How do I do business with Fort Jackson and/or McEntire Joint National Guard Base?

Recommended Steps for Doing Business with Ft. Jackson and/or McEntire JNGB

Determine your interest: the type of products and services you want to compete for and your marketing strategy. Opportunities vary from: (1) products and services under the $2,500 competition threshold with credit cards; to (2) simplified acquisition with informal bidding procedures: to (3) formal acquisition procedures above $100,000 with formal bid openings and requests for proposals.
Get Internet / E-Commerce capable. The government is in the process of implementing a paperless contracting system. Contractors must be able to work electronically to maximize contracting opportunities.
Get registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR).
Get registered in the Small Business Administration's (SBA) PRONET. PRONET is a database of small business that is available to government contracting personnel as well as Department of Defense (DoD) Prime Contractors as a resource for seeking potential small business sources.
Self market your products and services. Attend Chamber meetings, network at tradeshows and workshops. Visit our small business specialist at the Directorate of Contracting and obtain points of contact within the technical areas requiring your products and services. Visit the SBA, Small Business Development Centers, Governor's Office of Small and Minority Business, Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), and the Women's Business Center.
Be able to accept Visa Government Credit Cards. In addition to purchases under $2,500, government credit cards are utilized as a method of payment for larger dollar contracts.
Check out The Commerce Business Daily (CPD) and other websites where contracting opportunities are posed. The CBD lists all procurement estimated above $25,000.
Check out the General Services Administration (GSA) website to determine feasibility of getting your product and services on a GSA schedule.
Follow up after bidding or submitting a proposal to determine who was awarded the contract and at what price.

Central Contractor Registration (CCR)
Registration for awards over $2,500
DUNS number, CAGE Code, and Tax ID required to register

Dun and Bradstreet
DUNS number

Commercial and Government Entity Code
CAGE Code
5-digit code assigned by contractor location for government reporting

Commerce Business Daily (CBD)
Daily publication of procurement opportunities $25,000 and above

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Department of Defense Supplement (DFARS)
Government Federal Acquisition Process

General Services Administration (GSA)
Awards contracts for use by all Federal Agencies

Small Business Administration (SBA)
Includes links to: Size Standards, Pronet, Hubzone

Federal Prison Industries (FPI)
Mandatory Source

National Industries for the Blind and Severely Handicapped (JWOD)
Mandatory Source

Army Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SABDU)
Includes link to POC at each installation

Defense Logistics Agencies

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