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Free guides for small businesses that are new to selling to the US government β from your first SAM.gov registration to defending your first recompete. No jargon without a definition, no assumptions about what you already know.
Getting started
What federal contracting is, how to register, and the programs that give small businesses a real advantage.
9 min read
The US federal government buys roughly $700 billion of goods and services every year β and it is required by law to steer a meaningful share of that spending to small businesses. Here is how the market works and why you can compete in it.
Read the guide β8 min read
SAM.gov registration is the mandatory first step for federal contracting β and it is completely free. A walkthrough of UEI, CAGE codes, the registration steps, annual renewal, and the paid-registration scams to avoid.
Read the guide β10 min read
Set-asides reserve contracts for small businesses β and socioeconomic programs like 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone reserve them further. Who qualifies, how certification works, and why these programs are the fastest path to your first win.
Read the guide βFinding opportunities
How agencies classify what they buy, and how to read a solicitation without drowning in it.
7 min read
NAICS codes classify what industry you are in; PSC codes classify what the government is buying. Together they determine which opportunities you see, whether you count as small, and whether agencies can find you.
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Federal solicitations look intimidating, but they follow a predictable structure. What RFQs, RFPs, and IFBs are, what Sections C, L, and M actually mean, how CLINs work, and why amendments and Q&A periods matter.
Read the guide βWriting proposals
Compliance-first proposal writing, evaluation factors, and the mistakes that get new bidders eliminated.
After the award
Performance ratings, recompetes, and the contract vehicles that turn one win into a pipeline.
8 min read
CPARS is the government's report card on contractors, and its ratings follow you into every future competition. How evaluations work, why strong ratings compound, and how to respond when you disagree with one.
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Most federal work is not new β it is existing contracts coming up for recompete. How incumbency works, what IDIQs, GWACs, and GSA Schedules are, and when a growing contractor should invest in a contract vehicle.
Read the guide βPut it into practice
Live SAM.gov opportunity matching, RFP parsing, AI proposal drafting, and recompete tracking β built for small businesses selling to the federal government.