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Using Times New Roman Bus 505 Firm Research

Required Resources

Feldman, Steven W. (2016). Government contracts in a nutshell (6th ed.). St. .Paul, MN: LEG, Inc. d/b/a West Academic.

Osborne, S. (2011). Winning government business: Gaining the competitive advantage (2nd ed.). Vienna, VA: Management Concepts.

Supplemental Resources

Federal Business Opportunities. (2013). General format. Retrieved from https://www.fbo.gov/

Find RFP. (2013). General format. Retrieved from http://www.findrfp.com/

Office of Government Contracting. (2013). General format. Retrieved from http://www.sba.gov

The RFP Database. (2013). General format. Retrieved from http://www.rfpdb.com/

Assignment 1: Firm Research
Worth 80 points

Imagine you are a small-business owner seeking a federal business opportunity that falls in one of the following categories: competitive 8a, woman-owned, HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, or veteran-owned.

Write a four (4) page paper in which you:

  • Describe the small-business line of business (LOB).
  • Determine which federal government procurement opportunity is aligned with the LOB using the Federal Business Opportunities Website: https://www.fbo.gov
  • Provide the firm’s current strategies and then assess the strategic success using financial figures or “soft” indicators as the background.
  • Develop a SWOT analysis (use a table) for the business to determine the internal and external factors in servicing the federal government and then provide a gap analysis (using the weaknesses and threats) in satisfying the expected requirements.
  • Using the federal procurement process, create an action plan to fulfill the expected requirements based off the gap analysis.
  • Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze the operations and functions of the key participants in the federal procurement process and assess a firm’s ability to satisfy expected requirements.
  • Research and locate federal government procurement opportunities.
  • Determine the required actions to enable a firm to be able to participate in the federal government contracting actions.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in business strategies and proposals.
  • Write clearly and concisely about business strategies and proposals using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 80

Assignment 1: Firm Research

Criteria

Unacceptable
Below 70% F

Fair
70-79% C

Proficient
80-89% B

Exemplary
90-100% A

1. Describe the small- business line of business (LOB).
Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely described the small-business line of business (LOB).

Partially described the small- business line of business (LOB).

Satisfactorily described the small-business line of business (LOB).

Thoroughly described the small-business line of business (LOB).

2. Determine which federal government procurement opportunity is aligned with the LOB using the Federal Business Opportunities Website.
Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely determined which federal government procurement opportunity is aligned with the LOB using the Federal Business Opportunities Website.

Partially determined which federal government procurement opportunity is aligned with the LOB using the Federal Business Opportunities Website.

Satisfactorily determined which federal government procurement opportunity is aligned with the LOB using the Federal Business Opportunities Website.

Thoroughly determined which federal government procurement opportunity is aligned with the LOB using the Federal Business Opportunities Website.

3. Provide the firm’s current strategies and then assess the strategic success using financial figures or “soft” indicators as the background.
Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely provided the firm’s current strategies and then did not submit or incompletely assessed the strategic success using financial figures or “soft” indicators as the background.

Partially provided the firm’s current strategies and then partially assessed the strategic success using financial figures or “soft” indicators as the background.

Satisfactorily provided the firm’s current strategies and then satisfactorily assessed the strategic success using financial figures or “soft” indicators as the background.

Thoroughly provided the firm’s current strategies and then thoroughly assessed the strategic success using financial figures or “soft” indicators as the background.

4. Develop a SWOT analysis (use a table) for the business to determine the internal and external factors in servicing the federal government and then provide a gap analysis (using the weaknesses and threats) in satisfying the expected requirements.
Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely developed a SWOT analysis (use a table) for the business to determine the internal and external factors in servicing the federal government and then provided a gap analysis (using the weaknesses and threats) in satisfying the expected requirements.

Partially developed a SWOT analysis (use a table) for the business to determine the internal and external factors in servicing the federal government and then provided a gap analysis (using the weaknesses and threats) in satisfying the expected requirements.

Satisfactorily developed a SWOT analysis (use a table) for the business to determine the internal and external factors in servicing the federal government and then provided a gap analysis (using the weaknesses and threats) in satisfying the expected requirements.

Thoroughly developed a SWOT analysis (use a table) for the business to determine the internal and external factors in servicing the federal government and then provided a gap analysis (using the weaknesses and threats) in satisfying the expected requirements.

5. Using the federal procurement process, create an action plan to fulfill the expected requirements based off the gap analysis.
Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely created an action plan to fulfill the expected requirements based off the gap analysis using the federal procurement process.

Partially created an action plan to fulfill the expected requirements based off the gap analysis using the federal procurement process.

Satisfactorily created an action plan to fulfill the expected requirements based off the gap analysis using the federal procurement process.

Thoroughly created an action plan to fulfill the expected requirements based off the gap analysis using the federal procurement process.

6. 4 references
Weight: 5%

No references provided.

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10%

More than 6 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present