How to Snag Military Bids

As a country that prides itself of its military prowess, the United States spends a significant amount of dollars investing on military contracts for companies to provide them military equipment and services.

How exactly can you land on military contracts? Here's how!

1. Register your business and set up a System for Award Management (http://www.sba.gov/) profile. The government first has to make sure that you are running a legitimate business before awarding contracts, so be sure go all the way in making your profile as informative as possible---your services, business methods, track record, even financial information.

2. A number of military contracts may demand specific certification so read through the requirements thoroughly.

3. Look and apply for contracts through the federal, local, and state government. Procurement laws necessitate government agencies to post contract opportunities through any means possible so that the relevant entities can be informed of their availability. StateandFederalBids.com features an exhaustive database of government bids (not just military) and alerts subscribers if there are bids they can apply for and pursue.

4. Before even considering to enter into a contract with the government, be absolutely sure that your  company is qualified to handle a military contract if awarded to you. If you indeed win and fall short of following through all the terms and conditions, then that might as well be the last government contract you're likely to handle.

5. Trust your company's abilities! You can do it!