Why Small Government Contractors Are Turning to M&A

Beyond Organic Growth: Why Small Government Contractors Are Turning to M&A

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Every experienced federal contractor eventually encounters the same growth problem: the next opportunity requires capabilities the company does not yet have, past performance it cannot manufacture, or customer relationships that may take years…
September Spending: 5 Tips for Government Contractors

September Spending Is Here: 5 Ways Small Contractors Can Win Use-It-or-Lose-It Dollars

September has a different pulse in federal contracting. Deadlines get shorter. Inboxes get busier. Requirements that sat on the “we’ll get to it” list suddenly need a quote, a vendor, and a clear path to award before September 30. There’s…
FedBiz365 New AI-Powered features for government contractors

Less Digging, More Bidding: Three New FedBiz365 AI Tools Built for Faster Pursuits

Finding a government opportunity is only the beginning. The real work starts when a small business contractor has to read the solicitation, track amendments, identify every proposal requirement, estimate labor pricing, assign responsibilities,…
Is SDVOSB the strongest government contracting certification opportunity in 2026?

Is SDVOSB the Strongest Certification Opportunity in 2026?

Government contractors love asking which certification is best, as if the SBA keeps one golden credential locked in a glass case and hands it to whichever business owner completes the most paperwork. The real answer has always been more…
SBA Size Standards Proposal Could Reclassify 114,541 Firms

Potentially a Major Win for Small Business GovCon: SBA Proposal Could Reclassify 114,541 Firms as Small

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Few things expose the strange incentives of federal contracting quite like the small business size cliff. A contractor can spend years building past performance, hiring specialized employees, strengthening its accounting systems, and developing…
How to Get on OASIS+ in 2026 | Small Business Guide

How to Get on OASIS+ in 2026: A Readiness Guide for Small Businesses

For years, government contractors treated major contract vehicle deadlines like a fire alarm. The solicitation would open, the clock would start ticking, and companies would scramble to find old project documents, track down CPARS reports,…
How to Influence a Small-Business Set-Aside Before the RFP

How to Influence a Small-Business Set-Aside Before the RFP Is Released

Many small businesses begin paying attention to a federal opportunity when the request for proposals appears on SAM.gov, which makes sense on the surface because that is when the government finally explains what it wants to buy, how proposals…
SEWP VI small-business opportunities

SEWP VI Starts Soon: What Small Businesses Need to Know About Set-Asides, NAICS Codes, and Partnering

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SEWP is one of those government acronyms that sounds more like lunch than federal procurement, which is appropriate because the NASA contract vehicle has spent years serving agencies a very large menu of technology products and services. Now…
FedBiz365 ROI Calculator and FedBiz365 Review

FedBiz365 Review: What It Costs, How It Compares, and Who It Fits

Shopping for government contracting software can get confusing fast. One platform promises better data. Another promises better alerts. A third gives you a pipeline, but you still have to feed it information by hand. Before long, you have…
10 Best Federal Agencies for Small-Business Contracts (2026)

The 10 Best Federal Agencies for Small-Business Contractors in 2026: Where the Government Is Actually Awarding Contracts

The federal government is not one customer, it is more like a shopping mall with thousands of doors, dozens of purchasing systems and at least a few hallways that lead to a procurement forecast nobody has updated lately. For a small-business…
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