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Mar 11 •
Bidding + Manufacturers
Hi Everyone! I have been requesting quotes and bidding for the past month so I am still fairly new; however, I have received many "no bid" responses as the approved manufacturers are already doing business with the Government directly, and the quotes that I have received aren't the most competitive and appear to be much higher than winning bids even before I add a small profit margin to the quote. For those of you who have managed to establish a profitable business by bidding with the DLA via DIBBS, did you establish a partnership with specific manufacturers or have you managed to become an official distributor with specific manufacturers that have granted you direct pricing allowing your bids to be competitive? I'm trying to figure out the best way to scale. Submitting quote after quote does work, but winning bids this way feels more like a lucky "one off" rather than a solid business model. Thank you in advance. cc: @Day Cantave
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New comment 7d ago
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@Rudy Cadena
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@Regina Obiorah as Rudy tells me keep going don’t quit. Lean on the people in this group.
Jun '24 •
Packing
I’m not sure about everybody else, but I think this is the topic that intimidates me the most. I can talk to people all day long and make friends with a stranger on a park bench. Military spec 2073. I’m listening to an in-depth video from the Apex accelerator and it is like watching to paint dry. I know it’s extremely important so I’m trying to stay focused, but it gets pretty dry. Maybe @Day Cantave can create a tab for packing related questions.
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New comment 12d ago
2 likes • Jul '24
@Dgbb Solutions it’s all boring until you need it and then it’s the most interesting thing in the world.
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LOL. What a difference a few months of being in the fight can make. I no longer fear packing. No I get try to slug it out with the big boy and deal with whatever comes my way. To anyone just starting out, it does get easier and less scary.
Nov '24 •
Trusted Parts
Has anyone found any luck with Trustedparts.com that Day recommended we use as a commercial source for products? It seems that most of their pricing is too overly inflated or the products are out of stock.
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New comment 14d ago
1 like • Nov '24
@Tom Ernst easy recommendation to make
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@Fridah Gitahi the website you use doesn’t really win you the contract. The only thing that’s going to win your contract is putting in bids with reasonable offers. The website you choose to use as a tool to make it easier to find the solicitation that fit your criteria. Dibbs navigator definitely does that. And on another note. Don’t listen or worry about the number of contracts that people say they’ve won. Show me your net profit. Because at the end of the day, all that matters. The money that you got to keep in your pocket after the deal is done. I don’t care if somebody’s done 20 contracts if they haven’t really made any money.
Feb 13 •
Award
As soon as I forfeited an award, I received an email stating that I won another one. 🥳
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New comment Mar 18
1 like • Mar 13
@James Peoples save the response you created and reuse it next time.
1 like • Mar 14
@James Peoples well it sounds like you did the work but didn’t get a chance to turn it in. These vendor questionnaires ask the same thing each time. So save the work you did and next time you can just copy paste.
Mar 11 •
Hubzone and Women owned
Hey I’m finally now officially HUBZone and Women-Owned Certified! It took a little over 4 months.
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New comment 18d ago
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Great work.
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