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What is JCP certification? JCP certification is DLA's approval, granted through the Joint Certification Program and DD Form 2345, that lets a U.S. or Canadian company access export-controlled military technical data, including DLA drawings attached to DIBBS solicitations. You apply online through the JCP Portal, and certification lasts five years. You found a DIBBS RFQ for a p …
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Short answer: Federal subcontracting opportunities come from companies that already hold a federal contract and need a small business to do part of the work. They post a notice with the scope, closing date, place, NAICS code and a contact, or take suppliers through their own supplier site. You reply to that company, not to the agency. Where subcontract work comes from A subcont …
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Short answer: To decide which DIBBS RFQs to bid on, run each row through four filters in order. Is it in your FSCs or watched NSNs? Are you allowed to quote it (approved source, set-aside, export control)? Can you get the tech data, packaging and testing done? Can you deliver on time near recent award prices? Quote what passes. Why you need a filter The same three gates show up …
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