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SAM.gov to GSA Schedule, Step by Step to Your First Half-Million (Full Guide)
The GSA Multiple Award Schedule opens a bidding channel outside SAM.gov, where some contracts draw as few as four bidders, and a vendor can register …
2 months, 1 week ago
No Bonding, No Certification: Getting Into Sole Source Federal Contracts Without Your Own 8(a) Certification
The 8(a) program lets the government award sole source contracts, and a business without its own 8(a) certification can still reach that work by team…
2 months, 1 week ago
6 Accountability Habits That Keep a Small Federal Construction Firm Disciplined | Frank Spencer
A federal construction firm runs standard operating procedures that assign every new contract an owner responsible for starting the submittal registe…
2 months, 1 week ago
How to Use an 8(a) Partner to Build Past Performance and Win Prime Contracts
The 8(a) program lets a small business team with an 8(a) prime, subcontract on its contracts, and build the past performance needed to win its own pr…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Sources Sought Response That Legally Narrows Federal Competition (Step-by-Step)
A sources sought response is a small business's chance to recommend specific past-performance and PWS requirements that the government can place dire…
2 months, 1 week ago
From Marine Sharpshooter to Landing a Government Contract With Zero Experience
Landing a job you have no experience for feels impossible, but David Rambhajan did it with zero degree, zero experience, and no MBA, and in this epis…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
338: 20-Year GovCon Lawyer: Why Your $10 Billion IDIQ Is Worth Nothing | Isaias "Cy" Alba
Season 1 Episode 338
Selling a government contracting business triggers a 180-day eligibility rule that can void a set-aside bid if the buyer is not eligible on the day o…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Bid Federal Contracts You Can't Win, on Purpose (Here's Why)
Army Corps of Engineers roofing and construction contracts are often written against Unified Facilities Criteria that date back decades, and the pers…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The 8(a) Program Is the Easy Button for Your First Federal Contract in 2026
The number of new small businesses winning federal contracts each year has fallen from 58,000 to roughly 12,000, even as total small business awards …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The GSA Schedule Partnership That Builds Your Past Performance (Full Guide)
The GSA Multiple Award Schedule is a 20-year contract vehicle, and a business with no past performance can still get on it by subcontracting first to…
2 months, 2 weeks ago