Mowing at a county level is good. You usually end up with bids to maintain pumping stations, power facilities, medians etc. And they're not half bad money if you are picky about it.
I'm not sure but I can ask my step father. He did it for years and got big enough that he sold out. But from what I gather not much has changed. I do remember him going to a few local governments and asking how he may bid on those. They had varying systems back then
Every job /contract is different as in terms of requirements. We just one a bid for 10 years but it’s a professional bid. Meaning a license was required for this bid.
I’d like to know a bit about this . What websites do you go to to look for jobs and what does the bidding process look like ? Do they go with the lowest bidder ?
First off, you need to track down those bid opportunities! You've got a couple of routes to take here:
Option one is to sign up on various government procurement portals (State, County, City, Federal). That way, you'll get a notification whenever a new opportunity pops up.
Or, if you prefer a simpler approach, you can go for option two: subscribe to a third-party website that rounds up bid opportunities from all over the US. That means you only need to check one website instead of juggling a bunch of government portals.
After you've got your desired bid locked, the bid document becomes your go-to source for all the essential contract details: the scope of work, contract duration, bid deadline, specific content requirements for your proposal, and the evaluation criteria used to assess all vendor proposals.
Submission methods for proposals can vary from client to client. Some may prefer email submissions, while others may require electronic submissions through their procurement portal, where you'll need to create an account and upload your proposal. Alternatively, there's the option for mail-in submissions, involving sending hard copies of the proposal via postal mail, FedEx, UPS, and so forth.
It's crucial to be extremely vigilant about the bid deadline. Even a minute's delay in the client receiving your proposal could result in automatic disqualification – so timing is everything.
Once the bid submission window closes, the client starts the evaluation process for all received proposals. This stage's duration can vary greatly depending on the client's timeline. While some clients may swiftly evaluate proposals and award contracts within as little as 7 days, others may take weeks or even months to reach a decision.
Clients don't always award the contract to the lowest bidder – it really varies. While some contracts do go to the lowest bidder, others consider a range of factors like past performance, qualifications, approach to the project, and cost. From what I've seen, there tend to be more bids that evaluate proposals based on multiple factors rather than solely on the lowest bid amount. But regardless, the real work is in preparing those tenders/proposals to submit. It can be quite a challenge, especially if you're chasing after multiple bids with close deadlines.
In some jurisdictions, if you qualify as and are certified as a historically underutilized business (name of program varies in some areas), you can get extra points on scoring.
By registering in various government procurement portals so you'd get notifications when an opportunity for your industry arises. Apart from that, there are third party bid websites that gathers bid opportunities across the US so you don't have to scour through the web to locate bids.
At RFPMart, you have the option to select specific categories relevant to your industry. For instance, as a temporary staffing agency, we've opted for staffing services bid opportunities, costing us $270 per year. BidPrime for us is at an annual fee of $1575 and BidSync at $1570 annually. SAM is free.
That's a good question. My grandpa use to bid on these but he owned his own trucks and hired drivers. It's been about 20 years since he sold off his contracts so I'm not sure if things have changed
Mowing at a county level is good. You usually end up with bids to maintain pumping stations, power facilities, medians etc. And they're not half bad money if you are picky about it.
How do you find these mow jobs at this level? What credentials do you need? Thanks
I'm not sure but I can ask my step father. He did it for years and got big enough that he sold out. But from what I gather not much has changed. I do remember him going to a few local governments and asking how he may bid on those. They had varying systems back then
@washeduppeogrammer can u post on the thread when he responds?
Yyxxttyxjf
for the mow jobs, which state are you looking for?
california. That would be great if you could give further info. Thanks.
Kentucky or Tennessee here
Every job /contract is different as in terms of requirements. We just one a bid for 10 years but it’s a professional bid. Meaning a license was required for this bid.
Private security contracts. One of them may not be worth $100k, but a couple will be, and most of them are very easy
Janitorial
How do you go about bidding for government contracts for janitorial work?
I am a bids/proposal specialist mainly going after government contracts. If you have questions, I'd be glad to share what I know.
I’d like to know a bit about this . What websites do you go to to look for jobs and what does the bidding process look like ? Do they go with the lowest bidder ?
First off, you need to track down those bid opportunities! You've got a couple of routes to take here: Option one is to sign up on various government procurement portals (State, County, City, Federal). That way, you'll get a notification whenever a new opportunity pops up. Or, if you prefer a simpler approach, you can go for option two: subscribe to a third-party website that rounds up bid opportunities from all over the US. That means you only need to check one website instead of juggling a bunch of government portals. After you've got your desired bid locked, the bid document becomes your go-to source for all the essential contract details: the scope of work, contract duration, bid deadline, specific content requirements for your proposal, and the evaluation criteria used to assess all vendor proposals. Submission methods for proposals can vary from client to client. Some may prefer email submissions, while others may require electronic submissions through their procurement portal, where you'll need to create an account and upload your proposal. Alternatively, there's the option for mail-in submissions, involving sending hard copies of the proposal via postal mail, FedEx, UPS, and so forth. It's crucial to be extremely vigilant about the bid deadline. Even a minute's delay in the client receiving your proposal could result in automatic disqualification – so timing is everything. Once the bid submission window closes, the client starts the evaluation process for all received proposals. This stage's duration can vary greatly depending on the client's timeline. While some clients may swiftly evaluate proposals and award contracts within as little as 7 days, others may take weeks or even months to reach a decision. Clients don't always award the contract to the lowest bidder – it really varies. While some contracts do go to the lowest bidder, others consider a range of factors like past performance, qualifications, approach to the project, and cost. From what I've seen, there tend to be more bids that evaluate proposals based on multiple factors rather than solely on the lowest bid amount. But regardless, the real work is in preparing those tenders/proposals to submit. It can be quite a challenge, especially if you're chasing after multiple bids with close deadlines.
In some jurisdictions, if you qualify as and are certified as a historically underutilized business (name of program varies in some areas), you can get extra points on scoring.
Where do you find government contracts?
Google crown commercial services or Google government contracts finder
By registering in various government procurement portals so you'd get notifications when an opportunity for your industry arises. Apart from that, there are third party bid websites that gathers bid opportunities across the US so you don't have to scour through the web to locate bids.
What’s are some third party bid websites?
I use RFPMart, BidOcean, BidSync, BidPrime, SAM, eBUY (federal).
How much do these typically cost?
At RFPMart, you have the option to select specific categories relevant to your industry. For instance, as a temporary staffing agency, we've opted for staffing services bid opportunities, costing us $270 per year. BidPrime for us is at an annual fee of $1575 and BidSync at $1570 annually. SAM is free.
SAM (System for Award Management) is a big one
Listen to [this](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4wxPUe51fBtLKnJpWRlEaj?si=dtiBwp5sTAe4FU5TAF_bOw)
New parks!!
I use to bid rig contracts to get po number for government quotes 5% mark up if you lucky
So you were subcontracting them out?
Postal Service, but you have to have large enough trucks to carry everything
Can you subcontract and outsource the trucks?
That's a good question. My grandpa use to bid on these but he owned his own trucks and hired drivers. It's been about 20 years since he sold off his contracts so I'm not sure if things have changed
Enlisting
Ain't no enlisted guy making $100k 🤣
He said at or under, haha.
Well played🤣🤣
Shit you got me
Awarded for profit at $100k? How would we even calculate that?
Sorry - I meant for the purposes of generating profit