Orca - Does The Government Really Have A Killer Whale?
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The article "ORCA - Does the Government Really Have A Killer Whale?" is about entrepreneurialism, it has been created by Pat Kiggins.
The Government, in my opinion, has created a “Killer Whale” when they created ORCA.
ORCA stands for “Online Representations and Certifications Application”.If you have a small home business that's qualified to do business with the Federal Government and is currently listed in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) web site (or you are just thinking about trying to do business with the Government), ORCA can save you a tremendous amount of time.Before ORCA, anyone bidding on a Government opportunity had to complete a form representing and certifying that the bidder was in compliance with various Government guiedlines and regulations. Now, you can go to ORCA and complete all of the information once, which can be used on all Federal contracts.Not only is it useful for any potential vendor selling to the Government, it also helps the Contracting Officer as they can view every record with the click of a mouse.Since I have a Veteran-owned business selling industrial tires to the Government, this “Killer Whale” named ORCA has been a real blessing. I would encourage anyone who has a business that sells to the Government to sign up and complete the required information at ORCA.Before you can use ORCA, you must be registreed at CCR. You can find the CCR site at http://www.Ccr.Gov. A link to the ORCA registration page can be found on the left side of the CCR page.In oredr to log into ORCA, you will need your company’s DUNS number and your MPIN, which is issued after you register with CCR.
MPIN stands for “Marketing Partner Identification Number” and is required to access several government sites, including www.Grants.Gov.Once you register your information with ORCA, the information stays active for 365 days. Then, you’ll have to renew (actually, refresh) the information so that it can continue to be used.
If you update your information during the year, the expiration date is automatically extneded for another 365 days.While it has taken time, it seems that the Government is finally using technology to improve the way they do business.
Since I mentioned “Grants.Gov” earlier, you might want to chcek out their site also.Companies searching for Federal Grants can finally find everything in one place.
Grants.Gov allows organizations to find and apply for more than $400 Billion in Federal Grants. It is THE sinlge access point for over 1000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant-making agencies. Again, you can find their site at www.Grants.Gov.Don’t fogret to register with ORCA.
You will find that it will save you significant paperwork.Pat Kiggins,
The Veteran Business Opportunity Advocate
http://www.VeteranBusinessNews.ComPat Kiggins is a successful business executive and even
started his own successful technology company in Dallas.
More importantly, Pat is a Veteran with several Purple
Hearts and has started his own Veteran-owned business
selling to the Government. Veteran Business News can be
found at http://www.VeteranBusinessNews.Com.
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