I am a licensed Private Investigator in Arizona, and I want to know,
how can I get investigative work on a contract basis from government
agencies? |
Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
28 Aug 2003 15:48 PDT
Hello jpron-ga,
The state government of Arizona regularly competes contracts for
investigator services, and I'd be glad to walk you through the
processes and procedures here.
The federal government contracting system is much more fragmented,
convoluted and difficult to work with, especially for an individual or
small business. On top of that, I've never seen a federal agency
actually contract out for general private investigator type services
(though I can't swear that it never happens).
Would an answer that focuses just on the state of Arizona meet your
needs?
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Clarification of Question by
jpron-ga
on
28 Aug 2003 16:47 PDT
Actually I know about the city and state processes. They are not
really worth it when you get down to it. It might not be feasable
from what you said. I guess I will withdraw the question, although
I'm happy to pay you something for your time in looking. (Not $100,
though) I want to be on good terms because I may have another
question for you soon.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
28 Aug 2003 16:59 PDT
Thanks for the offer of compensating me for my time, but there's
really no need to pay unless you get something of value for
yourself....that's just the way we're set up here.
I was surprised to hear you dismiss the state procurement system, as
Arizona has an excellent reputation in this regard, and I see that
even their current set of bids has an "investigator" item on the list.
Sorry to hear these aren't worth your while.
If you do want to pursue the feds, I suggest you focus on a subset of
agencies that seem most promising to you, and find out what -- if any
-- needs they might have for someone with your talents. Actually, you
would be best off finding out which private firms already contract
with these agencies, and try to get listed as a subcontractor with the
private firms -- that's often the fastest route for a small guy to get
into the good graces of the federal agencies.
Let me know if there's anything I con do in the context of your
current question (and you can always change the price on it, you
know). If not, hopefully we'll see you here again sometime soon.
Good luck.
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
jpron-ga
on
28 Aug 2003 17:11 PDT
I'm new to this whole question-google stuff. Tell me what it's worth
to just run me through the state system of doing this. I have no idea
how to change the price on this, but I want it to be fair for your
time. I actually realised after my last message to you that I have
only gone through the city process (Phoenix), not the state, so I
would be interested in that. Thx
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
28 Aug 2003 17:37 PDT
Hello again.
Couple of things:
--There should be an "Edit Question Parameters" button for your
question. Click that, and there's a place to edit the list price.
--If you haven't explored the state of Arizona contracts system, I
think it would be highly worth your while to do so, especially because
they have numerous cateogries of work specifically realted to
investigative services. However, only you can decide what the
information would be worth to you. Think it over, and set the price
of your question accordingly. Whatever price you decide on, I can
assure you I'll strive to provide you a great value for your money.
--Let me know your thoughts, and especially, if I should go ahead and
post the Arizona state information as an answer to your question.
Cheers.
paf
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