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Each federal agency evaluates proposals differently. These playbooks apply the VETR Framework — Value, Experience, Teaming, Responsiveness — to the way contracting officers at each agency actually score Section L and Section M.
Department of Defense
The DoD is the federal government's largest contracting buyer, awarding more than $400B annually across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Space Force, and dozens of defense agenc...
Read the playbookDepartment of Veterans Affairs
The VA is the single largest federal buyer from veteran-owned small businesses, with statutory "Vets First" preferences under PL 109-461 and a SDVOSB / VOSB verification program th...
Read the playbookDepartment of Homeland Security
DHS buys across 22 component agencies — CBP, CISA, FEMA, ICE, TSA, USCG, USSS, and more. Cyber, border security, and emergency response dominate the requirement set, and FedRAMP /...
Read the playbookGeneral Services Administration
GSA runs the federal government's shared contract vehicles — Multiple Award Schedules, GSA STARS, OASIS, Alliant — through which most other agencies buy. Getting on a GSA Schedule...
Read the playbookDepartment of Health and Human Services
HHS includes CMS, NIH, FDA, CDC, IHS, and the Office of the Secretary. Most HHS contracting flows through CIO-SP (NITAAC) or OASIS for services; major NIH and CDC programs reward d...
Read the playbookNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA buys engineering, science, and IT services at scale through SEWP V and a portfolio of center-specific IDIQs (Goddard, Marshall, Kennedy, JPL). SDVOSB and small-business prefer...
Read the playbookDepartment of Energy
DoE buys through 17 national labs and a portfolio of mission programs (NNSA, EM, EERE). Most opportunities flow through M&O contracts at the labs plus a small-business contracting...
Read the playbookDepartment of Justice
DoJ buys for the FBI, DEA, BOP, USMS, and EOIR. Cyber, forensics, and legal-services IT dominate; clearance requirements (TS, SCI) gate a large share of the technical work.
Read the playbookDepartment of the Treasury
Treasury includes IRS, OCC, FinCEN, and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service. IRS modernization, FinCEN cyber, and OCC supervisory data work drive most of the addressable opportunity f...
Read the playbookDepartment of State
State buys for diplomatic operations, OBO (overseas buildings), Bureau of Consular Affairs, and a handful of cybersecurity / IT modernization programs. Overseas work demands DSCA c...
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