I had a cage code and a prayer. Govern handed me a capability statement that actually matched what the contracting officer needed to see — and a SAM registration that didn't bounce back. We went from zero federal revenue to a $780K Army base support contract in eleven months.
Marcus Webb
Webb Precision Manufacturing · Veteran-owned SDVOSB · First prime contract: $780K Army base support
Free — capability statement template, SAM checklist, FAR decoder
"We'd been doing DoD subcontract work for six years but couldn't get traction as a prime. Govern rewrote our capability statement from scratch — they swapped our engineering jargon for the exact NAICS-specific language the Army uses in evaluation criteria. Next solicitation, we made the competitive range."
Ray Kowalski
Kowalski Tool & Die · SDVOSB · First prime contract: $1.4M Army IDIQ, precision machined components
Federal Capability Statement Template
The two-page format contracting officers expect. Pre-formatted sections for core competencies, differentiators, past performance, and certifications — with annotations showing what each field must contain to survive evaluation.
- Core competencies mapped to NAICS/PSC codes
- Past performance section with CPARS-aligned metrics
- Differentiator language that survives the 30-second scan
- Agency-specific version swap instructions included
- Reviewed against DoD, USDA, and DHS formatting requirements
More client stories
"Our SAM registration expired three days before a DHS solicitation closed. We didn't even know it was a problem until the contracting officer's office called. Govern rebuilt our entire registration profile, got us reactivated in 9 days, and set up calendar alerts we'll never miss again."
Priya Subramaniam
Meridian IT Consulting · WOSB · Civilian agency task orders: $2.1M cumulative across 3 agencies
SAM.gov Registration Checklist
The complete 47-step sequence for a clean SAM registration — from DUNS/UEI validation through representations & certifications. Written for first-time registrants and annual renewals.
- UEI (Unique Entity ID) validation steps
- Representations & Certifications — every required answer
- NAICS code selection guide with size standard thresholds
- Annual renewal timeline and alert setup
- Common rejection errors and how to fix each one
Ready to decode your first solicitation?
Download the Contractor Starter Kit"I qualified for 8(a) and WOSB and had no idea what to do with either of them. Govern mapped every set-aside solicitation in our NAICS code for the next 18 months, identified three agencies buying exactly what we do, and walked me through the FAR clauses in the first RFQ line by line. We won on the second bid."
Denise Okafor
Clarity Data Solutions · 8(a) & WOSB · First 8(a) sole-source award: $340K USDA data modernization
FAR Clause Decoder: 12 Clauses That Trip Up First-Timers
The Federal Acquisition Regulation is 2,000 pages. These 12 clauses appear in nearly every small business solicitation and are the source of most disqualifying compliance errors.
- FAR 52.219-8 — Utilization of Small Business Concerns
- FAR 52.222-26 — Equal Opportunity (what you must certify)
- FAR 52.204-7 — System for Award Management (the expiration trap)
- FAR 52.215-20 — Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data
- Plain-English summary + what evaluators check for each
Services built around
how contracting officers evaluate
Every service maps to a specific evaluation criterion, compliance requirement, or acquisition milestone — not a generic consulting menu.
Capability Statement Development
A one-page federal resume that contracting officers actually read. We translate your technical capabilities into the specific language of NAICS codes, past performance indicators, and differentiators that survive the first 30-second scan.
SAM.gov Registration & Renewal
We handle the labyrinth of System for Award Management — entity validation, representations & certifications, and annual renewal — so you never miss a contract because of an expired registration.
Set-Aside Certification Strategy
8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, HUBZone — we identify which certifications you qualify for and build the paper trail that survives SBA review.
Past Performance Narratives
We write CPARS-ready narratives that quantify your work in the metrics evaluators score — schedule adherence, cost control, quality outcomes.
Agency Opportunity Research
We map the procurement landscape for your NAICS codes — identifying which agencies buy what you sell, their buying cycles, and the contracting officers who award it.
Full Proposal Review & Red Team
Before you submit, we read your proposal the way an evaluation board reads it — scoring each section against the stated evaluation criteria, flagging compliance gaps, and rewriting the sections that would lose points. We have reviewed proposals for DoD, USDA, DHS, and civilian agency IDIQ task orders.
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Contractor Starter Kit
Three tools that federal contracting consultants charge $800 for — yours free. Every checklist and template is genuinely useful on its own.
- Capability statement template (DoD-tested, 2-page format)
- SAM.gov registration checklist — 47 steps, no bounce-backs
- FAR Clause Decoder: 12 clauses that trip up first-time contractors
140+
Contracts Supported
$620K
Avg. First Contract Value
8(a) · SDVOSB · WOSB · HUBZone
Set-Aside Categories
300+
SAM Registrations Completed