Federal Contracting 101: The Basics

The federal contracting market is full of opportunity. Here are the basics your business needs to know to start selling to the federal government. Government contracting is a complex field, and nobody is an expert in every one of its facets. However, the federal contracting market is full of opportunity and a sense of how federal government contracting works at a high level is necessary to get started in the market. In this guide, we present that high-level view and help you get registered and ready for federal government contracting. Here are the basics your business needs to know to start selling to the federal government. Get Your Business Started in Federal Contracting Contracting with the U.S. federal government, the world’s biggest customer, is unlike working with any other client. The government establishes the laws and extensive web of contracting regulations known as the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and operates the courts that decide contract disputes.