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FAR clauses, contract vehicles, color of money, and set-asides — read with operator implications, not press-release tone.
Procurement · Analysis
The Polaris Protests, Decoded: What GAO Just Did to Small-Business Set-Asides
Two sustained protests and one dismissed protest in a single docket week tell you more about FY26 set-aside risk than any GSA briefing has.
By Shahid Shah · 8 min
Procurement · ReportingThree IDIQs Still Cutting Awards Through the Continuing Resolution
OASIS+, CIO-SP4, and Alliant 3 are not equally exposed to the CR. The award-velocity data through Q2 explains why.
By Shahid Shah · 6 min