GSA Contract # GS-35F-0448P

8(a) Stars Contract # GS-06F-0186Z

Requirement Identification
The Citadel works with the procuring agency to define the requirement

SBA Search Letter
The Citadel Group requests the SBA send a search letter to the procuring agency requesting the opportunity be set aside for The Citadel Group, Inc.

The Offering Letter
The procuring agency sends a formal offering letter to the SBA requesting a directed requirement to The Citadel Group, Inc.

SBA Verification and Acceptance Letter
The SBA sends a letter to the procuring agency accepting the requirement and authorizing the procuring agency to begin negotiations with The Citadel Group, Inc.

The procuring agency:
Issues an RFP to The Citadel Group. The Citadel Group, Inc. prepares a technical and cost proposal

Contract Award and Negotiation
The Citadel Group, the SBA program manager and the contracting officer meet to determine the fair market price for the requirement. The fair market price is determined by the procuring agency.

Contract Administration
The SBA is considered the prime contractor and The Citadel Group, Inc. is the subcontractor to the SBA. The procuring agency administers the contract after negotiations.

The SBA will review and approve the contract package usually in ten days and The Citadel Group can begin work.