Federal Research Tools Course

This Foundational Course is Part of the Federal Business Accelerator Bundle

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Course Curriculum

This foundational course is part of the Federal Business Accelerator bundled program and while it may be purchased on an individual basis, we encourage you to instead register for the entire bundled program for the best understanding of the subject. More information about how to purchase the Federal Business Accelerator bundled program is listed at the bottom of this page.

  • 1

    Research Federal Agencies

    • Introduction to the Course

    • Federal Contract Opportunities (Video)

    • Federal Contract Opportunities (Info)

    • Federal Grants Opportunities (Video)

    • Federal Grants Opportunities (Info)

    • Directory of Federal Websites (Video)

    • Directory of Federal Websites (Info)

    • Federal Accountability Reports (Video)

    • Federal Accountability Reports (Info)

    • Agency Oversight Reports (Video)

    • Agency Oversight Reports (Info)

    • Freedom of Information (Video)

    • Freedom of Information (Info)

    • Daily Journal of the Feds (Video)

    • Daily Journal of the Feds (Info)

    • Research Federal Legislative (Video)

    • Research Federal Legislative (Info)

    • Agency Recurring Forecasts (Video)

    • Agency Recurring Forecasts (Info)

  • 2

    Federal Acquisition Resources

    • Federal Acquisitions Regulations (Video)

    • Federal Acquisitions Regulations (Info)

    • Source Selection Procedures (Video)

    • Source Selection Procedures (Info)

    • Source Selection Procedure (2022)

    • Source Selection Procedure (2016)

    • Source Selection Procedure (2011)

    • Multiple Award Schedule (Info-New)

    • Subcontracting with Small Businesses (Info-New)

    • BPA and MAS Guide (Info- New)

  • 3

    Research Your Competition

    • Research Awarded Contracts (Video)

    • Research Awarded Contracts (Info)

    • Small Business Search (Video)

    • Small Business Search (Info)

    • Research Federal Spending (Video)

    • Research Federal Spending (Info)

    • Past Performance Ratings (Video)

    • Past Performance Ratings (Info)

  • 4

    Federal Advisory Programs

    • Securing Government Advisors (Video)

    • Procurement Assistance (Info)

    • Small Business Assistance (Info)

    • Innovation Assistance (Info)

    • Manufacturing Assistance (Info)

    • Medical Products Assistance (Info)

    • Business Scaling Assistance (Info)

    • Minority Business Assistance (Info)

    • Veteran Business Assistance (Info)

    • Acquisition Innovation Advocates (Info)

    • Management and Technical Assistance (Info)

  • 5

    Small Business Programs

    • Small Disadvantaged Business (Video)

    • Small Disadvantaged Business (Info)

    • Industry Classification System (Info)

    • 8(a) Business Development Program (Info)

    • Women-Owned Small Business (Info)

    • HUBZone Program (Info)

    • Veteran Assistance Programs (Info)

    • Natural Resource Sales Assistance (Info)

  • 6

    Federal Teaming Programs

    • Federal Teaming Techniques (Video)

    • Prime and Subcontracting (Info)

    • Mentor-Protégé Program (Info)

    • Joint Venture Program (Info)

  • 7

    Federal Startup Funding

    • Federal Startup Resources (Video)

    • Federal Seed Funding (Info)

    • Fed-State Tech Partnership (Info)

    • Growth Accelerator Fund (Info)

    • Air Force Research Program (Info)

    • Commercial Solutions (Info)

    • SBA Funding Programs (Info)

    • Other Transaction Authority (Info)

    • Defense Innovation Board (Info)

    • Defense Innovation Unit (Info)

    • Procurement Innovation (Info)

  • 8

    Federal Pricing Resources

    • Federal Pricing Resources (Video)

    • FAR Pricing Resources (Info)

    • Buying, Selling, and Pricing (Info)

  • 9

    Certifications and Standards

    • Certifications and Standards (Video)

    • Individuals with Disabilities (Info)

    • Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (Info)

    • Cloud Authorization Program (Info)

    • Federal Information Processing (Info)

    • Risk Management Framework (Info)

    • National Information Assurance Partnership (Info)

    • DoDIN APL Testing and Certification (Info)

    • Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk (Info)

    • Foreign Acquisitions (Info)

    • Capability and Performance Certifications (Info)

    • Management of IT-Enabled Services (Info)

Course Pricing

This foundational course is part of the Federal Business Accelerator bundled program and while it may be purchased on an individual basis, we encourage you to instead register for the entire bundled program for the best understanding of the subject. More information about how to purchase the Federal Business Accelerator bundled program is listed at the bottom of this page.

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Nitin Pradhan

Program Director

Former Federal CIO
Obama-Biden Appointee

Nitin Pradhan has 25+ years of experience in delivering results-focused innovation, transformation, and business expansion for organizations. Nitin is currently the CEO of Launch Dream, the owner of ScaleUP USA, and the Federal Business Accelerator program. Nitin was also the Managing Partner of GOVonomy an "Innovation as a Service" for government and government contractors in the government sector. GOVonomy was acquired in 2021. Nitin is also on the advisory board of FitGov Summit, the nation's premier conference held in Washington DC.

FIRST TERM OBAMA-BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CAREER:

Nitin was a first-term Obama administration appointee and the award-winning, nationally recognized federal, SES Level CIO for the US Department of Transportation (US DOT) where he provided IT leadership, vision, strategy, policy, and oversight for US DOT’s more than $3.5 billion annual IT investment portfolio and for over 3,000 IT employees, 10,000 contractors, and over 200 major transportation systems -- the 6th largest in the federal government.

PRE-OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CAREER:

Earlier, Nitin was the IT Executive at the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), the 10th largest school district in the USA. Nitin has also been the Managing Director of the prestigious Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), which is focused on technology-based economic development, and the CEO of a wireless startup, TechContinuum.

Nitin is a keynote speaker, board member, and author at major business-technology organizations and publications.

EDUCATION:

Nitin has a BS in engineering, MBA in marketing, and MS in accounting.

Nitin Pradhan Bio