GovCon BD Resources

Practical guides for federal subcontractors — no fluff, no generic advice.

Federal BD

What Is Past Performance in Federal Contracting?

How the government evaluates your track record, why subs struggle to build it, and what to do before it becomes a proposal problem.

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GovCon Basics

How to Get a CAGE Code (and What It Actually Is)

A CAGE code isn't a certification — it's a 5-character identifier the government uses to track your company across every contract, past performance record, and SAM.gov search. Here's how to get one.

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Federal BD Guide

How to Find Prime Contractors for Federal Subcontracting

A step-by-step guide for small businesses on how to find prime contractors to team with for federal contracts — using SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and AI-powered BD research.

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Federal BD

What Is a Teaming Agreement in Federal Contracting?

A practical explanation of federal teaming agreements — what they cover, when you need one, and the mistakes that kill deals before they start.

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SAM.gov Explained

How to Read a SAM.gov Entity Registration

UEI, CAGE, NAICS, socioeconomic categories, PSC codes — what the fields actually mean when you're evaluating a potential teaming partner.

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BD Fundamentals

How to Write a Capability Statement for Federal Contracting

One page. Four sections. Most cap statements fail in the first fifteen seconds — here's what makes one actually get read.

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GovCon Basics

NAICS Codes for Small Federal IT Contractors

541511 vs. 541512, when 518210 matters, the 541715 employee-count loophole, and how primes actually use NAICS codes to find subs.

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Research Tools

How to Use USASpending.gov to Research Federal Contractors

How to read award data, what the numbers actually mean, and the API quirks that will skew your research if you don't know about them.

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