Imagine you are a small-businessownerseekingafederalbusinessopportunitythatfallsinoneofthefollowingcategories:competitive8a,woman-owned, HUBZone,service-disabledveteran-owned, orveteran-owned.
Writeatwotofour(2-4)pagepaperinwhichyou:
1. Describethesmall-business lineofbusiness(LOB).
2. DeterminewhichfederalgovernmentprocurementopportunityisalignedwiththeLOBusingtheFederalBusinessOpportunitiesWebsite:https://www.fbo.gov
3. Providethefirm’scurrentstrategiesandthenassessthestrategicsuccessusingfinancialfigures orsoftindicatorsasthebackground.
4. DevelopaSWOTanalysis (useatable)forthebusinesstodeterminetheinternalandexternalfactorsinservicingthefederalgovernmentandthenprovideagapanalysis (usingtheweaknessesandthreats)insatisfyingtheexpectedrequirements.
5. Usingthefederalprocurementprocess,createanactionplantofulfilltheexpectedrequirementsbasedoffthegapanalysis.
6. Useatleastthree(3)qualityresourcesinthisassignment.Note:WikipediaandsimilarWebsitesdonotqualifyasqualityresources
Yourassignmentmustfollowtheseformattingrequirements:
• Betyped,doublespaced,usingTimesNewRomanfont(size12), withone-inchmarginsonallsides;citationsandreferencesmustfollowAPAorschool-specificformat.Checkwithyour professorforanyadditionalinstructions.
• Includeacoverpagecontainingthetitleoftheassignment,thestudent’sname,theprofessor’s name,thecoursetitle,andthedate.Thecoverpageandthereferencepagearenotincludedintherequiredassignmentpagelength.
Thespecificcourselearningoutcomesassociatedwiththisassignmentare:
• Analyzetheoperationsandfunctionsofthekeyparticipantsinthefederalprocurementprocessandassessafirm’sabilitytosatisfyexpectedrequirements.
• Researchandlocatefederalgovernmentprocurementopportunities.
• Determinetherequiredactionstoenableafirmtobeabletoparticipateinthefederalgovernmentcontractingactions.
• Usetechnologyandinformationresourcestoresearchissuesinbusinessstrategiesandproposals.
• Writeclearlyandconciselyaboutbusinessstrategiesandproposalsusingproperwriting mechanics.
Gradingforthisassignmentwillbebasedonanswerquality,logicIorganizationofthepaper,andlanguageandwritingskills,usingthefollowingrubric.