U.S. Army TACOM

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Our Mission
Tips for Interested Vendors
Small Business Selling Guide to
TACOM LCMC is the life cycle manager of the
Armys ground combat equipment. The 3,000 end
items that we field fall into the following main
product lines
1. Visit TACOM LCMCs website regularly. All
you need to know about us, how we buy and what
were currently buying is online... contracting.ta
com.army.mil and make sure not to overlook the
lists of projected FUTURE BUYS at our website.

• Combat Vehicles
• Tactical Vehicles
• Trailers
• Construction and
• Matl Handling
• Tactical Bridging
• Fuel and Water
• Distribution

• Chemical Defense
• Artillery
• Aircraft Armaments
• Small Arms
• Watercraft
• Sets, Kits, Outfits
• Shop Equipment
• Soldier Equipment

TACOM

• 2. Discuss your capabilities with a TACOM LCMC
  Small Business Specialist (numbers are inside
  this flyer). But before you call...
• Be prepared to be specific. Identify your
  products and not your processes, or describe ways
  you can meet a need that others cant.
• Enroll in the Federal Governments Central
  Contractor Registry -- www.ccr.gov

LCMC
Our Business Partners
TACOM LCMC looks to...

• Small Businesses
• Small Disadvantaged Businesses
• Active 8(a) Concerns
• Woman-Owned Small Businesses
• HUBZone Small Businesses
• Service Disabled Veteran-Owned SBs

3. Be proactive! Attend Federal procurement
trade fairs, stay in close contact with local SBA
offices and business organizations, and take
advantage of the many excellent online research
tools at your disposal -- www.sba.gov (U.S.
Small Business Administration) www.dla.mil/db/proc
urem.htm (list of Procurement Technical
Assistance Centers) www.sellingtoarmy.info (U.S.
Armys Small Business portal) www.fedbizopps.com (
opportunities throughout the Federal Govt.)
...to fulfill its many requirements in these
supply and service areas, among others --

• High-Tech Manufacturing
• Retrofit/Repair Kits and Tools
• Engineering/Logistics Support
• Management Support
• Robotics
• Simulations Software
• Construction

Optics Filtration Textiles
Precision Machining Composite Matls Electronics
U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command
May 2007
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