Prepare Your Business
Contract Ready
Guided Essentials
The new self-guided Contract Ready Program gives you everything you need with step-by-step video lessons, templates, checklists, and a 30-day trial of our SGCR Pro Platform. Get yourself fully contract-ready and start winning government work at your own pace.
Prepare Your Business
Contract Ready
Guided Essentials
The new self-guided Contract Ready Program gives you everything you need with step-by-step video lessons, templates, checklists, and the SGCR Pro Platform. Get yourself fully contract-ready and start winning government work at your own pace.
Contract Ready Program
Guided Essentials
Jump to a Phase
Prepare & Assess
Business Infrastructure
SBA & SAM Optimization
Capabilities Statement & Website
CMMC Compliance
Go-to-Market Strategy
PHASE 1: Prepare & Assess Your Readiness
In this phase, evaluate exactly where your business stands today and build a personalized roadmap to execute yourself. Start with understanding your business structure, core offerings, pricing, and current level of readiness for government contracting. Then build a clear action plan to prepare your business for success.
Assess Readiness
Review your current business structure, and identify any parts that need to be implemented or improved.
Business Structure
Document the specific business structure points you need to address in phase 2.
Action Plan
Create an action plan with specific actionable steps to prepare for government contracting.
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PHASE 2: Business Infrastructure
Structure Development
Plan out how to structure your business for success in government contracting.
Documentation Preparation
Build out business documents:
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- Business Plan
- Operating Agreement
- SOPs
Compliance Checks
Make sure your business will be compliant with applicable government regulations.
PHASE 3: SBA & SAM Optimization
Follow our step-by-step lessons and guides to complete and optimize every government registration yourself. You’ll finish this phase with a fully active, search-optimized profile that gets you found by contracting officers and primes.
SAM Registration
Register (or renew) your entity in SAM.gov, the mandatory gateway to federal contracts and payment. You’ll receive your UEI and CAGE Code, add banking details, and set up reps & certs. We give you walkthrough training so you won’t get stuck or rejected.
SBA Optimization
Build a standout vendor profile in the SBA’s Small Business Search (SBS). You’ll load keywords, write a powerful capabilities narrative, add past performance, bonding levels, and set-aside certifications so contracting officers find you first.
NAICS
North American Industry Classification System
NAICS is the standard used by the U.S. federal government to classify businesses by their primary type of economic activity.
- Classification: It tells the government what kind of business you are.
- Eligibility: Federal agencies use NAICS codes to determine:
- If your business qualifies as a small business.
- If you’re eligible for set-aside contracts. → Learn More
- Bidding: Every government solicitation (RFP/RFQ) has one or more NAICS codes attached. Your business must list matching codes in SAM.gov to qualify.
PSC
Product and Service Codes
PSC codes describe what the government is buying from you. They are a 4-character alphanumeric code used by the federal government to categorize what is being purchased, whether it’s a product or service.
Top Federal Agencies
You will learn of the top federal agencies that offer contracts.
Top Prime Contractors
You will learn of the top prime contractors that offer contracts.
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PHASE 4: Capabilities Statement & Website
Create your professional, government-ready marketing assets yourself using our battle-tested templates and detailed guides. You’ll end this phase with a polished Capabilities Statement and a government-facing website that make you stand out to contracting officers and primes.
Capabilities Statement
Your capabilities statement is your Government Resume. Follow our guide to build an effective one.
Capabilities Website
Ideally, you should convert your finished Capabilities Statement into a professional, government-facing website. Follow our guide to build:
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- Government Website
- Custom Branding
- Professional Design
PHASE 5: Go-to-Market Strategy
Receive expert guidance on government pricing and get SGCR Pro Platform trial access to contract data and contact info. The Select GCR Pro program can deliver local, state, and federal bid opportunities to you that match your capabilities.
Successful Proposals
Learn what it takes to make a successful proposal.
Pricing Algorithms
Propriatary algorithm to help you set pricing down to the penny.
Performance Alignment
Prioritize your past performance based on its relevance to the opportunity.
Government Compliancy
Make sure your are compliant and ready to accept government contracts.
LEARN MORE
→
Contract Ready Program
Guided Essentials
Jump to a Phase
Prepare & Assess
Business Infrastructure
SBA & SAM Optimization
Capabilities Statement & Website
CMMC Compliance
Go-to-Market Strategy
PHASE 1: Prepare & Assess Your Readiness
In this phase, evaluate exactly where your business stands today and build a personalized roadmap to execute yourself. Start with understanding your business structure, core offerings, pricing, and current level of readiness for government contracting. Then build a clear action plan to prepare your business for success.
Assess Readiness
Review your current business structure, and identify any parts that need to be implemented or improved.
Business Structure
Document the specific business structure points you need to address in phase 2.
Action Plan
Create an action plan with specific actionable steps to prepare for government contracting.
PHASE 2: Business Infrastructure
LEARN MORE
→
Structure Development
Plan out how to structure your business for success in government contracting.
Documentation Preparation
Build out business documents:
-
- Business Plan
- Operating Agreement
- SOPs
Compliance Checks
Make sure your business will be compliant with applicable government regulations.
PHASE 3: SBA & SAM Optimization
Follow our step-by-step lessons and guides to complete and optimize every government registration yourself. You’ll finish this phase with a fully active, search-optimized profile that gets you found by contracting officers and primes.
SAM Registration
Register (or renew) your entity in SAM.gov, the mandatory gateway to federal contracts and payment. You’ll receive your UEI and CAGE Code, add banking details, and set up reps & certs. We give you walkthrough training so you won’t get stuck or rejected.
SBA Optimization
Build a standout vendor profile in the SBA’s Small Business Search (SBS). You’ll load keywords, write a powerful capabilities narrative, add past performance, bonding levels, and set-aside certifications so contracting officers find you first.
NAICS
North American Industry Classification System
NAICS is the standard used by the U.S. federal government to classify businesses by their primary type of economic activity.
- Classification: It tells the government what kind of business you are.
- Eligibility: Federal agencies use NAICS codes to determine:
- If your business qualifies as a small business.
- If you’re eligible for set-aside contracts. → Learn More
- Bidding: Every government solicitation (RFP/RFQ) has one or more NAICS codes attached. Your business must list matching codes in SAM.gov to qualify.
PSC
Product and Service Codes
PSC codes describe what the government is buying from you. They are a 4-character alphanumeric code used by the federal government to categorize what is being purchased, whether it’s a product or service.
Top Federal Agencies
You will learn of the top federal agencies that offer contracts.
Top Prime Contractors
You will learn of the top prime contractors that offer contracts.
PHASE 4: Capabilities Statement & Website
LEARN MORE
→
Create your professional, government-ready marketing assets yourself using our battle-tested templates and detailed guides. You’ll end this phase with a polished Capabilities Statement and a government-facing website that make you stand out to contracting officers and primes.
Capabilities Statement
Your capabilities statement is your Government Resume. Follow our guide to build an effective one.
Capabilities Website
Ideally, you should convert your finished Capabilities Statement into a professional, government-facing website. Follow our guide to build:
-
- Government Website
- Custom Branding
- Professional Design
PHASE 5: Go-to-Market Strategy
Receive expert guidance on government pricing and get SGCR Pro Platform trial access to contract data and contact info. The Select GCR Pro program can deliver local, state, and federal bid opportunities to you that match your capabilities.
Successful Proposals
Learn what it takes to make a successful proposal.
Pricing Algorithms
Propriatary algorithm to help you set pricing down to the penny.
Performance Alignment
Prioritize your past performance based on its relevance to the opportunity.
Government Compliancy
Make sure your are compliant and ready to accept government contracts.
LEARN MORE
→
Speak To A Contract
Consultant Today
Send a message, a Contract Consultant will personally contact you to answer questions or schedule a “Ready Assessment” for upcoming contracts that match your capabilities. It’s that simple. Contact us now.
Contract Ready Services
What You Get
Guided Essentials
Prepare yourself with government contracting with our comprehensive training, templates, and tools. Following our proven process will get you ready. Then we can help you as much or as little as you want to find and bid on contracts that fit your capabilities.
Training
Access our step-by-step guide that will walk you through in detail how to prepare your business and position yourself for government contracting.
Assist Call
A one-hour strategic business evaluation call, during which your company’s structure, market positioning, and contracting potential will be assessed. Following the session, you’ll receive customized NAICS, PSC, and SBA keyword recommendations, along with a tailored capabilities narrative.
Document Templates
Fill-in-the-blank Operating Agreement, Business Plan, SOPs, Meeting Minutes, and more.
Registration Walkthrough
Complete SAM.gov, SBA’s SBS, Grants.gov, and FEMA registration walkthroughs.
SGCR Pro Platform Light Access
Get a sneak peek at our pro platform which allows searching a large database of contracts and get daily bid matches, contracting officer contacts, and opportunity alerts tailored to your codes.
Downloadable Training & Resources
Business Formation
This guide will explain the key business documents and programs needed to prepare your business to work with the US government.
Government Registrations
This document will provide in–depth information about SAM, SBA small business Search, Grants.gov, and FEMA.
Government Compliance
This guide explains the importance of being compliant then discusses the steps of the DIBBS, PIEE, and CMMC Level 1 certification services.
Having an Effective Capabilities Statement
Learn the ins and outs of creating and presenting your government resume to commercial and government contacts.
Pricing and Performance Alignment
This guide will explain the process of determining pricing for contract bid opportunities. Learn how to price, what tools are available, and how to attain max profits and still win.
SGCRP Contract & Contact Platform Access
Speak To A Contract
Consultant Today
Send a message, a Contract Consultant will personally contact you to answer questions or schedule a “Ready Assessment” for upcoming contracts that match your capabilities. It’s that simple. Contact us now.
NEXT STEP: Support and Execution
Now that you are Contract Ready, it is time to go get those contracts. Take the next step now with our Support and Execution program.
Support and Execution
Or, contact your specialist to see what steps we could help you with as add ons such us certifications and training.
Select GCR is proud to have been named the 2026 Most Trusted Government Contract Consulting Firm. With over a decade of experience, our administrative, marketing, and business development services have helped our clients procure over $800 million in contracts, grants, loans, and other financial assistance.