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				<title><![CDATA[
  thank you so much for that i]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  thank you so much for that info.&#160; I really appreciate it.&#160; I will give them a call first thing Monday.
  &#160;
  If there is anything that I can do for you, just email me.&#160; 
  &#160;
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  If you can make an appointme]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  If you can make an appointment with purchasing and they can give you a better idea on how they choose those for thier vendors list, In my state it was helpful to make an appointmnet with 
  the purchasing dept.
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				<title><![CDATA[
  Dip Lady, 
  &#160;
  can ]]></title>
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  Dip Lady, 
  &#160;
  can you please share more info on putting your name on the vendor list?&#160; I am just starting out with the whole government idea, and I don`t want to mess it up.
  &#160;
  I]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Be benefit driven to the agent t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Be benefit driven to the agent that is hiring. &#160;And don`t worry about the price too much. Lowest price probably won`t win, because they just want to make sure that the job gets done (so if it`s too lowball they might have trouble getting it accomplish[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The others have already mentione]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The others have already mentioned it, but the `vendor bid lists` are essential. Yes they are a pain in the neck, but they`re a necessary part of marketing your business.&#160; Your state may also have an RFP list.&#160; You may need to sign up for an RFP a[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Everlasting, not sure which leve]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Everlasting, not sure which level of government that is for. I can only speak on the state level. When I was doing this, we were an approved vendor on the vendor list and we would occasionally receive packets requesting bids for projects that we fit. There[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Also in some cases are you a min]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Also in some cases are you a minority owned (MBE or WMBE)&#160;or vet owned business , if you are from Iowa Targeted Small Business, Feds 8a&#160;, Hubzone or Vet just some examples
]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  I would just like to add a l]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  I would just like to add a little something to this discussion.&#160; I was told that if you wish to sell your product/services to the government agency then you have to go online (depending what state you live in) and get into their training progra]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi all,
Just my thoughts on the]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi all,
Just my thoughts on the matter.&#160; I used to run a parts center and sold to several government agencies.&#160; First, as already mentioned earlier, most governmental agencies have a "vendors list."&#160; You have to meet certain requireme]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  There is no easy way of gett]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  There is no easy way of getting service contracts from the government, been there and, so has my friends in business who were memebers of PTAC in Iowa - good luck and don`t give up and 
  go to SBA the can give you alot of info.]]></description>
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