Government Buyer Outreach Screen: channel map and stop questions (free sample)
by PaperChaseWebb
The buyer channel map and the eight stop questions from Government Buyer Outreach Screen. See seven common places agencies look for small businesses and the questions to answer before any message to a federal buyer goes out.
- Price
- Free
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Setup
- 5 min
- Format
- .md file
government-buyer-outreach-screen-channel-map-and-stop-questions-free-sample.md · 5 KB · direct download, no signup
What you end up with
You know where to show up and which messages never to send.
What you get
- 01 Buyer channel map: seven channels, what to have ready, what to skip
- 02 Outreach screen: eight stop questions with their rules
- Who counts as a prohibited source
Who it is for
Anyone starting federal business development who wants the safe channels and the hard stops in one place.
Works with
Solid chips: the agent is named in this listing's own tools list. Dashed chip: Two method files your agent can read and follow.
Tools needed
Cost to run: Free.
Time to result: About ten minutes of reading
Sample prompts, free to use
Read 02-outreach-screen.md. For the message I paste next, answer each of the eight stop questions with yes or no and the reason. Do not send anything.
The questions are in the file.
Free preview of the file
# Government Buyer Outreach Screen (free sample) *By PaperChaseWebb Inc. ยท 2026-11-03* The buyer channel map and the eight stop questions. The full kit adds the gift and meal rules with common cases, pipeline metrics for long federal cycles, the contact log checker with 27 tests, and agent rules with an owner approval step. --- <!-- file: 01-buyer-channel-map.md --> # Buyer Channel Map Where agencies look for small businesses. The order is not a ranking of how often each one is used. Have the item in the right column ready before you work the channel. | # | Channel | How buyers use it | Have ready | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | SAM.gov entity registration | Required to receive most awards; market research starts here | Active registration, accurate NAICS codes, reps and certs current | FAR 4.1102; sam.gov | | 2 | SBA small business search (search.certifications.sba.gov) | Contracting staff search by NAICS, status and keywords to find set-aside candidates | A complete profile with keywords written the way a buyer searches | FAR 19.202-2; sba.gov | | 3 | Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov | Sources sought, RFIs, presolicitations and solicitations over $25,000 are posted here | Saved searches by NAICS and agency; a capability statement to attach | FAR 5.101(a)(1), 5.201 | | 4 | Sources sought and RFI responses | Market research that can decide whether a buy is set aside for small business | A short, specific response to every question asked, on time | FAR 15.201(c
Test record
- Date
- Nov 3, 2026
- What was run
- Read through against SOURCES.md; citations checked live on 2026-11-03.
- Result
- Every stop question maps to a cited rule.
- Not run
- A live agent session.
Copied from this item's dated test notes. What was not run stays in.
Worth knowing
- Not legal advice. Citations checked live on 2026-11-03.
- The sample has the questions only. The checker, the gift rules, pipeline metrics, agent rules and tests are in the full kit.
Questions
Is there code in the sample?
No. The read-only screen and its 27 tests are in the full kit.
What is in the full kit?
Gift, meal and event rules with common cases, pipeline metrics, the contact log screen with 27 tests, AGENTS.md with an owner approval step, and sources checked live. $19.
Details
Version 1.0 · Updated Nov 3, 2026 · Markdown version of this page
License: Personal and commercial use. Download terms
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