Selling Products You Did Not Make: The Nonmanufacturer Rule and the Traps Inside It
You can win a small business supply set-aside without making the product, but only if you meet the nonmanufacturer rule. Miss a requirement and your…
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SBA Moves to Reclassify 114,000+ Firms as ‘Small’ — Reshaping the Set-Aside Market
A sweeping SBA proposal would make roughly 114,541 more firms — including 37,000 existing contractors — qualify as small, transforming who competes for set-asides.
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Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal Puts the Pentagon in the Energy Business — What It Means for Defense and Logistics Contractors
The Trump administration confirmed a deal giving a private company long-term rights to develop 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves, with the Pentagon financing…
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DHS Issues $2M Procurement Notice for Boston Dynamics Robot Dogs — What It Signals for the Federal Robotics Market
ICE just dropped a DHS Acquisition Planning Forecast notice for up to $2 million in Boston Dynamics Spot robots for hazardous environment inspection and law…
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CISA Eyes a Follow-On Cybersecurity Operations Support Contract — How Small Cyber Firms Can Get In Now
CISA is developing a follow-on to its cybersecurity operations support contract — one of the most valuable recurring vehicles in the federal cyber market. Here…
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SpaceX’s $100B Louisiana Launch Facility: The Downstream Contracting Opportunity Every Small Business Needs to Know About
SpaceX has announced a $100 billion investment in a new launch facility in Louisiana. The facility represents not just a commercial milestone but a massive…
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The Parsons $14B COMET IDIQ: How Small Businesses Access Missile Defense and Space Intelligence Contracting
Parsons secured a spot on the $14B COMET IDIQ supporting missile defense and the Space Intel Center. Here is what COMET is, who else holds…
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Peraton Wins $953M DISA Recompete — What the Award Means for Small Business IT Contractors in the Comms Infrastructure Market
Peraton secured the $953M DISA communications infrastructure recompete — one of the most significant DISA awards of the year. Here is what it means for…
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Top Federal Contract Opportunities in August 2026: The Sectors Small Businesses Should Be Watching Right Now
From counter-drone systems and Army open innovation solicitations to AI modernization and VA community care, August 2026 has more active federal opportunity signals than any…
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SBA Is Updating Small Business Size Standards — What Every Certified Contractor Needs to Know Before the Change
The SBA is moving forward with updates to both employee-based and monetary-based small business size standards, with targeted modifications to key programs. Here is what…
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The $1 Federal AI Deals Are Expiring September 30 — 3.4 Million Government Workers Face an AI Cliff
GSA’s OneGov deals giving 3.4 million federal workers access to ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude for $1 expire September 30 with no public successor plan. The…
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The Army Is Shutting Down Its Social Media — And Small Business Contractors Are Losing Their Best Outreach Channel
Army Directive 2026-17 shuts down hundreds of official Army social media accounts including its 25,000-follower LinkedIn page. For small business and nontraditional contractors who relied…
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