Questions tagged set-asides

Keisha is right about the importance of SAM.gov registration, and a common mistake is not having the correct NAICS codes listed. While you may have a...

For many firms under 50 people, standard office productivity suites and disciplined file management are sufficient for proposal development, even for...

This is not a normal arrangement for a joint venture on an SDVOSB set-aside; it raises a significant red flag regarding the limitations on...

Contract bundling happens when an agency combines two or more requirements that were previously provided under separate smaller contracts into a...

My firm, an SDVOSB, recently won a federal set-aside for court reporting services, NAICS 561492. We have the court reporters, but this particular...

When a debrief request landed on my desk, it always triggered a scramble. I was the contracting officer for a federal agency, handling services...

The certification process for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status moved from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the...

I'm looking at some federal RFQs for grounds maintenance at military bases and federal buildings around Jacksonville, mostly under NAICS 561730. I...

A contracting officer's communication with offerors during an active solicitation is governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR),...

My firm is a woman-owned management consulting company with eight employees. We're looking at federal contracts and I keep seeing references to WOSB...

A wrap rate is an hourly rate that combines your direct labor cost with all your indirect costs and profit, giving you a comprehensive price for...

A teaming agreement is a written agreement between two or more companies to form a team to compete for a government contract. To prevent being...

I just got the debrief for a city grounds maintenance contract, NAICS 561730, that was a small business set-aside. We lost, and the contracting...

After you submit a proposal for a federal contract, the government evaluates it against the criteria outlined in Section M of the solicitation,...

I saw a sources sought notice on SAM.gov from a civilian agency yesterday, 30 days to respond. The agency is looking for IT support, specifically for...

HUBZone certification is a small business program that provides contracting preferences for businesses located in historically underutilized business...

I'm the founder of a staffing agency, and I've been in business for three years. I keep seeing posts about 8(a) certification, and how 8(a) firms can...