Birmingham is Alabama’s largest metro area and a busy public buyer. The City of Birmingham, Jefferson County, the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority, the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, UAB and school districts buy year-round. Across the state, Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center make Alabama a major defense and space contracting market.
GERC helps businesses compete for that work. We don’t hand you a to-do list. We complete the filings, write the documents and submit them with you.
Where the opportunities come from
- The State of Alabama’s vendor self-service portal, where vendors register for state bids.
- The City of Birmingham and Jefferson County, each with its own procurement and inclusion programs.
- Transit and the airport, with DBE goals on federally funded work.
- Defense and space buyers, including Redstone Arsenal and NASA Marshall and their primes.
What GERC handles for you
- Alabama state vendor registration
- City of Birmingham and Jefferson County vendor registration
- Federal certifications including 8(a), WOSB, HUBZone and DBE
- SAM.gov registration and UEI validation for federal work
- Capability statements and proposal and RFP writing built around evaluation criteria
- Certified payroll and prevailing wage support for public works contractors
Why hands-on support wins
Defense and space primes in Alabama look for small business subcontractors who are registered and certified. We make sure you are ready when they search. For statewide details, see our Alabama government contracting consultant page.
Our process
- An honest assessment. On the first call we tell you whether government work is realistic for your business right now and which opportunities are worth pursuing.
- We prepare and submit. Registrations, certification files, capability statements and proposals, each checked against the agency’s current rules before it goes out.
- We stay with you until your registration or certification is approved, and through every bid until the award decision is in. That includes answering agency questions, handling resubmissions, renewals and compliance.
GERC is a woman-owned firm led by Dr. Shirley Ayangbah, a PhD legal and political economist, serving clients nationwide and worldwide. Book a strategy consultation and tell us what you want to win.