Contract Acquisitions Group is the premier provider of business development and contract support services to small and disadvantaged businesses in pursuit of contracting opportunities with the Federal Government. CAG has the experience, skill sets and the relationships to significantly improve your company’s chances of winning Government contracts. And, once you have been awarded a contract, CAG helps to ensure that contract is both satisfactorily and profitably performed.

CAG leverages its extensive expertise in the complex field of Government contracting to provide you with access to valuable data, proven business development processes and unparalleled business support services to help you win and retain new federal business.

CAG Business Development Services include:

Opportunity Targeting

Current Federal Opportunities

CAG utilizes its extensive business network along with various Government publications, such as FedBizOpps, to identify potential procurements that are matched to your company’s industry classifications (North American Industry Classification System or “NAICS”) and scope of the work your company performs. CAG’s targeting process includes:

• Assessing current proposal capabilities and needs
• Provides a streamlined proposal process approach
• Establishes a short range Acquisition Strategy
• Daily screening of various resources for current Federal requirements
• Targets Government contract opportunities
• Establishment of a milestone plan for each opportunity
• Corresponding with Contracting Officers to establish positive relationships and acquire necessary targeting data and information

Future and Pre-Targeted Procurement Contracts

Through CAG’s extensive database resources, future and pre-targeted procurements can be identified up to 12 months in advance. Utilizing your specific NAICS codes and qualifications, re-procurements which support the mutual goals and objectives for your company and the customer (the Federal Government) are identified. CAG’s database identifies future procurements in various ways such as:

• By NAICS code
• Government area or agency
• Dollar Amount of a Contract
• Place of Performance
• Location of Purchasing Office
• Current Contract Award Number
• Incumbent Information and Historical Performance Data
• Contract Title
• Start/Completion Date

Teaming, Joint Venturing and Partnering Capability

In order to maximize your success in the Government contracting arena, CAG offers your company the option of teaming, joint venturing or partnering with other companies. Based upon CAG’s extensive business network and its robust resources, CAG has the capability of bringing together qualified and respectable companies. A well-developed teaming strategy can be successful for:

• Clients who do not meet government past performance qualifications
• Clients who outgrow their specific NAICS code size standards and can benefit from partnering with a smaller 8(a) company
• Clients who meet the qualifications to “sole-source” a targeted contract opportunity
• Partnering opportunities with Tribally Owned Companies, Alaska Native Companies, NISH, 8 (a) Prime or Hub Zone companies
• Sub Contracting opportunities with qualified Prime contractors

Proposal Development Process

CAG provides unique and exclusive resources that assist you in winning Government contracts. CAG’s senior level contracting professionals have succeeded in winning over $300 million Federal Set-Aside contracts. In order to satisfy the government’s stringent regulations, they stand by and support you in every phase of the proposal process. CAG’s proposal development process includes:

• Planning Meetings (Milestones)
• Site Visits
• Identification of Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to provide technical support and recommendations
• Technical Writing
• Proposal Architecture and Proposal Writing
• Pricing to include outsourced contract overhead (cost effective)
• Final Assembly, Packaging and Submission to Government
• Follow-up Negotiations such as best and final, etc.

Post Contract Award and Compliance

CAG provides its clients with “World Class” procurement management. CAG maintains its own proposal, negotiation, review, start-up and contract management teams. By doing so CAG is able to keep the bid cost down thus increasing your ability to win more contracts. Once a contract is awarded, CAG is committed to providing you with the following contract compliance services:

• Contract phase-in and start-up planning
• Milestone Plan
• Pre-Performance Conference
• Post Award Conference
• Daily Contract Compliance/Management
• Transition and Start-up Support
  • Planning
  • Inventory Assessment
  • Training
  • Security Clearances
  • DOD Industrial Security Program Management
• Administrative Services and Legal Support
  • Contract Modification Administration
  • Invoicing
  • File Management
  • Performance Metrics Data Management
  • Union Negotiations
  • Price Proposal Support
• Operational Management
  • Subject Matter Expert (SME) Management Oversight
  • Quality Control Programs and Management
  • Quarterly Operational Assessments
  • Profit Maximization Strategies
  • Buying Pools
• Financial and Capital Support
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Operating Credit Facilities
  • Contract Start-up Financing
  • Expedited Federal Invoice Payment Programs
  • Buying pools (employer insurance, employee health insurance, consumable supplies and equipment)
• Human Resources and Employer Services
  • Payroll Processing
  • Workers Compensation and Risk Management
  • Benefits Management
  • Employee Benefits
  • Legal Counseling
  • Training for Sensitive Workplace Issues