After a DLA award, the work that decides whether you get paid on time happens in four places: technical data in TDMT, shipping labels and pickups in DLA's Vendor Shipment Module (VSM), packaging and marking exactly as your award specifies, and a WAWF receiving report that matches what you shipped. Get those right and the award turns into revenue. Get one wrong and the shipment can be delayed, rejected, or repackaged at your cost.
Once you're SDVOSB certified, winning work comes down to four moves: find the agencies that actually award SDVOSB set-asides in your codes, understand that VA and the rest of the government use different rules, get in front of large primes that need SDVOSB subcontractors, and make sure your certification shows up where buyers check it. Certification opens a lane. It doesn't send you work.
If you invoice the Department of War, two changes from 2026 matter right now. Since Oct. 1, 2026, DoD contracting officers must use PIEE's Solicitation Module for most unclassified solicitations, so you need an active PIEE account just to bid. And if DCMA administers your contract through MOCAS, DFAS has consolidated MOCAS into one database, which leaves a single pay DoDAAC, HQ0339, to select when you invoice.
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Veteran-owned businesses enter Veterans Day 2026 with a government-wide SDVOSB goal of at least 5 percent of federal contract dollars and a VA program that puts certified veteran-owned firms first. Access to those set-asides now requires SBA VetCert certification, so the practical moves are confirming your certification and renewal date, then targeting agencies whose award history shows they use the veteran lanes.
A lot of federal work never shows up in a SAM keyword search, because it's planned in forecasts before it's posted, ordered under contracts that are already awarded, or posted to a closed group of contract holders. To find it, you work four .gov sources: agency procurement forecasts, orders on existing contract vehicles, GSA eBuy if you hold a schedule, and USAspending for contracts coming up for recompete.
You search SAM for subcontracting work and get a page full of prime solicitations. Most of them are too big to bid, and none of them say "subcontractors wanted." So where do primes actually post the work they hand down?
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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.
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