| Subcontracting can
offer some substantial benefits to a small business.
One of the biggest benefits is that the major management
and financial responsibility for executing the contract
falls to the prime contractor. Subcontracting is also
an excellent way to “learn the ropes” in
dealing with the federal government.
Once you have some idea about subcontracting,
and you would like to pursue subcontracting opportunities
with federal prime contractors, you should register
on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and continue
with the small business registration part of the application.
Prime contractors search the CCR everyday looking for
small businesses that fit their needs.
Lastly, it is a wise strategy to go
to the appropriate websites of large prime contractors
and register on their company websites. You may also
want to send your company’s capabilities to the
Prime Contractor’s Small Business Liaison Officer
(SBLO).
Please
contact
the Maine PTAC to help put you into contact
with subcontracting opportunities and to help develop
a subcontracting strategy.
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Bath
Iron Works