The Biden Administration’s focus on promoting equity and diversity is influencing the way agencies track, manage, and pursue the number of “new entrants” at their respective agencies. According to a recent report, there has been a decrease of about 60% in the number of new entrants in the federal marketplace over the past ten years.[1]... Read More
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Senate Saves a Small Business Innovation Program
By Kiyon Brandford In September 2022, the Senate passed the SBIR & STTR Reauthorization Act of 2022 to renew the sunsetting program for an additional three years. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer programs are designed to encourage small businesses to engage in federal research and development that may eventually... Read More
No Generic Capability Statements
No Generic Capability Statements By Kiyon Brandford A generic capability statement hurts your chances of being noticed by federal decision-makers. The federal marketplace is a large competitive space with thousands of companies trying to breakthrough and build relationships with the decision-makers responsible for awarding federal procurements. Federal decision-makers are tasked with researching and evaluating companies... Read More
New NAICS Codes 2022: What you need to know
New NAICS Codes 2022: What you need to know By: Kiyon Brandford Did you know that every 5 years NAICS codes undergo a review for potential revisions? The last revision happened in Fiscal Year 2017 which means new NAICS code revisions have been released for Fiscal Year 2022. The development and maintenance of NAICS codes... Read More