Small Business Contracting

This session will first delve into how small businesses can identify the NAICS Codes under which they perform and perform size calculations to help small businesses determine if they are actually small for the type of work they do.  Next, this session will discuss important topics small businesses need to be mindful of when contracting […]

Government contracting is very different than commercial contracting.  This session will discuss basic government contracting terms and how they differ from what companies are used to seeing in the private sector. The session will dive into different contract types, impact on small business, identifying commercial products and commercial services, the FAR/DFARS clauses including E-verify, Change […]

The U.S. Government has also established specialized programs for set-aside programs: 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, EDWOSB, VOSB, and SDVOSB.  This session will identify the eligibility requirements for each.  The session will also discuss the U.S. Government small business goals, and how those can influence award set-aside decisions. Small Biz Basics: Doing Business with the Federal Government […]

Small businesses often cannot perform all the contractual obligations alone and need to consider bringing in partners through contractual relationships like Teaming Agreements, Subcontracts, and Joint Ventures. However, this can trigger a finding of Affiliation, which counts the partner’s revenue or employee headcount together with the small business. Affiliation can often render the small business […]

The goal of the small business program is ultimately to develop these small companies into larger companies that no longer need to the compete only among like-sized peers.  However, many small businesses have difficulty navigating the transition from small to large business and competing against all interested companies.  This session will discuss 8(a) required transition […]