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GovCon training and certification guidance for small businesses: WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, and 8(a) certification strategies, SAM.gov registration, capability statements, and step-by-step education for winning your first government contract. Learn federal contracting brick by brick with Team Integrity Knowledge Center.
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A federal IT contractor and its owner agreed to pay $4.8 million after allegedly paying fees to 8(a) firms to win set-aside work, then doing…
Win a large contract and you often must promise to subcontract a share to small businesses, then report your results. Treat the plan as a…
The service-disabled veteran-owned small business program rewards real veteran ownership and control, verified through certification. Knowing the ownership, control, and VetCert requirements is how you…
The Rule of Two requires agencies to set a contract aside for small business when two or more capable small firms will likely bid at…
When your company is sold or restructured, your government contracts do not transfer automatically. The Anti-Assignment Act, the novation process, and size recertification can make…
A joint venture or SBA mentor-protege arrangement lets a small business team with a bigger partner and still win set-asides. But the JV agreement, the…
The 8(a) program is a powerful runway for disadvantaged small businesses, but it demands genuine ownership, real control, and honest eligibility. Get the rules wrong…
The HUBZone program ties your eligibility to your location and your workforce. Miss the principal office or the 35 percent residency requirement and you can…
The women-owned small business program requires real ownership and real control, backed by formal certification. Misrepresenting either is set-aside fraud with False Claims Act exposure…
SBA’s final rule removing the 8(a) rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage is now in effect — a contested change some call a constitutional fix and…
Willfully misrepresenting your small-business size or status can trigger a presumed loss equal to the full contract value — and FCA treble damages — even…
Federal law protects contractor employees who report waste, fraud, or law violations — and punishes retaliation. With whistleblower suits at a record, this matters.
