1. Keys To Successful Selling To The Government

2. Size of Government Markets  Supplies & Services$200 Billion  Office Products $4 Billion (does not include Furniture or Machines)  Supplies & Services$200 Billion  Office Products $4 Billion (does not include Furniture or Machines)

3. Reasons Commercial Companies Shy Away Slow Pay Complicated Federal Standards Difficulty Finding Decision Makers Mandatory Sources Blind Industries GSA Depots Small Business Special Marking Requirements 13 Digit National Stock Numbers MIL Standard 123F Bar Coding Slow Pay Complicated Federal Standards Difficulty Finding Decision Makers Mandatory Sources Blind Industries GSA Depots Small Business Special Marking Requirements 13 Digit National Stock Numbers MIL Standard 123F Bar Coding

4. Supply Chain of Government Procurement DoD Agencies Quasi State & Local Manufacturers Prison Industries Lighthouse / Blind Workshops

5. Supply Chain of Government Procurement DoD Agencies Quasi State & Local Independent Dealer Power Channel

6. Supply Chain of Government Procurement DoD Agencies Quasi State & Local GSA (2) JWOD (160) Prison Industries

7. Supply Chain of Government Procurement DoD Agencies Quasi State & Local

8. Major Changes to Federal Procurement Federal acquisition streamlining act (FASA) 24-hour desktop delivery contracts Growth of government I.M.P.A.C visa card GSA loses mandatory status Increased emphasis on electronic commerce Industries For The Blind started opening stores Federal acquisition streamlining act (FASA) 24-hour desktop delivery contracts Growth of government I.M.P.A.C visa card GSA loses mandatory status Increased emphasis on electronic commerce Industries For The Blind started opening stores

9. Small Business Today IRS Agriculture US Postal Service IRS Agriculture US Postal Service NASA Goddard Langley AFB Navy – San Diego NASA Goddard Langley AFB Navy – San Diego  Power Channel companies(some foreign owned) are using their contracts to arrange “sole source” agreements with entire agencies: effectively blocking any sales to small business. This is already in place at:  Agencies are not meeting their Small Business goals  Average grade for all agencies “D”  Grade for Department of Defense “F”  Agencies are not meeting their Small Business goals  Average grade for all agencies “D”  Grade for Department of Defense “F”

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