Mentor-Protégé vs Joint Venture: Choosing the Right Structure
Mentor-protégé and joint ventures solve different problems and can even work together. Here’s how to choose the right structure for your situation.
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Novation Agreements: What Happens to Your Contract When You Sell, Merge, or Restructure
Federal contracts don’t automatically transfer in a sale or merger. See when a novation agreement is required and how to plan for it before closing.
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Small Business Subcontracting Plans: What Happens When You Get Big
Growing past small business size standards triggers a subcontracting plan requirement. Here’s what it must include and how good faith efforts get audited.
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How to Find Federal Recompetes and Expiring Contracts
Recompetes come with known budgets, incumbents, and performance history. Here’s how to find expiring federal contracts before they’re widely known.
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Agency Acquisition Forecasts: Finding Contracts a Year Before They Post
Agency procurement forecasts list expected solicitations months before they post to SAM.gov. Here’s how to find and use them for capture planning.
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DCAA Timekeeping Requirements: What Your Timesheets Must Show
DCAA expects daily self-recorded time, real supervisor approval, and a documented correction trail. Here is what an adequate timekeeping system actually requires.
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How to Dispute a Negative CPARS Rating (Before It Costs You Bids)
FAR 42.1503 gives you 14 days to rebut a CPARS rating. Here is how the process actually works and why this usually is not a bid protest or board appeal matter.
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SBA Joint Venture Agreements: The Clauses That Get JVs Disqualified
SBA mentor-protege JVs have a mandatory clause checklist under 13 CFR 125.8. Miss one and the JV may not qualify for the set-aside it was formed to pursue.
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SBIR/STTR After Reauthorization: What Changed and How to Compete
SBIR/STTR is back after a six-month lapse, extended through 2031 with new rules: a Strategic Breakthrough Award tier, foreign-influence screening, and proposal caps.
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OASIS+ On-Ramps: How Small Businesses Get on GSA’s Biggest Services Vehicle
OASIS+ now runs a continuously open on-ramp with no fixed deadline. Here is the pool structure, domains, and the Qualifying Project threshold that actually gates entry.