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…
SAM.gov NAICS Size Error: Check Your 2026 Renewal

SAM.gov NAICS Size Error: Was Your 2026 Registration Renewal Affected?

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Quick answer: If your SAM.gov entity registration renewal was submitted between March 24 and July 22, 2026, a system error may have caused one or more small business size standards to be calculated incorrectly in your representations and certifications.…
Fixed-Price Is Becoming the Default: Five Ways Small Contractors Can Protect Their Margins

Fixed-Price Is Becoming the Default: Five Ways Small Contractors Can Protect Their Margins

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Fixed-price contracts can look wonderfully simple from a distance. The government describes what it wants, you name a price, everyone signs, and the work begins. In real life, of course, it can feel more like agreeing to cater a wedding before…
Federal Government Contracting Readiness Check

How Ready Is Your Business for Federal Contracting? Take Our New Readiness Check

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Most small businesses entering the federal marketplace aren’t short on capability. They know their industry, serve their customers well, and have something valuable to offer government buyers. The harder question is whether the business…
12 Easiest Local Government Contracts to Win

The 12 Easiest Local Government Contracts to Win | Including Cities, Counties, and Schools

When most business owners hear “government contracts,” they picture Washington, D.C., giant federal agencies, and proposals thick enough to stop a door. But some of the most accessible government opportunities may be much closer…
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