Applicable classification: Industry NAICS plus government-contracting activity. Business activities and identifiers—not the label alone—control which sources activate.
Relevant Financial Risks
- Award obligations mistaken for recognized revenue
- Single-agency, contract or recompete concentration
- Backlog dependent on options or unfunded periods
- Owner relationships or key-person qualifications
Licensing Dependencies
- SAM registration and UEI continuity
- Set-aside certifications and ownership/control rules
- Facility clearance, personnel clearance or professional licenses where applicable
Relevant Public Records
SAM.gov
Registration and responsibility searches require official access and identifiers.
Exclusions
Possible matches require corroboration and manual review.
State licenses and UCC liens
Transfer and collateral searches remain jurisdiction-specific.
Applicable National Datasets
USAspending
UEI or corroborated name-plus-address matching supports award reconciliation.
SBA certification records
Automated certification integration is not functional.
BLS QCEW
Adds local labor-cost and industry context.
Market and Labor Indicators
- Wages for required technical occupations
- Local contractor employment concentration
- Recruiting pressure for cleared or licensed staff
Financing Considerations
- Contract transfer and novation risk
- Receivable timing and indirect-cost structure
- Debt service after excluding unsupported backlog
- Concentration reserve for expiring awards
Required Seller Documents
- Award and subcontract register
- Backlog by funded, option and recompete status
- Invoices and revenue recognition support
- SAM registration and certification evidence
- Indirect-rate and payroll reports
- Novation, consent and key-person requirements
Common Offer Protections
- Award and backlog representations
- Required consents or novation as closing conditions
- Holdback for disputed receivables or unsupported backlog
- Reverification of SAM and exclusions before closing
- Key-person transition commitments
Decision-support boundary: Findings are point-in-time acquisition intelligence, not an appraisal, audit, quality-of-earnings opinion, legal conclusion, lending decision or guaranteed clearance.
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