Is your business actually eligible to win a government contract?
Most businesses in the Inland Empire are not — and they find out only after the bid is already gone. This free 10-point checklist tells you exactly where you stand, with the real thresholds, portals and deadlines for each item. Use this government contract readiness checklist before you bid on SAM.gov, state or local contracts.
No cost. No obligation. Five pages, straight to the point.
What is inside the government contract readiness checklist
Ten items in dependency order — because item 4 genuinely cannot be done before item 3. Check off what you already have, then score yourself on the last page.
- Legal entity and EIN — the name-matching mistake that stalls most registrations
- Physical address and business banking — why a P.O. box blocks you
- NAICS codes — how the wrong one makes you invisible to buyers
- Unique Entity ID (UEI) — what replaced DUNS, and how to get it free
- Active SAM.gov registration — the 12-month expiry that quietly ends eligibility
- Cal eProcure account — why federal registration does nothing for state work
- California SB certification — the 5% bid preference and current thresholds
- Federal set-asides — 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB and VetCert requirements
- Capability statement — what a contracting officer asks for first
- Local vendor portals — where most businesses win their first contract
23%
of federal contracting dollars are targeted to small businesses every year.
5%
bid preference on California state contracts for certified small businesses.
$0
what it costs to register in SAM.gov and to certify with the State of California.
Not sure which items apply to you?
Tell us about your business and we will come back to you with the specific registrations and certifications you qualify for — and the ones you can skip. No charge for the review.
Prefer to talk it through? Call (909) 454-7076 or email info@gercconsulting.com.
Or let us handle the whole thing.
We take businesses from unregistered to under contract: SAM.gov, Cal eProcure, UEI, SBA and DSBS profiles, certification assistance, and vendor registration for city, county, school district, airport and public agencies. Handled end to end.