Small Business and Socioeconomic Certification Support

The contract seeks to support a prime contractor in meeting small business participation objectives by facilitating joint venture structures and ensuring proper certification under Small Business Administration programs. The work involves advising on compliance with SBA regulations to maximize eligibility for set-asides and ensure that joint ventures meet all procedural and documentation requirements for certification, enabling the prime contractor to fulfill socioeconomic goals on federal contracts. This subcontract is tied to a Department of Defense procurement under the NAICS code 541611, which covers management consulting services, and is performance-based in Slidell, Louisiana with a zip code of 70460-6817. Responses are due by May 19, 2026, and the opportunity is posted under the DLA DIBBS system with the solicitation identifier SPE4A626T50S3. The effort is focused on enabling the prime contractor to successfully partner with certified small businesses, potentially including disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, or HUBZone entities, through legally compliant joint ventures that align with federal contracting mandates. There is no specified set-aside type, but the core intent is to strengthen compliance and enhance small business involvement in the contract’s execution through strategic structuring and administrative support.