insight from business owners who are currently in government contracting is a must read book to gain insight for those entering the government contracting arena.
Key Search Words: audit reporting, award determinations, barriers, best-practice, bureaucratic dynamics, business insights, business leaders, business partners, business practitioners, cohesive leadership, collaborative leadership, competition, competitive bidding, competitive intelligence, compliance, contract business, contract cycle, contract deliverables, contract negotiations, contract requirements, contract types, Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), performance evaluations, contractors, debarment, Decision-making competency, demographics, direct suppliers, Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS), economic drivers, economy, emotional intelligence, employees, environmental assumptions, environmental behaviors, environmental priorities, environmental values, expenditures, Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR), federal agency, federal awardee contractors, Federal Business Opportunity (FBO), federal government contracting, government agency contracting officers, government contracts, government procurement, Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE), intellectual stimulation, leadership attitude, leadership development strategies, leadership knowledge, lived experiences, market conditions, mentor / mentoring, networking, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), opportunism, Organizational Behavior & Leadership (OB&L), partnering, past performance ratings, performance rating system, performance ratings, personal relationships, political, post-termination settlement costs, procurement, Procurement Technical Assistance Programs (PTAP), public procurement, qualitative research, quantitative research, relationship building, reliability, reputation, requisition, research and development (R&D), set-asides, Small Business Administration (SBA), Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), supply chain management, System for Award Management (SAM), teaming partners, transformational leadership, underperforming contractors, upstream supply chains, value-based leadership, vendor performance, vendor selection, Veteran Business Outreach Centers (VBOC), veteran-owned, Women-owned small business (WOSB), Women's Business Center (WBC)
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