WOSB GWAC opportunities

Momentum for WOSBs in Federal IT: What the Polaris WOSB Phase 1 Award News Signals for Small Contractors

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If you’re a women-owned small business in IT, this is the kind of update worth paying attention to. As of February 23, 2026, GSA announced it had awarded the first phase of the Polaris GWAC Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Pool. Just…
What GSA’s New Alliant 3 GWAC Awards Announcement Means for Small Business Contractors

What GSA’s New Alliant 3 GWAC Awards Announcement Means for Small Business Contractors

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If you’ve been watching federal IT contracting lately, GSA’s February 20, 2026 announcement about Alliant 3 GWAC phase 1 awards is a big one. And even if you’re not an enterprise IT giant, this news still matters to your business. Why?…
GSA Is Enforcing the Minimum Sales Requirement Again: What MAS Contractors Need to Know (and Do Next)

GSA Is Enforcing the Minimum Sales Requirement Again: What MAS Contractors Need to Know (and Do Next)

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If you’ve held a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) for a while, you already know the “paperwork side” of the program is real. Sales reporting, keeping your pricelist current, modifications, mass mods, and option renewals all come with…
What’s Changing in the 2026 NDAA

How the 2026 NDAA Transforms Pricing and Accounting Requirements for Government Contractors

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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (2026 NDAA) isn’t just another annual budget bill. For government contractors, especially small and mid-sized firms, it represents a significant shift in acquisition policy that…
OMB Apportionments: The “Green Light” Small Business Contractors Should Watch in FY26

OMB Apportionments: The “Green Light” Small Business Contractors Should Watch in FY26

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If your pipeline felt sluggish during the continuing resolution (CR) period, you weren’t imagining it. A CR doesn’t just slow down “new” work. It changes how agencies are legally allowed to execute work. Now FY26 is entering a different…
SBA Suspended over 1000 8(a) Firms

SBA Suspended Over 1,000 8(a) Firms. Here’s What It Means (and How to Protect Your Business)

If you’re in the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program (or planning to apply), you’ve probably seen the headlines: the SBA suspended over 1000 8(a) firms (1,091 total) from the program in late January. That number is big enough to get…
SBA’s 2025 Annual Report: What It Means for Small Business Government Contractors Heading into 2026

SBA’s 2025 Annual Report: What It Means for Small Business Government Contractors Heading into 2026

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If you work in (or want to break into) government contracting, the SBA’s 2025 Annual Report is not just a recap of agency activity. It is a signal of where small business policy is headed, what the SBA is prioritizing, and how the federal…
DoD Past Performance Is Getting a Reset in FY 2026—and Small Businesses Stand to Win

DoD Past Performance Is Getting a Reset in FY 2026—and Small Businesses Stand to Win

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If you have ever felt stuck in the classic government contracting catch-22, you are not alone: “We need DoD past performance to win DoD work… but we need to win DoD work to get DoD past performance.” For years, that dynamic has…
2026 Government Contracting Trends for Small Businesses

Emerging Government Contracting Trends Small Businesses Should Watch in 2026 (Based on Late-2025 Signals)

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If government contracting in 2025 felt like you finally learned where everything is in the grocery store… only for them to remodel the aisles overnight, you’re not alone. The good news is that the “remodeling” is leaving clues.…
Government Contracting Outlook 2026

2025 GovCon Year in Review: What Changed, What Worked, and How to Win in 2026

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If 2025 felt like a year of “hurry up and wait,” you were not imagining it. Federal contracting stayed enormous, but the market’s day-to-day rhythm was shaped less by hype and more by policy resets, compliance acceleration, and a very…