START HERE. BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION.
Learn How Government Contracting Works—One Step at a Time.
Government contracting can look complicated when you’re seeing the entire system at once. GovClass™ Foundation breaks that system into a practical learning pathway designed for beginners.
Complete the 12 Foundation courses in order to learn how government buys, where your business fits, how opportunities are found, how solicitations are read, how businesses compete, and what happens after an award.
12 COURSES • ONE FOUNDATION • A CLEAR PATH FORWARD
SEE IT → NAME IT → UNDERSTAND IT → TRY IT → CHECK IT → FIND YOUR NEXT STEP
THE GOVCLASS™ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR PATHWAY™
Government contracting is easier to understand when you can see where each step fits. The GovClass™ Government Contractor Pathway™ organizes the journey from a business idea through successful contract performance.
IDEA → FORM → PROTECT → IDENTIFY → REGISTER → COMPETE → PERFORM
IDEA — Understand the opportunity and decide what kind of business you want to build.
FORM — Establish the business and its legal foundation.
PROTECT — Protect the business, its records, responsibilities, and ability to operate.
IDENTIFY — Find government buyers and opportunities that may fit your capabilities.
REGISTER — Enter the appropriate government procurement systems.
COMPETE — Evaluate requirements and pursue opportunities that fit.
PERFORM — Deliver the work, document performance, comply with requirements, and build your record.
You don’t have to learn government contracting all at once. You need to know where you are, what comes next, and what to do when you get there.™
Your 12-Course Foundation Pathway
Complete the courses in the recommended order. Each course builds another piece of your government contracting foundation.
01
GOVCLASS™ 101
Your Introduction to the GovClass™ Academy, Learning System & Government Contractor Pathway™
02
WHAT IS GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING?
A Beginner's Introduction to How Government Buys—and Where Businesses Fit
03
FORM YOUR BUSINESS
Turn Your Idea Into a Government-Ready Business
04
PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS
Build a Stronger Foundation by Protecting the Business You're Building
05
PROCUREMENT
How Government Buys Goods & Services
06
WHO BUYS WHAT?
Identify the Right Agencies, Opportunities and Contracts for Your Business
07
KNOW YOUR BUSINESS
Understand What You Do, What You Can Prove, and Where You Fit in the Government Market
08
IDENTIFY GOVERNMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Learn Where Government Opportunities Are Found—and How to Recognize the Ones That Fit Your Business
09
REGISTER
Preparing Your Business to Enter Government Procurement Systems
10
READ THE SOLICITATION
Find Requirements. Understand Expectations. Position to Compete.
11
COMPETE
Learn How to Evaluate Government Opportunities and Decide When to Pursue the Work
12
PERFORM
Deliver Results. Remain Compliant. Build Your Reputation.
Build the Foundation. Complete the Pathway.
Complete all 12 GovClass™ Foundation courses and their required knowledge checks to earn recognition as a GovClass™ Foundation Graduate.
Foundation Pathway
Completed
You've followed the GovClass™ Foundation learning sequence from understanding government contracting through contract performance.
GovClass™
Foundation Graduate
This designation recognizes completion of the complete GovClass™ Foundation Pathway and its introductory government contracting curriculum.
YOU'VE BUILT A FOUNDATION IN:
- How government contracting works
- Business formation and protection
- Government procurement and buyers
- Understanding your business capabilities
- Finding government opportunities
- Government registration fundamentals
- Reading solicitation requirements
- Evaluating opportunities and competing
- Contract performance fundamentals
GovClass™ Foundation Pathway Certificate of Completion
A record recognizing successful completion of the full GovClass™ Foundation learning pathway.
How You May Describe Your Achievement
After completing the full pathway, learners may identify themselves as a GovClass™ Foundation Graduate and list completion of the GovClass™ Foundation Pathway in appropriate education, training, résumé, professional profile, or career-development materials.
GovClass™ Academy — Foundation Pathway Completion
Complete the Pathway. Earn the Certificate.
Complete all 12 GovClass™ Foundation courses and required knowledge checks to complete the GovClass™ Foundation Pathway.
GovClass™
Foundation Graduate
This designation recognizes completion of the complete GovClass™ Foundation Pathway and its introductory government contracting curriculum.
You've Built a Foundation In:
- How government contracting works
- Business formation and protection
- Government procurement and buyers
- Understanding your business capabilities
- Finding government opportunities
- Government registration fundamentals
- Reading solicitation requirements
- Evaluating opportunities and competing
- Contract performance fundamentals
A record recognizing successful completion of the full GovClass™ Foundation learning pathway.
Now Put It Into Practice.™
Continue building your knowledge with GovClass™ Academy training, Contractor Tools, official resources, and practical government contracting exercises.