Contractors can get involved in Four Corners flood recovery by contacting the local, state, and tribal buyers repairing flood-damaged homes, roads, bridges, and wastewater systems across northwest New Mexico, southwest Colorado, southeast Utah, and northeastern Arizona. Federal approval was still pending as of October 26, 2026, so confirm who is paying and keep your System for Award Management (SAM) registration active.
Federal contracting enters 2027 less settled than it looked mid-year. DoD suspended CMMC Phase 2 in July 2026, so third-party certification isn't becoming a November 2026 award condition after all, though the underlying cybersecurity rules stay in force. A separate NDAA requirement pushes DoD to expand how it credits commercial past performance by December 18, 2026. Meanwhile, procurement forecasts keep consolidating and firm-fixed-price contracts are now the government's stated default.
US Federal Contractor Registration (USFCR) marked 16 years in 2026. In August, the Editorial Board of Gov Business Review named us Federal Contracting Services of the Year 2026. Founded in 2010, we’re a private, third-party firm that supports businesses, nonprofits, and public agencies pursuing government opportunities, from first-time registration to sales pipeline coaching. We’re not a government agency.
Defining 2027 success means writing down, in numbers, what winning looks like for your business before the year starts: the federal revenue you are building toward, the pipeline that supports it, the capabilities you will add, and the relationships you will develop. A goal you can measure changes decisions all year, and this workshop walks through setting each one in a single working session.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is crucial in helping communities recover from natural disasters and emergencies. As a disaster relief contractor, you can make a significant impact by providing essential goods and services during these challenging times. However, many misconceptions about Relief contracting may deter potential contractors.
This blog post will address common misconceptions, explore opportunities, and provide a step-by-step guide to help you secure your first Relief contract.
This year, the USFCR blog covered the full landscape of federal contracting, from the FAR overhaul, CMMC implementation, and the CPARS changes to fiscal-year strategy, disaster readiness, and the commercial-to-government transition. The same expertise behind that public content drives USFCR's direct work with contractors. For readers who used the blog to navigate 2026, direct engagement applies the same depth to your specific business, your market, and the year ahead.
US Federal Contractor Registration (USFCR) President Eric Knellinger presented a seminar on business development in government contracting at Natural Disasters Expo USA in Houston, and Built America Magazine featured an interview with him on pages 40 through 47. Both the seminar and the interview come back to one question. How do small businesses get ready for federal work before a disaster happens, not after?
Federal contracting compliance means delivering what your contract says and following every rule its clauses pull in, from how you bill to what you owe your subcontractors. Most small contractors who get in trouble don't break a big rule. They let a registration lapse, skip a clause, or lose the records that prove the work was done.
Picture a contracting officer emailing to ask for records from a job you finished eight months ago. Could you send them by Friday?
For a lot of small businesses, the honest answer is "probably, if I can find them." Most compliance trouble starts right there. A file that never got saved. A clause nobody read. A registration that drifted out of date while everyone was busy doing the actual work.
Whether you're chasing your first award or already delivering on one, the habits below are worth building now, before anyone asks.
US Federal Contractor Registration (USFCR) has been recognized by the Editorial Board of Gov Business Review as Federal Contracting Services of the Year 2026. The recognition is dated August 2026, and it’s an editorial acknowledgment of the work our team does helping businesses register, get positioned, and compete for federal contracts, whether that’s a company’s first System for Award Management (SAM) registration or a strategy that plays out over several years.
