Detroit is the heart of one of the country’s biggest manufacturing and defense supply regions. The City of Detroit, Wayne County, the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, transit agencies and school districts buy year-round, and the State of Michigan buys statewide from Lansing. The Detroit Arsenal in Warren, home to the Army’s ground vehicle programs, makes southeast Michigan a major defense 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
- SIGMA Vendor Self Service (VSS), the State of Michigan’s vendor registration and bidding system.
- The City of Detroit, which gives bid advantages to Detroit-based and certified businesses.
- Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, the airport and transit agencies, with DBE goals on federally funded work.
- Federal and defense buyers, including Army ground vehicle programs and their primes.
What GERC handles for you
- SIGMA VSS vendor registration
- City of Detroit and county vendor registration and certification files
- 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 manufacturing primes in Michigan look for subcontractors who are registered, certified and easy to evaluate. We get you there. For statewide details, see our Michigan 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.