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Other than our book, there are a few documents that are key to your success in government contracting.

Code manuals and handbooks

Two documents can help you decide what codes to use to locate government contracting opportunities. You'll use the codes to help your own searches on federal government web sites, and in your profiles to have appropriate bid leads pushed out to you by e-mail.

The H2 Handbook lists the codes used to index supplies and equipment (things) in the federal supply system. If your business is a job shop, manufacturer, dealer or distributor this is the resource for you.

The Product and Service Code Manual lists the codes used to index all services, for example: construction, architecture and engineering, information technology, management, security, and so on. If you are in the services industries this is the resource for you. The PSC Manual also contains the same supply and equipment codes as in the H2 Handbook, so a manufacturer, dealer or distributor can use this book as well.

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Fiscal Year Federal Procurement Report

Procurement spending by the Federal Government jumped by almost 10% from fiscal year 2001 to fiscal year 2002.  In FY01 the government signed over 11.4 million contracts.  Of that, 95% were between $2,500 and $100,000 in value.

Any contract in that range is reserved for small, small disadvantage, small woman-owned, and small veteran owned businesses.  So, there is great opportunity for small business to win government contracts.

The Fiscal Year Federal Procurement Report (FPR) provides complete statistics on government contracting. It is divided into the following three sections:

Click on the desired section below to view and/or download its contents from teh Federal Procurement Data Center web site.

2002 Fiscal Year Federal Procurement Report

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Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the basic rulebook for government contracts. It contains all the rules governing the contracting process as well as all the forms and clauses used in government contracts.

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Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government. The CFR online is a joint project authorized by the publisher, the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of the Federal Register, and the Government Printing Office (GPO) to provide the public with enhanced access to Government information. GPO will continue to make the paper editions of the CFR and Federal Register available through its Superintendent of Documents Sales service.

The CFR is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to federal regulation. Each title is divided into chapters that usually bear the name of the issuing agency. Each chapter is further subdivided into parts covering specific regulatory areas. Large parts may be subdivided into subparts. All parts are organized in sections, and most citations to the CFR will be provided at the section level.

The GPO's web site identifies all of the titles within the CFR, and enables searching by revision.

The page for the current Title 48, Federal Acquisition Regulations System is divided by the federal agencies covered. The new Homeland Security Agency is not yet listed.

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