Reporting on supplier diversity.

Woman-owned business certification: WBENC, WOSB, and state WBE explained

There isn't one woman-owned business certification. There are three, and they open different doors. Here's how to decide which you actually need …

Jan 21, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Jan 20, 2026 · SupplierDiversity.com Editorial Team

The federal capability statement that wins contracts (with a template)

A contracting officer asks for a capability statement before almost anything else. Here's what goes in the six sections, how to write …

Jan 21, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Guide · 12 min

How to Get 8(a) Certified in 2026: Complete Step-by-Step Guide

The definitive guide to SBA 8(a) certification. Learn exact eligibility requirements, the 5-step application process, required documents, and how to access $37 …

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Article · 6 min

Reading the FAR Part 19 Overhaul as a Founder, Not a Procurement Officer

The September 26, 2025 FAR Part 19 overhaul has been thoroughly covered for procurement officers. Bid protests, set-aside justification memos, internal compliance …

Jan 20, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the California government

California sets a 25% small business goal and a 3% DVBE goal on its contracts, and certification unlocks a 5% bid preference. …

Jan 19, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Guide · 11 min

How to find federal contract opportunities (without wasting months)

Registered on SAM.gov and staring at a wall of solicitations? Here's where opportunities live, how to read the buy before it's a …

Jan 19, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Guide · 7 min

Your DSBS profile: the free SBA listing buyers actually search (now Small Business Search)

Contracting officers search the SBA's small business database during market research. As of July 2025 it's called Small Business Search, it's built …

Jan 19, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Jan 16, 2026 · SupplierDiversity.com Research Team

How to find corporate buyers for your minority- or women-owned business

Corporate buyers find diverse suppliers in a handful of specific places. Get listed where they search, fix your profile, and reach the …

Jan 16, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Article · 8 min

Department of Defense Leads Federal 8(a) Spending with $19.3 Billion in FY2025

The Department of Defense awarded over $19.3 billion in contracts to 8(a) certified small businesses in fiscal year 2025—more than eight times …

How to do business with the Arkansas government

Selling to Arkansas runs through two free vendor systems and the new ARBuy portal. Here's how to register, where to find bids, …

Jan 15, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an RTX (Raytheon) supplier: the real procurement path

RTX registration takes minutes, but registration is not a contract. Here's how RTX's small business program actually works in 2026, and the …

Jan 15, 2026 · Mario Bailey

DOBE certification: how disability-owned businesses get certified

A DOBE is a disability-owned business enterprise certified by Disability:IN. Who qualifies, what the $300 application covers, and which corporate supplier programs …

Jan 15, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an Oracle supplier (and get into Oracle's supplier diversity program)

Oracle buys from a 650,000-supplier database it filters by certification before inviting anyone to bid. Here's how registration and the supplier diversity …

Jan 14, 2026 · Mario Bailey

CPARS and past performance: how to build a record from your first federal contract

Your first federal contract creates a CPARS record that contracting officers read before they pick you again. Here's how to earn a …

Jan 14, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Jan 13, 2026 · SupplierDiversity.com Editorial Team

How to become an NVIDIA supplier (and what its supplier diversity program actually looks like)

NVIDIA doesn't run a public supplier-diversity portal the way RTX or Microsoft does. Here's the honest path in: the Partner Network, the …

Jan 13, 2026 · Will Moss

Article · 11 min

Corporate Supplier Diversity in 2026: What Actually Matters for Your Business

Most of the 43 companies once listed as $1 billion diverse spenders no longer publish a figure. Here's where the real opportunities …

How to do business with the Arizona government

Selling to the State of Arizona starts in one place: the Arizona Procurement Portal. Here's how to register, where small-business set-asides actually …

Jan 12, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an Intel supplier (and get into its supplier diversity program)

Intel takes new suppliers through one intake form. Its supplier diversity page is gone and no certification is required; the form records …

Jan 12, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Article · 6 min

Corporate Spending With Disability-Owned Businesses Doubles Since 2015

Companies spending with DOBE-certified disability-owned businesses grew from 27% to 56% between 2015 and 2024. Learn which corporations are leading the way.

Jan 12, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an IBM supplier (and what IBM's supplier diversity program actually wants)

IBM takes new suppliers through one interest form and invites the ones it needs. It no longer runs a supplier diversity page …

Jan 9, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Alaska government

Alaska does not run a state MBE or WBE program. What it does run: a free vendor portal, a DBE certification for …

Jan 9, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Guide · 11 min

The Cheapest Path to Federal Contracts in 2026

Federal contracting has a marketing layer (paid SAM packages, paid certification services, paid capability-statement designs) and an actual layer (forms anyone can …

Jan 9, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an HP Inc. supplier (and what HP Inclusive Sourcing actually wants)

HP Inc. runs a diverse-supplier registration most owners fill out wrong. Here's the actual form, the certifications it accepts, and how to …

Jan 8, 2026 · Mario Bailey