Hacking & Federal Procurement

When we think of hacking we usually don't think of federal procurement. We think of building things from scratch, software, hardware, etc in a startup company, as a freelancer, OSS, etc. But if we're ever to renew our driver's license from our iPhones, reduce the federal deficit and return a"government by the people and for the people" we should consider offering our expertise to our government and compete on bids and build things that are useful and matter.

These are my lightning talk slides from Cascadia Ruby 2014 in Portland, Oregon, where I introduced some of the steps to get started and why it's important.

Transcript

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2. A USAF F-16C over Iraq in 2008: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon
3. U.S. Federal Procurement 
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10. ...entrepreneurship innovation
12. oThe HealthCare.gov debacle is just one example of what an uphill battle we have to fight, but it’s unquestionably worth the effort. For all its faults and frustrations, government is a pillar of civilization and deserves a foundation of well-crafted and open technology.” !BMY
13. ...more than $300 million in federal funds
14. IDIQ Sole Source Procurement Govt’s Amazon version. Sole source for only those companies that have a schedule. 20 year contracts. The BIG Pyramid Direct Relationship 1-9 Mo. Application Competitive Bidding. Usually 5 year contracts. VOSB SDVOSB 8(a) HUBZone *Teams are vital to win business anywhere on this pyramid. GSA OPEN MARKET
15. IDIQ - Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity. -fixed period of time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDIQ
17. http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/maps/
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