Government agency need arises and contract award process to fill that need begins. As soon as the decision to procure is made in step one and that contract is issued a solicitation number and is then ready to proceed to step 2 in the process, you will have and email notification of that order opportunity the next morning. Micro-Purchases are any purchase for $10,000 or less can be made with a credit card immediately without bids. Micro-Purchases have to be awarded to Certified Small Business Government Vendors if qualified to fill the order and your DSBS profile is complete and Capability Statement is ready. If the Procurement Officer can’t find you or another SBA government vendor ready to be awarded and fill that contract they can issue the award to any sized business. If you are ready and proactive, the procurement officer will see that, your chances of landing this order are astronomical. Simplified Acquisition Process is for orders of $10,000 – $250,000 and the procurement officer only has to find 2 small businesses qualified to submit a bid, Once bids are in the officer issues a Task /order. Certified SAP vendors have first look at theses notification / task orders. If timed right, you would only have 1 other competitor for this order. Now, you can spend your valuable time by having full access to the complete open solicitation details and contact information, this allows you to just focus on responding to those current open opportunities and being fully prepared to submit your bid LONG before that opportunity is posted on SAM. Enrolling with our annual SAP service will maximize your ability to secure bids/opportunities when they present themselves. These are the minimum requirements that Procurement Officers look for when trying to fill any solicitations for your goods or services. Whether the procurement officer is searching and finds you or you call them based on the email notification we supplied for that solicitation, the steps will be the same, But the real bonus is the notifications of solicitations that are available before they hit SAM and local bid networks, giving you a substantial advantage over your competitors.