GovCon Resource Center

Strategies, guides, and intel to win federal contracts

15 articles across 5 topics
Market ResearchUses: Market Assassin

How to Research a Federal Agency Before Your First Meeting

Walking into an agency meeting unprepared is the fastest way to lose credibility. Here's a 5-step process to research any federal agency so you show up informed and ready to win.

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Market ResearchUses: Market Assassin

Understanding Agency Pain Points: The Key to Winning Proposals

The best GovCon proposals don't just respond to requirements — they demonstrate you understand the agency's deepest challenges. Here's how to find and use pain points to win.

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Business Development

5 Steps to Build a GovCon BD Pipeline from Scratch

Starting in government contracting with zero pipeline? This step-by-step guide walks you through building a business development engine that generates real opportunities.

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Business DevelopmentUses: Market Assassin

How to Get Capability Briefings with Federal Agencies

Capability briefings are your chance to get face time with government buyers. Most contractors don't know how to request them or what to bring. Here's the playbook.

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LinkedIn & ContentUses: Content Reaper

Why Every GovCon Company Needs a LinkedIn Presence

Government buyers are on LinkedIn. Program managers are on LinkedIn. Your next teaming partner is on LinkedIn. If you're not posting, you're invisible to the people who award contracts.

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LinkedIn & ContentUses: Content Reaper

How to Write LinkedIn Posts That Attract Government Buyers

Sales pitches get ignored. Thought leadership gets meetings. Here's how to write LinkedIn posts that make federal program managers want to learn more about your company.

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Teaming & SubcontractingUses: Contractor Database

A Small Business Guide to Finding Teaming Partners

Teaming is how small businesses break into GovCon. But finding the right partner isn't luck — it's a systematic process. Here's where to look and what primes actually want.

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Teaming & SubcontractingUses: Contractor Database

How to Approach Prime Contractors for Subcontracting Opportunities

Cold-emailing a prime contractor rarely works. Here's the strategic approach that actually gets responses and leads to real subcontracting relationships.

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Contract IntelligenceUses: Recompete Tracker

How to Use Expiring Contracts to Win Recompete Opportunities

Every federal contract expires. When it does, someone wins the recompete. If you start preparing 12 months out, that someone could be you. Here's how the recompete game works.

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Contract IntelligenceUses: Opportunity Hunter

Reading Between the Lines: What Contract Data Tells You About Agency Priorities

Federal contract data isn't just numbers — it's a roadmap of where agencies are investing, what they're worried about, and where opportunities are growing. Here's how to read it.

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Contract IntelligenceUses: Recompete Tracker

Where to Find the 95% of Federal Contracts Not Posted on SAM.gov

Most contractors only search SAM.gov for opportunities. But roughly 95% of federal contract dollars never appear there as public solicitations. Here's where the rest of the market is hiding.

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Contract IntelligenceUses: Recompete Tracker

Featured Recompete: $23M SBA Custom Programming Services (Expires Sept 2026)

Each month we spotlight an expiring federal contract worth watching. This month: a $23M IT services contract at the Small Business Administration that's ripe for recompete.

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Contract IntelligenceUses: Market Assassin

FY2026 Budget Winners and Losers: Where Federal Dollars Are Moving

The President's FY2026 budget request shifts billions between agencies. Defense and VA are surging. Education, Agriculture, and Treasury are getting cut. Here's what it means for contractors.

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Teaming & SubcontractingUses: Contractor Database

5 Tier-2 Subcontractors in IT Services You've Never Heard Of (That Will Actually Give You a Chance)

Everyone chases Booz Allen and Leidos for subcontracting. But Tier-2 contractors are more responsive, easier to reach, and actively looking for small business partners. Here are 5 to contact this week.

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Teaming & SubcontractingUses: Contractor Database

Tier 1 vs. Tier 2 Subcontracting: Why Smaller Primes Are Your Best Bet

Bootcamp lesson: Everyone wants to sub under Lockheed. But the fastest path to your first federal subcontract is through Tier 2 contractors you've never heard of. Here's why responsiveness matters more than size.

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