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Federal bidding

Qualification, solicitation review, set-asides and bonding — the decisions before the estimate.

Estimating team reviewing a bid decision
Federal Bidding30 July 20269 min read
The federal Go/No-Go decision: what to check before you bid
Most bid/no-bid calls are made on a deadline and a feeling. Here is the framework — twelve checks, in the order that saves the most time.
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Contractor reviewing project documents on site
Federal Bidding24 July 20266 min read
How to read a SAM.gov solicitation in twenty minutes
Solicitation packages run to hundreds of pages. There is a reading order that gets you to a decision without reading all of it.
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Commercial building under construction
Federal Bidding4 July 20265 min read
Bonding capacity is a portfolio decision
“Can we bond it?” is the wrong question on its own. The one that matters is what bonding it costs you in opportunities you have not seen yet.
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Roof trusses on a construction project
Federal Bidding27 June 20267 min read
Set-aside certifications, plainly explained
8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB and small business — what each one actually gates, and why “small” depends on the solicitation.
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