USAspending.gov is the "Official Source of Government Spending Data" and is a powerful federal research platform with an intuitive interface and trillions of data points. Once you understand what USAspending.gov is and how it works, you will be able to quickly find agency spending patterns and dive down into the millions of contracts (and grants) awarded every year by agency, socio-economic category, contract vehicle type and much, much more. This is important because Billions of dollars that show up on USAspending.gov are never published as opportunities on SAM.gov.

With the insight provided by this USAspending.gov briefing, you will see how federal spending works from top-level agency spending right down through locations, prime vendors, sub-contractors and into the contract details. This briefing will also provide insight on how successful contractors use this information and how you can incorporate it into your federal sales strategy. If you are new to the federal market, this briefing will provide insight on how you can use USAspending.gov to find sub-contracting opportunities that never show up on SAM.gov.

• Identify hidden agency contract activity
• Research competitors
• See transactions on IDV/BPA contracts and grants
• Track spending on grants, contracts, direct payments and loans
• Position your company for future hidden opportunities

USAspending.gov is a powerful tool that can be used by federal contractors, journalists, watchdog organizations or anyone interested in where federal government spending actually goes. This training session will show you practical methods to quickly get to the critical information you need and provide real-time interaction with attendees.

Recommended attending personnel:

Recommended attendees for this briefing include:

• Small Business Owners
• Federal Sales
• Business Development
• Grant Researchers
• Proposal Writers
• Contract Managers

This briefing is excellent for beginners or seasoned business development professionals and will help increase your business with the federal government.

Important: This briefing uses a Zoom-based communication connection via your network. This briefing will be accessible via phone if you are unable to connect online and recorded versions will be distributed with closed-caption for the hearing impaired. Instructions for login will be provided upon registration.

1:00 PM - Welcome

1:10 PM - USAspending.gov Fundamentals

- What is USAspending.gov?

- Who maintains USAspending.gov?

- Where does the data come from?

- What shows up on USAspending.gov and when?

- Problems and Challenges with USAspending.gov data

1:20 PM - USAspending.gov Search

- Getting started

- Filtering and refining your searches

- What searches can and can't do

- Activity by:

1:40 PM - Drilling Down into Spending

- Fiscal Year/Quarter

- Federal Agency

- Recipient (Contractor)

- Socio-Economic Category

2:00 PM - Who's Getting Paid

- Prime

- Sub-Contractors

- Non-Profits

2:15 PM - Downloading Data

- Award Data Archive

- Custom Award Data

- Custom Account Data

- Database (overview only)

2:25 PM - Additional Resources