On November 7, 2006, the General Services Administration announced that it extended the due date for Alliant Small Business proposals from November 17, 2006 to December 6, 2006. Bidders must still have both a federally-approved accounting system and secure facilities; these requirements have not changed. As our previous installments mentioned, most small businesses cannot meet these two requirements and will accordingly have to form a joint venture with another company in order to do so. The extended due date gives those businesses contemplating the formation of a joint venture approximately twenty (20) more days to make a decision and form one.
Small businesses have told us repeatedly that it is very difficult to find a potential partner which has the required accounting system. Apparently, locating a partner with a secure facility is somewhat less difficult. The difficulties are such that some companies have asked us to assist them in finding joint venture partners. Our response to such inquiries is that the only way we know of to find an accounting system partner is (i) to make cold calls to companies on the GSA Interested Parties List, or (ii) to call in a chit from your favorite prime contractor with whom you have done past business. One of your primes may know of a small business that has an approved accounting system and may agree to request that the small business work with you (if you have brought the prime enough business). It is certainly worth noting that a small business may be a member of more than one joint venture.
The Alliant Basic Contract Plan
For most companies the decision to prepare a proposal in response to the Alliant procurements can be costly and time consuming.
Save Thousands of Dollars in Costs Associated with Writing a Proposal in Response to the Alliant Procurements.
Fedmarket.com has developed an innovative, new product that will help companies save substantial sums of money. Fedmarket is offering its Alliant Basic Contract Plan. We have created model text that will assist companies in preparing their Alliant Basic Contract Plans. The requirements for the Basic Contract Plan are the same for the Alliant and Alliant Small Business procurements. The model text was developed Richard White using CRMFederal, Fedmarket's proposal-writing software. Mr. White is CEO of Fedmarket.com and the author of CRMFederal.
The Basic Contract Plan model text, provided in Word format, is designed to be refined and modified by companies submitting a proposal in response to the Alliant procurements. Customers using the product may add company-specific information or text to the model plan in order to make the Basic Contract Plan specific to each company's qualifications and experience. The model plan provided is approximately 35 pages. Once a user has refined the model text, they will have a completed Basic Contract Plan that is within the 30-page limit specified in the Alliant Request for Proposals. Fedmarket's Alliant Basic Contract Plan product can save customers person weeks in time spent on the project thereby freeing your staff up to spend more time refining other parts of your Alliant proposal.
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Price: $2,000
Call Matt Hankes at 301.652.9504, Ext. 126 for more information.
Joint Venture Agreement Development
Sample Joint Venture Agreement for Alliant Small Business
Fedmarket.com is now offering a sample joint venture agreement for Alliant Small Business. The sample agreement was not developed by lawyers and should not be construed as legal advice. Joint ventures using the sample agreement should have the draft version of their specific agreement reviewed by legal counsel for compliance with federal and state laws.
The sample was developed to illustrate joint venture responsibilities and profit sharing methodologies that are be compliant with the Alliant Small Business Request for Proposal issued by the General Services Administration.
The sample agreement addresses:
- The DCAA approved accounting system and secure facility requirements specified in the RFP
- Other specific RFP requirements for joint ventures
- A practical methodology for profit sharing among the joint venture partners
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Price: $2000
Call 301-652-9504 EXT. 126 for more information.
Legal Services
G&M Legal Services (G&M) is a Washington D.C. area law firm focusing in government procurement law at affordable rates for small businesses. G&M understands small businesses infrastructures, revenue goals, and business concerns and its overhead and administrative costs allow the firm to offer services at very competitive rates. The firm's focus is to help clients in the government market review and evaluate RFPs, negotiate prime and subcontracts, negotiate joint venture and reseller agreements, and provide assistance with government compliance issues such as price reductions, defective pricing, and false claims. The firm also assists client's with representations and certifications, conflicts of interest, small business requirements, subcontracting plans, and Buy America Act and Trade Agreements Act issues.
For more information on joint ventures for the Alliant Small Business call Matt Hankes at 301.652.9504 EXT. 126.
