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Aug 1 in
Finally won!
Hey guys, I won my 1st contract with DLA! And I got approved by VSM. Now I need to find boxes, and mil bags. Any suggestions?
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New comment Aug 8
1 like • Aug 2
@Jason Yahner I've used both 2 mil & 3 mil poly bags and have never had an issue. But it also depends on what kind of product your bagging. Thicker is always better I feel as it has less of a chance of ripping open easily.
2 likes • Aug 2
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/ is another good place to get boxes and poly bags. They are cheaper then Uline but their shipping is high if you don't have the credit card.
Jul 26 in
Resellers license
One distributor is telling me that I need a resellers license. Has anyone else run into this?
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New comment Jul 30
1 like • Jul 26
@Jason Yahner ya I ended up doing the same. It’ll definitely save you on those larger sales tax purchases for sure!
Jul 15 in
Easy mistake to AVOID!
Word to the wise, I know Day has covered this in previous videos but for anyone that doesn’t already know and I apologize if it’s been covered already but if you use a VPN make sure it’s not on when signing into Dibbs as they track all of your sign-ins and you will get flagged and locked out of your account. This has personally happened to me has I forgot I had my VPN running in the background and had signed into dibbs a few times to submit bids and months later randomly got flagged and lost access to both dibbs and cFolders. (I had JCP access at the time) So if you want to avoid weeks of back and forth emails and downtime sign off of your VPN if you need to sign-in dibbs to place bids and DO NOT sign-in if you are out of the country as that with for sure get you locked out of your account. Noob mistakes I’ve made that hopefully others can avoid.
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New comment Oct 21
1 like • Jul 19
@Charles Mutamiri yes they are very slow unfortunately. But atleast you don’t need to sign in to search for opportunities and you could just contact the CO and inform them of the situation if you are looking submit a bid. They might be able to put a No bid in for you till you are able to gain access. Not sure if that is possible to worth a try.
2 likes • Jul 19
@Ivan Knight Good to know. Do you have JCP access as well? Or just dibbs access?
Jul 2 in
Day 2 Update
So yesterday was great! I ended up slimming down my process by finding a website that allows me to get the pricing straight from their website. Of course, I still need to get a the weight, lead time, and dimensions from them but it made things much quicker. I doubled my results from 3 quotes to 6 quotes by end of day. I filled in one bid at the end of the night but I couldn't do the others DIBBS locked me out after I had that two-window issue I explained in my other post. Going to fill them out this morning. Stay up and keep hustling y'all!
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New comment Oct 20
2 likes • Jul 13
I’ve had that happen to me a few times for sure. As Day has mentioned before using NSN now can same you alot of time with research. When using it or even just seeing the procurement history on the solicitation you can see if the mfg has been awarded in the past or even if they have main suppliers that have been winning as they could be sol sourced. I tend to stay away and not waste my time doing further research on those products unless the profit margins could be substantial.
1 like • Jul 19
@Cameisha Arnold unfortunately I do not
Jun 30 in
Packing
I’m not sure about everybody else, but I think this is the topic that intimidates me the most. I can talk to people all day long and make friends with a stranger on a park bench. Military spec 2073. I’m listening to an in-depth video from the Apex accelerator and it is like watching to paint dry. I know it’s extremely important so I’m trying to stay focused, but it gets pretty dry. Maybe @Day Cantave can create a tab for packing related questions.
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New comment Aug 3
2 likes • Jul 13
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@shaun-tierney-7066
-Professional skydiving instructor, videographer and FAA rigger.
-2 yrs of DLA contracting
-Looking to connect & learn as much as possible!
Active 5d ago
Joined Jul 13, 2024
Long Island, NEW YORK
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