Win your first — or next — federal contract
Learn how to navigate the U.S. government marketplace, find opportunities, and win contracts that grow your business. From SAM.gov registration to proposal writing, this school turns the complexity of federal procurement into a repeatable, profitable system.
"The federal market doesn't reward the biggest company in the room — it rewards the most prepared one."— Dotimi
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Register and certify your business correctly on SAM.gov and secure relevant set-aside designations (8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone)
- Find and evaluate live contract opportunities using USASpending.gov, FPDS, and beta.SAM.gov like a pro
- Decode a government solicitation (RFP, RFQ, IFB) and determine whether to bid or walk away
- Write a compelling, compliant proposal that scores high on both technical and price evaluation criteria
- Build a pipeline of teaming partners, subcontracting relationships, and mentor-protégé arrangements
- Manage contract performance, invoicing, and past-performance records to win repeat and larger awards
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 20 lessons
Federal Contracting Foundations & Business Setup
Establish the bedrock knowledge every government contractor needs before pursuing a single dollar of federal work. Students learn how money flows through the federal acquisition system, get their business registered and compliant on SAM.gov, and secure the set-aside certifications that unlock preferential competition pools — completing all prerequisite administrative steps before any opportunity-hunting begins.
- 1.1How the Federal Marketplace WorksIncluded
- 1.2SAM.gov Registration Step-by-StepIncluded
- 1.3Set-Aside Certifications That Give You a Competitive EdgeIncluded
Finding & Evaluating the Right Opportunities
Turn the vast federal opportunity landscape into a manageable, prioritized pipeline. Students master the three primary intelligence platforms — beta.SAM.gov, FPDS, and USASpending.gov — and apply a rigorous Go/No-Go decision framework to focus scarce bid-and-proposal resources only on winnable opportunities. This module intentionally precedes solicitation decoding so students evaluate fit before investing time in reading full RFPs.
- 2.1Mastering beta.SAM.gov for Opportunity DiscoveryIncluded
- 2.2Competitive Intelligence with FPDS & USASpending.govIncluded
- 2.3The Go/No-Go Decision FrameworkIncluded
Decoding Government Solicitations
Government solicitations are dense, legally precise documents — and misreading one can sink an entire proposal. This module teaches students to parse every section of a solicitation with the mindset of a contracting officer: understanding the differences between procurement vehicles, dissecting technical and evaluation requirements, and strategically engaging the government before the proposal clock starts. This module is sequenced after opportunity evaluation so students only invest reading time in opportunities they've already decided to pursue.
- 3.1RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs — Know the DifferenceIncluded
- 3.2Reading the SOW, PWS, and Evaluation Factors Like a Contracting OfficerIncluded
- 3.3Asking the Right Questions — Amendments & ClarificationsIncluded
Writing Winning Proposals
Transform analysis and strategy into a compliant, compelling, high-scoring proposal document. Students work through the complete proposal development lifecycle — from strategy and win-theme development through technical writing, pricing, and final submission — using real-world techniques employed by professional proposal managers. Prerequisites from earlier modules (compliance matrix, Go/No-Go decision, solicitation analysis) feed directly into this module's deliverables.
- 4.1Proposal Strategy & Win Themes Before You Write a WordIncluded
- 4.2Writing the Technical VolumeIncluded
- 4.3Pricing to Win — Cost Volumes & Price StrategyIncluded
- 4.4Past Performance, Management Volumes & Final SubmissionIncluded
Teaming, Partnerships & Contract Vehicles
No contractor wins alone in the federal space. This module covers the strategic and legal mechanics of building a teaming network — from identifying complementary partners and drafting teaming agreements, to developing a compliant small-business subcontracting plan and leveraging government-wide contract vehicles. Sequenced after proposal writing so students understand what they need from partners before they go looking for them.
- 5.1Teaming Agreements & Strategic PartnershipsIncluded
- 5.2Subcontracting Plans & Mentor-Protégé ProgramsIncluded
- 5.3Government Contract Vehicles — GSA Schedules, GWACs & IDIQsIncluded
Contract Performance, Invoicing & Growing Your Presence
Winning the award is only the beginning. This final module focuses on the execution phase: standing up performance compliantly, navigating the invoicing systems that actually get you paid, protecting and growing your past-performance record, and using every completed contract as a springboard for follow-on, sole-source, and larger awards. Students leave with a personal pipeline-growth strategy they can execute immediately.
- 6.1Contract Kickoff & Compliant Performance ManagementIncluded
- 6.2Government Invoicing & Getting Paid on TimeIncluded
- 6.3Past Performance Records & CPARS ManagementIncluded
- 6.4Scaling Up — Follow-On Contracts, Sole Source & Pipeline StrategyIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
First-Time GovCon Hopeful
You know the government spends big but have no idea where to start — this school takes you from zero to registered, certified, and bidding.
Frustrated Proposal Loser
You've submitted bids and heard nothing but silence — learn exactly how contracting officers evaluate proposals and fix what's costing you awards.
Commercial Business Owner
Your product or service already sells in the private sector, and you want to open a high-value government revenue channel without reinventing your business.
Certified Small Business
You have an 8(a), WOSB, or SDVOSB certification but aren't fully leveraging it — this school shows you how to turn that designation into a real competitive advantage.
Independent Consultant
You sell expertise, not products, and want to win professional services or IT contracts through set-asides, GSA Schedules, and strategic teaming.
Established Subcontractor
You've been doing work under primes for years and are ready to build your own past-performance record and step into the prime contractor seat.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Dotimi
If you've ever pulled up a government solicitation, scrolled through page after page of clauses and acronyms, and quietly closed the tab — I built this school for you.
Federal contracting looks impenetrable from the outside. The jargon is thick, the process seems designed to confuse, and when you lose a proposal you spent weeks writing, nobody tells you why. I know that frustration. I've sat on both sides of this table — understanding exactly how agencies find vendors, evaluate proposals, and make award decisions. And I can tell you with certainty: the system isn't rigged against small businesses. It's just opaque. That's a solvable problem.
What I've put together here is everything I wish someone had handed me in plain English at the start. Not theory — a working system. You'll learn how to set your business up correctly from day one, so certifications like 8(a) or HUBZone actually work in your favor. You'll learn to research opportunities the way experienced contractors do — using FPDS and USASpending.gov to follow the money before a solicitation even drops. You'll learn to read an RFP like a contracting officer, run a disciplined bid/no-bid decision, and write a proposal that speaks directly to how the government scores it. Every lesson is built around action: a step to take, a tool to use, a decision to make.
I also cover what most contracting courses completely ignore — what happens after you win. Compliant performance, invoicing, CPARS ratings, and how to convert one contract into a pipeline. Because the real leverage in this market isn't winning once. It's building a past-performance record and a teaming network that makes every subsequent bid stronger than the last.
This isn't a get-rich-quick pitch. Federal contracting rewards preparation, persistence, and process. What I'm offering you is the process — proven, practical, and delivered straight. If you're willing to do the work, this school will show you exactly what that work looks like.
Come learn the system. Then go use it.
— Dotimi
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