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Working With Primes
What a prime contractor should require of a small supplier, and the compliance a supplier carries for its prime on every order.
Start here: What a Prime Should Require of a Small Supplier: The Onboarding Packet and the Per-Order Checklist. The onboarding packet a prime contractor should get from a small supplier on day one, and what to require on every order. A checklist to use
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Working With Primes
What a Prime Should Require of a Small Supplier: The Onboarding Packet and the Per-Order Checklist
The onboarding packet a prime contractor should get from a small supplier on day one, and what to require on every order. A checklist to use
October 7, 2026
Working With Primes
Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors: What FAR 52.232-40 Says and How to Ask for It
FAR 52.232-40 tells primes to pay small business subcontractors faster after the government accelerates payment. What it says, and how to ask for it.
October 7, 2026
Working With Primes
Direct, Indirect and Tier 2 Spend: Which Supplier Spend Counts Toward a Prime's Subcontracting Goals
Direct, indirect and Tier 2 spend explained: what a federal prime can count under FAR 52.219-9, how corporate programs use Tier 2, and what data to give.
October 7, 2026
Working With Primes
FAR Flow-Down Clauses for Suppliers: What a Small Commercial Supplier Signs, and What Deserves a Conversation
Which FAR flow-downs a small commercial supplier signs routinely under FAR 52.244-6, which ones deserve a conversation, and how to check a prime's list.
October 7, 2026
Working With Primes
Limitations on Subcontracting (FAR 52.219-14): How a Supplier Helps or Hurts a Small Prime's Math
How FAR 52.219-14 and 13 CFR 125.6 treat suppliers, similarly situated entities and nonmanufacturers, and what a small prime should ask a supplier for.
October 7, 2026
Working With Primes
Small Business Subcontracting Plans From the Supplier's Side: The Data a Prime Will Ask You For
FAR 19.702 thresholds, FAR 52.219-9 and the data a prime asks its suppliers for. A small supplier's guide to what to send and what you do not need.
October 7, 2026
Working With Primes
The Nonmanufacturer Rule Explained by a Nonmanufacturer: What 13 CFR 121.406 Requires of a Small Reseller
What the SBA nonmanufacturer rule requires of a small reseller on a set-aside, and what buyers and primes should check before they accept a quote.
October 7, 2026
Working With Primes
What a Minority-Owned Supplier Actually Hands a Prime as Proof of Status
What a minority-owned supplier gives a federal prime as proof of status: the SDB representation in SAM, what primes rely on, and where certificates fit.
October 7, 2026
Working With Primes
eSRS Is Retired: Subcontracting Reports Now Live in SAM.gov, and What That Means for a Supplier
eSRS was retired in February 2026 and ISR and SSR subcontracting reports moved into SAM.gov. What it means for a small supplier's SAM record.
October 7, 2026
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