The largest source of contracts is the federal government domestic and foreign. In the United States there is fbo.gov that lists many contracts available and i

The largest source of contracts is the federal government domestic and foreign. In the United States there is fbo.gov that lists many contracts available and if you want to know what to charge starting out you can look at https://www.usaspending.gov/ https://www.usaspending.gov/ and compare company size, time in business and the services offered. You will need to make sure your business is registered - https://www.sba.gov/content/register-government-contracting https://www.sba.gov/content/register-government-contracting and meets the requirements for the type of contract your biding on. There are some requirements depending on the type of contract you are trying to get setup - http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/101791 http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/101791 but many businesses doing government contracting are doing very well now (Northrop Grumman, Lockeed Martin, Boeing, etc.) since their early days as a small business. If you want to build up your customer base you can go with agencies or look for businesses that want to Business 2 Business which will typically pay the highest rates.