The first building block to become a government contractor is registering in the Central Contractor Registration database.

In order to do business with all agencies of the federal government, you need to first register.

This registration provides the government with information about your company so that you can get paid.

Remember certain sensitive marketing information that you include in your registration should be sanitize because the government and the general public competitors have access to that information.  Be careful.

What you  need to complete the registration:

• Your company's NAICS code(s) 
• FSC / PSC Codes http://www.usabid.com/resources/tables/pscs/
• A  D-U-N-S Number
• Banking and Routing number

To Market to Military Bases:

http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/doing_business/index.htm

To Market to Prime Contractors:

http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/doing_business/index.htm

Listing of Subcontract Opportunities posted by Large Corporations
http://web.sba.gov/subnet/search/dsp_search_option.cfm

Department of Homeland Security
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Kevin Boshears, Director
Department of Homeland Security
Attn:  OSDBU /Room 3514
Washington, DC 20528

Contacts:

Mary Ellen Dorsey, Woman-Owned Business Advocate
Phone:  (202) 205-0050
maryellen.dorsey@dhs.gov

Dan Sturdivant, Assistant to Director for Outreach
Phone:  (202) 205-0129
dan.sturdivant@dhs.gov

Doug Smith, SBA Procurement Center Representative
Phone:  (703) 605-1801
doug1.smith@gsak.gov