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Advisory Notes
Notes from the set-aside and capture bench.
Short, plain-English essays on the eligibility math, the SAM.gov/VetCert posture, and the proposal-development mechanics we run against real federal solicitations. New posts as the regulatory landscape shifts — no fluff, no recycled content, and no gated PDFs. Start with the readiness assessment when you're ready to put it into practice.
Set-Aside Eligibility Basics: SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), and Why SAM.gov Comes First
Active SAM.gov/UEI registration is the prerequisite — socioeconomic set-asides and the SBA size standard stack on top of it. Run the readiness assessment to translate eligibility into a bid strategy.
Set-Aside Eligibility
SDVOSB
SAM.gov
Proposal Readiness
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Take it from reading to a written posture audit.
The same topics, applied to your SAM/VetCert record, your target NAICS, and a specific opportunity. Bring us the SAM link and the response date — we send back a written SOW before any billable work starts.