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EvereTech has joined the Handshake community. Handshake is a leader in the communities linking business to student interns. Handshake essentially automates a lot of the functions the careers services section within colleges and/or universities by linking students to internships based on their major and/or interest. If you are an organization hiring interns and/or students, you might want to get registered if not already. 
Check out Handshake at: https://www.joinhandshake.com/

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Many federal buyers are not aware Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) organizations have the ability to receive a sole source contract. There are Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses that allow federal buyers to utilize the HUBZone program to issue a sole source acquisition vehicle in a similar capacity to the other sole source acquisition strategies throughout the federal market. There are criteria the Contracting Activities must accomplish prior to issuing a sole-source contract (listed below). However, it is the the vendors (HUBZone organizations) responsibility to ensure the customer (buyer) has all the necessary information about company capabilities to make an informed HUBZone sole source decision.  EvereTech is an active HUBZone certified organization from the Small Business Administration (SBA). If federal buyers want to access​, solutions, etc from EvereTech they can utilize the HUBZone sole source as a vehicle for acquisition. Our capabilities are listed on the About Us Page and What We Do Page.
Source for below information is from: https://www.acquisition.gov/content/191306-hubzone-sole-source-awards.
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19.1306 HUBZone sole source awards

1. (a) A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to a HUBZone small business concern on a sole source basis (see 6.302-5(b)(5)) before considering a small business set-aside (see 19.203 and subpart 19.5), provided none of the exclusions at 19.1304 apply; and-
   1. (1) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more HUBZone small business concerns;
   2. (2) The anticipated price of the contract, including options, will not exceed-
      1. (i) $7 million for a requirement within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for manufacturing; or
      2. (ii) $4 million for a requirement within all other NAICS codes;
   3. (3) The requirement is not currently being performed by an 8(a) participant under the provisions of subpart  19.8 or has been accepted as a requirement by SBA under subpart  19.8;
   4. (4) The acquisition is greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (see part  13);
   5. (5) The HUBZone small business concern has been determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance; and
   6. (6) Award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
2. (b) The SBA has the right to appeal the contracting officer’s decision not to make a HUBZone sole source award.

Potential buyers can reach out to EvereTech at: (210) 858-8024 and/or contracts@everetech.com to reach out to EvereTech about a potential HUBZone sole-source opportunity. We look forward to supporting your mission. 

Diversifying the customer base is critical to ensure sustainability in an ever changing economy. However, most federal suppliers predominately support the federal market. Conversely, many state, local and county suppliers generally stay within their market area and rarely branch into the federal market. EvereTech previously fell into one of the categories, however, we made an effort and implemented it into a strategy to reach out to state, local and county governments to ensure they are aware about our capabilities. Many supplies and services transfer from agency to agency. My recommendation is for any business no matter what the size to look for other markets to expand into. Below I have included a to-do-list for respective companies looking to expand into either the federal government market and/or the state, local and county market. 


Entering the State, Local and County Government Market:

1. Reach out to local Small Business Administration Office / Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)*
2. Review City, State and County Economic Development Program / Website 
3.  Determine which National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) codes apply to business
4. Conduct analysis to determine how your organizations capabilities align with respective agencies objectives
5. Register for vendor list 
6. Participate in industry events 

Entering the Federal Government Market:

1. Reach out to local Small Business Administration Office / Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)*
2. Register with System for Award Management (SAM) 
3. Obtain a DUNS number from DUNS and Bradstreet
4. Review The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes to determine which apply to business
5. Conduct analysis on USASPENDING  to determine which government agencies purchase your goods/services
6. Register for Federal Business Opportunities (FBO.gov)
7. Register for vendor list
8. Participate in industry events