The FCC relies on contractors to supply many goods and services in fulfilling its mission. Many of these procurements are suitable for small business participation and some offer subcontracting possibilities. FCC obtains most goods and services using GSA Schedules.
Major procurements included are services supporting FCC IT systems, administrative and professional services, and facility and maintenance services.
Doing Business with the FCC
If you feel that your firm has a product or service which may be of interest to the FCC, then you should do the following:
- Monitor FedBizOpps.gov, where the government publishes its notices of procurements. This site provides a wealth of information about current government requirements and offers specific guidance that will allow you to submit bids or proposals to the FCC.
- Monitor e-Buy, where the government solicits GSA Schedule holders for goods and services. If you are not a GSA Schedule holder, the GSA website can provide guidance regarding obtaining a schedule.
- Register on Central Contractor Registration, the primary vendor database for the federal government. In addition, USA.gov, a General Services Administration-based Web site, provides user-friendly service and assistance to firms that have not previously done business with the U.S. government.
In rare cases, firms have an innovative and unique product or service for which submission of an unsolicited proposal may be the right approach. Before beginning this process, however, you should:
- Carefully and objectively assess your product/service to ensure that it is, in fact, innovative and unique, and that it is not already commercially available to the government.
- Research Part 15.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) which provides specific criteria that must be met before an unsolicited proposal can be submitted.
Once you have reviewed these requirements and made the determination you have a valid unsolicited proposal, then you should submit your proposal to the following email address: CPChelp@FCC.gov
Your company information, comments, inquiries, and feedback is important to the FCC. The Contracting and Purchasing Center has established a special mailbox for both internal and external customers to ensure that we are responsive to our customer’s needs. If you are inquiring about status of procurement, would like to provide information about your company, or are a holder of an FCC contract and have an issue and not sure who to contact, please send your inquiries to the email address below.
Requests for information on previously awarded contracts by the Contracting and Purchasing Center are processed under the Freedom of Information Act. Requests can be made on line in the FOIA section of the website.
Contracts awarded by the FCC
- Pre-Award Synopsis & Solicitations
- Post-Award: Information on Awarded Contracts
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Awards
- Service Contract Inventories
Opportunities with the FCC
Get Started
- How to Register as a Federal Contractor
- Getting on the GSA Schedule
- Get a D-U-N-S Number
- Central Contractor Registration
- Visit the Business Partner Network
Small Business Resources
The FCC is committed to working with service-disabled, veteran-owned businesses, firms qualified under the SBA 8(a) program, and Native American-owned small businesses. The FCC has established a partnership agreement with SBA for the use of the 8(a) program to increase contract awards to small and disadvantaged businesses
Additional information regarding procurement activities and payment information is available from:
