Subcontracting & Teaming

How the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program lets a small business partner with a large mentor and form a joint venture that qualifies for small-business set-asides.

The specific channels where small businesses actually meet federal prime contractors and convert first meetings into teaming discussions.

What a teaming agreement actually does, the sections that make or break it (exclusivity, minimum workshare, confidentiality), and how a small business protects itself when teamed with a much larger prime.

The Decision That Shapes Your Federal Business Every small business entering federal contracting eventually asks the same question: should we go after prime contracts, or subcontract under a larger prime? The answer isn’t obvious, and choosing wrong wastes years. Some small businesses that should be teaming as subs waste 18 months chasing prime contracts they…

How subcontracting and teaming work in government contracting: prime vs sub, subcontracting plans, finding primes, teaming agreements, JVs, and Mentor-Protégé.