SBA Expands Bonding Access: Could Your Small Business Compete for Bigger Contracts?

SBA Expands Bonding Access: Could Your Small Business Compete for Bigger Contracts?

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Your company can handle the work. But can it meet the contract’s bonding requirements? For a small construction company, specialty contractor, manufacturer, or supplier, that question can surface just when an opportunity starts looking…
Army xTechSearch 10: Opportunity for Small Tech Firms

A $1 Million Army Tech Competition Is Open to Small Businesses

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A lot of small technology companies never seriously consider the U.S. Army as a customer. Their software was built for manufacturers. Their sensors were designed for utilities. Their autonomous system started in agriculture. Their power…
NASA contract opportunities for small businesses

NASA Needs More Than Rocket Scientists: What Its New Logistics Awards Reveal for Small Businesses

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If you own a moving company, repair equipment, or help organizations manage their assets, NASA might seem like somebody else’s customer. It is easy to picture rockets and research laboratories and assume your services belong in a different…
SBA Invests $3.75M in Veteran-Owned Contractor Training

New Support for Veteran-Owned Contractors: SBA Invests in Federal Contracting Readiness

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Getting certified is an important milestone. Knowing which buyers to approach, what opportunities to pursue, and how to present your business is what comes next. For a veteran-owned company, that next stage deserves just as much attention…
Fixing SAM.gov Validation Problems with International Addresses

GSA Schedule Strategy: Fixing SAM.gov Validation Problems with International Addresses

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You have identified federal buyers, evaluated your GSA Schedule options, and started preparing your business for government work. Then a postal-code field brings everything to a halt. Your business exists, your address is correct, and your…
Airport runway and terminal infrastructure representing $1.1 billion in FAA Airport Improvement Program funding and potential contracting opportunities for small businesses.

$1.1 Billion in Airport Upgrades: Where Small Contractors Should Look for Work

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When a federal agency announces more than a billion dollars for airport infrastructure, it is easy for a small contractor to assume the work belongs to major construction firms, aviation specialists, and companies that manufacture equipment…
GSA Schedule Fast Lane for Small Businesses

Beyond IT: GSA Plans to Expand FASt Lane—What Small Businesses Should Know

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Could a GSA Schedule be worth another look for your business? If you previously set the idea aside because of the application process—or assumed expedited processing was only relevant to technology companies—this change deserves your…
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…
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…
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…