SBA Partnership
BIDSPEED provides short, hands-on, interactive, virtual industry day(s) that will break down a specific Government opportunity by NAICS and industry to help you form a response to a Sources Sought (SS), Request for Information/Quotation/Proposal notifications (RFI/RFQ/RFP). If your company is registered in SAM and wants to win Government contracts then you should plan to participate.
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| Title | Date | Start Time | Duration | Register |
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| SBA7(j) State and Local Bid Opportunities Training
U.S. Small Business Administration - 7(j) Management & Technical Assistance Training Name of course: Searching New State and Local Bid Opportunities The SBA’s 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program, powered by BIDSPEED, is providing a short, hands-on, interactive, virtual training webinar that will focus on the NEW FEATURE available to eligible SBA 8(a) firms; "Access to State and Local Bid Opportunities is NOW available". Attend this webinar to win more Federal, STATE AND LOCAL contracts. YOU WILL LEARN: How to gain Access to State and Local Bid Opportunities from your SBA7(j) training portal Thursday, July 6 Topic: Viewing Awards Wednesday, July 12 Topic: Viewing Agencies Wednesday, July 19 Topic: Viewing Buyers Wednesday, July 26 Topic: Setting Industry Codes Wednesday, August 2 Topic: Search by Zip Code Wednesday, August 9 Topic: Reviewing Different State RFPs Wednesday, August 16 Topic: Engaging State Contracting Officials Wednesday, August 23 Topic: Searching for Local Teaming Partners Wednesday, August 30 Topic: Setting Automatic RFP Alerts Wednesday, September 6 Topic: Setting/Saving Multiple Search Filters Wednesday, September 13 Topic: Using Federal RFP Templates for State/Local Responses Wednesday, September 20 Topic: Reviewing New Opportunities Wednesday, September 27 Topic: Updating to Different States SBA Cooperative Agreement contract #SBAGC7J200001-03-00 - Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. All SBA-funded projects are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Solicitation Number:SLED_04192023-06282023_SBA7J | Sep 27, 2023 | 11:00am CDT | 45 minutes | Register |
| SBA7(j)-Bidspeed User Training: Find, Manage, Win Federal Contracts
U.S. Small Business Administration - 7(j) Management & Technical Assistance Training Name of course: Find, Manage, Win Federal Contracts The SBA’s 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program, powered by BIDSPEED, is providing a short, hands-on, interactive, virtual training webinar that will focus on "using the SBA7J-Bidspeed Training Portal". Attend this webinar to win more Federal contracts. YOU WILL LEARN: How to Find, Manage, Win Federal Contracts Thursday, July 6 Topic: Capturing Past Performance Wednesday, July 12 Topic: Updating Keywords Wednesday, July 19 Topic: Loading Key Personnel Wednesday, July 26 Topic: Reviewing Competitor Details Wednesday, August 2 Topic: Searching Expiring Contracts Wednesday, August 9 Topic: Search by Class Code and PSC Code Wednesday, August 16 Topic: Managing your Government Contacts in the CRM Wednesday, August 23 Topic: Using Pipeline Manager in the CRM Wednesday, August 30 Topic: Reviewing Teaming Opportunities Wednesday, September 6 Topic: Setting up New Partner Request Wednesday, September 13 Topic: Responding from the Opportunity in the training portal Wednesday, September 20 Topic: Sending Opportunities to Partners Wednesday, September 27 Topic: Setting up Automatic Set-aside Alerts SBA Cooperative Agreement contract #SBAGC7J200001-03-00 - Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. All SBA-funded projects are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. | Sep 27, 2023 | 12:00pm CDT | 45 minutes | Register |
| SBA 7(j) Federal Contractor Master Class: Sources Sought Response and Marketing Package Development
U.S. Small Business Administration - 7(j) Management & Technical Assistance Training Name of course: Federal Contractor Master Class - Sources Sought Response and Marketing Package Development BIDSPEED is providing a hands-on, interactive, virtual training that will assist companies with identifying, reviewing, and developing an acceptable response to Sources Sought and Request for Information to drive more set-aside and sole source business to your company. If your company wants to win a Government contract you should plan to attend. YOU WILL LEARN: Weekly (4 Weeks), Instructor lead, virtual workshop; Response Development–to–Submission Week 1 - Opportunity Identification, Review, Creating a Templatized Response Week 2 - Capturing the Correct Company Information Week 3 - Documenting Past Performance Week 4 - Sole Source and Tailoring Your Response to Specific Government Request SBA Cooperative Agreement contract #SBAGC7J200001-03-00 - Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. All SBA-funded projects are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. | Oct 3, 2023 | 12:00pm CDT | 1 hour | Register |
| SBA 7(j) Federal Contractor Master Class: Sources Sought Response and Marketing Package Development
U.S. Small Business Administration - 7(j) Management & Technical Assistance Training Name of course: Federal Contractor Master Class - Sources Sought Response and Marketing Package Development BIDSPEED is providing a hands-on, interactive, virtual training that will assist companies with identifying, reviewing, and developing an acceptable response to Sources Sought and Request for Information to drive more set-aside and sole source business to your company. If your company wants to win a Government contract you should plan to attend. YOU WILL LEARN: Weekly (4 Weeks), Instructor lead, virtual workshop; Response Development–to–Submission Week 1 - Opportunity Identification, Review, Creating a Templatized Response Week 2 - Capturing the Correct Company Information Week 3 - Documenting Past Performance Week 4 - Sole Source and Tailoring Your Response to Specific Government Request SBA Cooperative Agreement contract #SBAGC7J200001-03-00 - Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. All SBA-funded projects are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. | Oct 10, 2023 | 12:00pm CDT | 1 hour | Register |
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On September 10, 2020 NetQuarry, Inc., developers of “BIDSPEED”, were awarded a grant from the US Small Business Administration for Technical Assistance and Business Development, Federal Contracting Training, and Market Intelligence for 7j Eligible Firms – SBAGC7J00001.
The grant was specifically awarded for the purpose of assisting 7j eligible firms that are SBA 8(a), Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB), and HUBZone certified businesses. This activity will include frequent “Virtual Industry Briefings” on open Federal Opportunities, personalized Federal Market Intelligence, training on best practice business development, and technical assistance on finding, managing, and capturing Federal contracts.
The SBA’s 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program is authorized by the Small Business Act to provide high-quality assistance to eligible small businesses.
Who Is Eligible for 7(j) Training?
To be eligible for 7(j) services, a small business owner must be:
- Certified 8(a) participant
- HUBZone certified small business
- Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business
- Small business located in areas of high unemployment or low income
- Small business owned by low-income individuals
- Small business owners must ensure that they qualify as small under 13 CFR Subpart 121 – Small Business Size Regulations and located in urban or rural areas with a high proportion of unemployed or low-income individuals, or which are owned by such low-income individuals.