About the event
Free virtual session in the NC SBTDC's GovCon Connect series on government contracting fundamentals. No cost, 11:30am to 1:00pm.
Successful government contracting starts with knowing who buys what you sell. This session covers how to use federal spending data, procurement resources, agency information and state and local tools to find your actual customers.
What you'll learn:
- Why market research comes before chasing opportunities
- Using USAspending.gov to understand government purchasing activity
- Researching state and local opportunities through NC eVP and similar
- Using agency websites, procurement forecasts and installation resources
- Identifying agencies already buying what you sell
- Turning spending data into a targeted contracting strategy
Who should attend: owners new to government contracting, businesses unsure which agencies to target, and established businesses expanding into new government markets.
Register at https://sbtdc.org/events/market-research
Brought to VBC by David James, Counselor with the SBTDC Government Contracting Assistance Program at UNCW.