Richard C. Howard

GovClose | Start Winning Government Contracts

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The single biggest purchaser of goods and services in the world is the US government. Learn the step by step process of winning government contracts from former procurement officer Lt Col (ret) Richard C. Howard. We cover: sam.gov, Other Transaction Authority (OTA), GSA, government contracting leads, small business, subcontracts, GWACS, sole source contracts, federal certifications including: 8(a), SDVOSBThe GovClose Training Program: https://www.govclose.comGet the Government Contract Planner Free at: https://www.dodcontract.comConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/govclose/

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Richard C. Howard

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Business

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www.govclose.com

Latest episode

Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

How Matos Builders Won Over $35M in Government Contracts with a Focused Niche Strategy (Episode# 94) 10.03.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

Unveiling the Secret: How L2 Cyber Solutions Wins Multi-Million Dollar Contracts with Smart Subcontracting Strategies (Episode# 93) 02.03.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

Engineers That Can WRITE Proposals DOMINATE In Government Contracting! (Episode #92) 21.02.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

Shitloads of Money (Episode #91) 15.02.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

Gov Contract Fast Track: Interview with CEO of KEF Robotics Fraser Kitchell (Episode #90) 05.02.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

Dr. Kizzy Parks Returns! (Episode #89) 30.01.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

The 5 Step Defense Contract Formula (For Small Business) (Episode #88) 20.01.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

How Louis Helps Companies WIN! A Contracting Officer's Life & Philosophy. (Episode #87) 13.01.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

With Great Data Comes Great Responsability (Episode #86) 11.01.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

Combining Washington DC & Silicon Valley Philosophies For Scale and Growth w/Quokka (Episode #85) 10.01.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

Small Business Opportunities: Exploring the Cutting-Edge Technologies the US Military is Investing In (Episode #84) 09.01.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

The Grand Finale! The Last of our top 3 interviews of 2022 is with DR. Kizzy Parks! (Episode #83) 06.01.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

Transitioning From The US Military To Government Contracting (Episode #82) 05.01.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

Top 3 Interviews of 2022 | Brian Streem, CEO of Vermeer (Episode #81) 04.01.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

How I Manage My Pipeline and Why I Never Worry About Selling (Episode #80) 03.01.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

Top 3 Interviews of 2022! #1 Oliver Noteware CEO of Street Smart VR (Episode #79) 03.01.2023

Get the GovClose Certification:   https://www.govclose.com/sales-certif... Our students learn the government contracting skills to : Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector. Increase government contracting revenue for companies sel...

SBIR, Finding Your Niche and Getting Your Foot In The Door (Episode #78) 29.12.2022

It's almost the new year and now's the time to put your foot on the government contracting gas pedal! In this episode I discuss the upcoming round of SBIR openings, using SBIR and STTR topics to help find your niche and shamelessly plug DoD Contract Academy!  If you want personalized assistance from my team and I to help you start selling to the US government, increase the number of contracts...

Persistence, Expertise & Creativity Wins The Day (and the contracts!) Episode #77 23.12.2022

Sam Thevanayagam, President and CEO of Parts Life Inc., identified a US military need and used his experience in the aftermarket auto industry to build a thriving business. Learning the constraints of federal contracting allowed Sam to anticipate government need and be creative in an area not necessarily known for creativity. I really enjoyed talking with Sam and if you want to contact him you can...

Deep Tech & The DoD's Venture Capital Programs (Episode #76) 18.12.2022

In this episode Sujeesh Krishnan CEO of Kinnami walks us through his amazing journey developing critical technologies for the DoD, the benefits of AFWERX and why he looks to the US military as his first source for venture capital. You can reach Sjujeesh at Sujeesh@Kinnami.com Website: www.kinnami.com If you want to learn more about selling to the federal government you can learn more at https://ww...

Is SBIR Replacing Venture Capital? The Story of HTX Labs. (Episode #75) 08.12.2022

Scott Schneider, CEO and co-founder of HTX Labs discussed how he views the Federal SBIR program as venture capital and how he's taken HTX into the DoD to help train our war fighters! Learn more about Scott and HTX labs at: https://www.htxlabs.com If you want personalized assistance from my team and I to help you start selling to the US government, increase the number of contracts you are winning o...

Jim Abercrombie & Trek10's DoD contract journey! (Episode #74) 01.12.2022

Jim Abercrombie is the President of Trek 10 and has won multiple phase 1 and phase 2 SBIRs! They help design, build and support cloud based solutions and Jim has an amazing government contract journey that you don't want to miss! Learn more about Trek10: https://www.trek10.com   If you want personalized assistance from my team and I to help you start selling to the US government, increase the...

Koren Wise: CMMC, FedRAMP and Mastering RFI Response (Episode #73) 23.11.2022

In this episode we talk with a good friend and former member of the DoD Contract Academy Koren Wise! Koren is the owner of Wise Technical Innovations and covers her own approach to federal sales as a small business owner as well as giving us an over view of CMMC and FedRAMP./ You can learn more about Koren at: http://www.wtinetworks.com/ Don't forget to follow the DoD Contract Academy podcast and...

Govly: A Possible Game Changer! (Episode #72) 18.11.2022

If you aren't on the big contract vehicles or don't have a GSA schedule, how do you see those opportunities? Once you know about them, how do you partner with a prime that has the right vehicle? In this episode I talk with Mike from Govly to discuss how they are answering that problem and much more! Check out Govly at: https://www.govly.com   If you want personalized assistance from my team a...

Live Workshop: Determining a Government Contracting Niche (Episode #71) 15.11.2022

In this episode I work with Eytan to help him determine the best niche to focus his government contracting business on!  If you want personalized assistance from my team and I to help you start selling to the US government, increase the number of contracts you are winning or optimize the contracts you currently have please reach out to us at: https://www.dodcontract.com/ If you have comments...

Graphic Designers Selling to the US Army? (Episode #70) 08.11.2022

Turns out the US Army leads the charge in purchasing graphic design services for the US Government! In this episode we go over how much the fed spends on these type of services and how to sell to them! If you want personalized assistance from my team and I to help you start selling to the US government, increase the number of contracts you are winning or optimize the contracts you currently have p...

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