Practices in preparing responses to RFPs/RFQs/ and public procurement solicitations

1. Value Proposition

1.1. Business Model Canvas

1.2. Value Proposition Design

1.3. Capabilities Statement

1.4. The Elevator Pitch: Cheryl Brown

2. Definitions

2.1. Request for Proposal (RFP)

2.2. The Essential Guide to Understanding the RFP Process

2.3. An Introduction to Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Proposals

2.4. NAICs Code Look Up

2.5. SBA Size Standards

3. Local Contracting Opportunies

3.1. National Association of State Procurement Officials.

3.2. Five County Austin MSA

3.2.1. Travis

3.2.1.1. Doing Business with Travis County

3.2.1.2. City of Austin

3.2.1.3. Vendor Resources: University of Texas

3.2.1.4. Doing Business with Capital Metro

3.2.1.5. Doing Business with AISD

3.2.2. Bastrop

3.2.2.1. Bastrop County Purchasing

3.2.3. Caldwell

3.2.3.1. Caldwell Purchasing Department

3.2.4. Hays

3.2.4.1. Bidding Opportunities | Hays County

3.2.5. Williamson

3.2.5.1. Bonfire

3.3. Houston Area

3.3.1. City of Houston Current Contract opportunities

3.3.2. Harris County Contracting Opportunities

3.4. Austin Small and Minority Business Resources

4. Federal Grant Training

5. Federal Contracting Links

5.1. Understanding the Government Solicitation Bid Package - FDIC

5.2. How to Prepare Government Contract Proposals - SBA

5.3. System for Award Management (SAM) SAM.GOV

5.4. Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation

5.5. Contract Opportunities: Search, find, bid

5.6. Set-asides are for small businesses in certain socio-economic categories.

5.6.1. 8(a) Business Development

5.6.2. HUBZone

5.6.3. Women-Owned Small Business

5.6.4. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned

5.7. Qualify as a small business

5.8. Grant.gov

5.9. Learn about Justice40

5.10. Government Cost

5.11. Quad Charts

6. Getting Help

6.1. IC2 Institute RTP HUB videos

6.2. UT Austin Training RTP for HUBs

6.3. Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers

6.3.1. Find a TX APTAC

6.4. Small Business Development Centers

6.4.1. Find your local SBDC

6.5. Small Business Administration

6.6. Austin Small Business Program

7. How to do Business with the State of Texas

8. Interesting Tip Lists

8.1. Seven Insider Tips For Winning Government Contracts

8.2. 11 Best practices for winning government contracts