Resources
Here at the Maryland APEX Accelerator, we believe the more informed the business owner is, the more viable and capable the business becomes. To expand your knowledge, check out these resources that are paramount to your success as a small business.
Popular Resources
- Veteran Owned & Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB/SDVOSB)
- Provide procuring agencies with the authority to set acquisitions aside for exclusive competition among service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, as well as the authority to make sole source awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns if certain conditions are met.
- Provide procuring agencies with the authority to set acquisitions aside for exclusive competition among service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, as well as the authority to make sole source awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns if certain conditions are met.
- Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) program
- Veteran-owned small businesses can use this application to be certified by SBA to compete for federal contracts.
- Veteran-owned small businesses can use this application to be certified by SBA to compete for federal contracts.
- Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB)
- Enables Woman-Owned Small Businesses to compete for federal contracts that are set-aside in industries where women-owned small businesses are underrepresented.
- Enables Woman-Owned Small Businesses to compete for federal contracts that are set-aside in industries where women-owned small businesses are underrepresented.
- HUBZone Small Business
- Small businesses in specific urban and rural communities gain preferential access to federal procurement opportunities.
- Small businesses in specific urban and rural communities gain preferential access to federal procurement opportunities.
- Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
- Small businesses can self-represent their status as a small disadvantaged business (SDB) with the federal government by checking the box in their SAM registration on the Assertations page. SAM will automatically assign federal Small Business (SB) status to businesses that qualify based on their SBA size standards.
- Small businesses can self-represent their status as a small disadvantaged business (SDB) with the federal government by checking the box in their SAM registration on the Assertations page. SAM will automatically assign federal Small Business (SB) status to businesses that qualify based on their SBA size standards.
- 8(a) Business Development Program
- For socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
- All Small Mentor-Protege Program
- Learn from an experienced government contractor and get valuable business development help from mentors in several areas.
- SAM.gov
- Any entity wishing to do business with the federal government under a contract or applying for federal grants must be registered in the System for Awards Management (SAM). Your APEX Accelerator counselor can walk you through your SAM registration and help you understand the complex language.
- Any entity wishing to do business with the federal government under a contract or applying for federal grants must be registered in the System for Awards Management (SAM). Your APEX Accelerator counselor can walk you through your SAM registration and help you understand the complex language.
- Entity Identification Number (EIN)
- A Taxpayer or Employer Identification Number (TIN or EIN) is an identification number used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the administration of tax laws
- A Taxpayer or Employer Identification Number (TIN or EIN) is an identification number used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the administration of tax laws
- Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
- You will receive a UEI when you register with SAM at SAM.gov. Entities doing business with the federal government must use the UEI created by the system.
- You will receive a UEI when you register with SAM at SAM.gov. Entities doing business with the federal government must use the UEI created by the system.
- North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS Code)
- The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) categorizes products and service codes by industry sectors. These are mandatory 6 digit codes that identify what type of activity an entity performs, as well as the type of product or service offered. Your NAICS codes are also used to determine if you are a small business. To find your NAICS code(s), visit http://www.census.gov/naics or apply for APEX Accelerator services for assistance.
- The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) categorizes products and service codes by industry sectors. These are mandatory 6 digit codes that identify what type of activity an entity performs, as well as the type of product or service offered. Your NAICS codes are also used to determine if you are a small business. To find your NAICS code(s), visit http://www.census.gov/naics or apply for APEX Accelerator services for assistance.
- E-Verify
- E-Verify is a web-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
- The Defense Logistics Agency Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) Pocket Guide
- The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) is a web-based application that enables the vendor community to search for, view, and submit secure quotes on Requests for Quotations (RFQs).
- The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) is a web-based application that enables the vendor community to search for, view, and submit secure quotes on Requests for Quotations (RFQs).
- Sam.gov
- Any entity wishing to do business with the federal government under a contract or applying for federal grants must be registered in the System for Awards Management (SAM). Your counselor can walk you through your SAM registration and help you understand the complex language.
- Any entity wishing to do business with the federal government under a contract or applying for federal grants must be registered in the System for Awards Management (SAM). Your counselor can walk you through your SAM registration and help you understand the complex language.
- Federal Grants Resources
- Explore grant opportunities and join forces with government agencies to tackle pressing challenges.
- Explore grant opportunities and join forces with government agencies to tackle pressing challenges.
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
- Learn about government programs that fund research and development by small businesses. The programs are designed to encourage innovation and commercialization that benefits the public.
- Learn about government programs that fund research and development by small businesses. The programs are designed to encourage innovation and commercialization that benefits the public.
- DLA FedMall
- FedMall is an eCommerce ordering system for the Department of Defense, and federal, state, and authorized local agencies to search for and acquire products from government reserves and commercial sources.
- SubNet
- This is a database of subcontracting opportunities posted by large contractors looking for small businesses to serve as subcontractors.
- This is a database of subcontracting opportunities posted by large contractors looking for small businesses to serve as subcontractors.
- SBA Directory of Subcontractors
- Directory of federal government prime contractors with subcontracting plans
- Directory of federal government prime contractors with subcontracting plans
- GSA Subcontracting Directory
- The GSA publishes a subcontracting director for small businesses that are looking for subcontracting opportunities with prime contractors
- The GSA publishes a subcontracting director for small businesses that are looking for subcontracting opportunities with prime contractors
- DOD Prime Contractor Directory
- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) maintains a directory of large prime contractors that small businesses can use to find subcontracting opportunities.
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- The eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA)
- This online procurement system is used to connect the vendor community with contracting opportunities from state, county, and local government entities. Registered vendors can search and receive notices of bid opportunities, submit bid responses online, obtain bid results online, and self-certify for the Small Business Reserve and the Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise programs. More than 200 state and local government organizations use the system. Access the eMMA FAQs here.
- This online procurement system is used to connect the vendor community with contracting opportunities from state, county, and local government entities. Registered vendors can search and receive notices of bid opportunities, submit bid responses online, obtain bid results online, and self-certify for the Small Business Reserve and the Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise programs. More than 200 state and local government organizations use the system. Access the eMMA FAQs here.
- The University System of Maryland’s Office of Procurement
- USM has an independent system, although it follows the same purchasing guidelines as all state agencies. Eleven USM institutions have procurement authority and manage procurement offices and day-to-day procurement business operations.
- USM has an independent system, although it follows the same purchasing guidelines as all state agencies. Eleven USM institutions have procurement authority and manage procurement offices and day-to-day procurement business operations.
- Maryland Counties Purchasing
- Find local county government contracting opportunities
- Find local county government contracting opportunities
- The Mid-Atlantic Purchasing Team
- The Mid-Atlantic Purchasing Team is a contracting cooperative with about 40 local government contracting offices located throughout Maryland, DC, and Virginia.
- Procurement Glossary
- Acquisition.Gov
- SBA Contracting Guide
- Security Clearances
- Facility Security Officers (FSO)
- Controlled Unclassified Information CUI Registry
- GSA Subcontracting Directory
- DOD Cybersecurity Compliance
- FSC/PSC Search
- NAICS Codes
- UNSPSC Codes
- Dun & Bradstreet Guide
- Small Business Size Standards
- COMAR
- Defense Procurement & Acquisition Policy (DPAP
- Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS)
- DIBBS Pocket Guide
- Small Business Size Standards
- USA Spending
- Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS)
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
- SBA Veteran Small Business Certification fact sheet
- GSA eLibrary
- Marketing to DoD Guide
- National APEX Accelerator Alliance
- LYNX
- Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
- SBA Resources for Small Businesses - Maryland
- Department of Commerce - Maryland
- Maryland Business Incubators
- USA.gov - Contact
- iRAPT (formerly WAWF)
- Federal Marketplace
- Small Business Association (SBA)
- Department of Defense (DOD)
- Federal Acquisition Jumpstation
- DOT Mentor-Protégé Program
- Integrated Award Environment
- eMaryland Marketplace (eMMA)
- eMaryland Marketplace User Guides
- Small Disadvantaged Business – 8(a) Business Development Program
- Top NAICs Codes for Fiscal 2018 - 2020
- Made in America
- GSA Interact
- Amazon B2B
- Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
- National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
- National Contracts Management Association (NCMA)
- American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE)
- Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association (AFCEA)
- Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
- Defense Logistics Agency Small Business Programs
- Department of Homeland Security – Small Business
- SBDC Training
- SBA Cybersecurity Info for small business
- Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR
- Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
- Assist.dla.mil
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Department of Defense Resources (DOD)
- Cybersecurity Resources
- DOD Procurement Toolbox
- DOD NAICS by Buying Activity
- Women & Business Loans
- Disaster Recovery Contracting Information
- SBA Manufacturer Portal