RESOURCES
- 8(a) Program – SBA Business Development Program (9-year program; potential for set-aside & sole-source contracts)
- Acquisition Gateway – Federal agency procurement forecasts
- Caltrans – Portal for doing business with Caltrans and obtaining DBE certification
- California High Speed Rail – Explore business opportunities
- Central California SBDC Network – SBA Small Business Development Centers portal
- CMMC – Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
- CaleProcure – State of California registration and opportunities portal
- GSA Schedules – GSA multiple award schedule portal
- HUB Zone – SBA set-aside certification program (historically underutilized business)
- Login.gov – Two-factor authentication portal to access several federal websites
- NAICS – Federal classification coding system for business establishments
- Northern California SBDC Network – SBA Small Business Development Centers portal
- Project Spectrum – Online tools and resources to improve cybersecurity readiness, resiliency, and compliance for small/medium-sized businesses
- SAM.gov – Federal portal to find opportunities and conduct market research
- SBA – Small Business Administration home page
- SBA DSBS – SBA Dynamic Small Business Search database
- SBA Small Business Size Standard – Table identifying small business size standard by NAICS code
- UNSPSC – Business classification system used by State of California
- USASpending – Federal spending market intelligence database
- Vetcert – SBA Veterans certification program (veterans)
- WOSB – SBA set-aside certification program (women)
This APEX Accelerator is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense.