San Diego is one of the largest defense markets in the country. Naval Base San Diego, Naval Air Station North Island, Camp Pendleton and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command anchor a huge federal contracting community. Locally, the City of San Diego, San Diego County, SANDAG, MTS, the Port of San Diego, San Diego International Airport and school districts buy year-round.
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
- Federal and Navy buyers plus the primes and subcontractors that support them.
- The City of San Diego, which posts bids online and runs a Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) program for local firms.
- San Diego County, which uses its own vendor registration and bid system.
- State agencies on Cal eProcure, with California SB, SB-PW and DVBE preferences.
- SANDAG, MTS, the port and the airport, with DBE goals on federally funded work.
What GERC handles for you
- SAM.gov registration and UEI validation for federal work
- San Diego County vendor registration and City of San Diego registration
- California SB and SB-PW certification and DVBE support
- Federal certifications including 8(a), WOSB, HUBZone and DBE
- 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 buyers expect clean registrations and precise, compliant responses. We prepare both. See also our San Diego defense contracting 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.