Government Contracting Blog

The public sector isn’t necessarily known for being an easy market to access or navigate, especially if you’re a small business or lack experience in federal procurement. What many businesses miss, however, are the programs that can help them get their foot in the door and start selling to the government. They aren’t always well advertised, and may be buried among the acronyms and legal jargon companies sift through when they start their googling journey into government acquisition. One of these programs run by the Small Business Administration (SBA), called the 8(a) Business Development Program, exists specifically for economically disadvantaged small businesses.

Cybersecurity is not a new term or concept in the federal government, but we are seeing changes in the way the government plans to address it. The White House recently released a new National Cyber Strategy (NCS), marking the first major cyber policy update of Trump’s second term. With an increase on cyberattacks in recent years and our supply chain remaining vulnerable, the 2026 strategy is set out to be assertive and proactive in nature. This will definitely bring shift priorities in the federal government, and subsequently the world of procurement.

If you think you may qualify as a small business in the eyes of the government, there’s a fairly simple way to find out. The Small Business Administration (SBA) has a tool to give companies an idea of where they stand on business size. It's really important to know the size of your business for many reasons, especially because small businesses are granted access to assistance programs, tools, and certain small business set-asides. In this blog, we'll dive into the SBA’s Size Standards tool and what you can learn from the results.

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs have been long known as “America’s Seed Fund”, funding billions of dollars annually for small businesses and startups with cutting edge technology.

GSA Schedule contracts are not set in stone once they’re awarded. Throughout the life of your contract, your business will naturally undergo changes. If you have new items to add to your Schedule, items to remove, or a change in your point of contact, these changes must be made through a formal modification (mod) submission.

As a GSA Schedule contractor, you’ll want to keep your GSA catalog up to date throughout the life of your contract. This means that periodically, you’ll need to add, delete, or change the line items in your catalog to reflect your company’s current offerings. GSA’s newly released catalog management system, the FAS Catalog Platform (FCP), is where you’ll make all of those catalog updates and more.