Each edition contains about 500 to 1,000 notices. Pro-Net is an electronic gateway of procurement information for and about small businesses. It is a search engine for contracting officers, a marketing tool for small firms, and a link to procurement opportunities and important information. Bid boards, which work exactly like a bulletin board, are maintained in public locations to allow contractors to review the current solicitation offerings. Each federal agency must compile and make available one-year projections of contracting opportunities that small and small disadvantaged businesses can perform.
Most federal agencies announce their acquisition forecasts on the Internet.
Virtually every buying office will supply information on its purchasing activities upon request. No other industry provides more opportunities for small businesses than government contracting. Anyone looking for more customers or thinking about starting a new business should consider the federal government as a prospect. If you learn the system and are patient and persistent, you can make good money, even big money, doing business with the federal government. As a consultant, Stanberry has helped all types of companies land profitable contracts, and in doing so, he has developed and perfected a method for getting noticed, winning the job, and managing the contract from beginning to end.