nDemand Consulting LLC

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝟴(𝗮) 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀.

Two moves out of Washington this week:

1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗕𝗔 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻-𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀. Firms are receiving a survey plus a request for three years of personal and business tax returns, with responses due by June 30. Miss that window, or fall short of the economic disadvantage standard, and your firm can be proposed for decertification. This is the same playbook that already produced more than 1,100 suspensions and over 150 terminations in the 8(a) program.

2. 𝗔 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟭 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲. Individually owned firms would need to prove disadvantage with specific, fact-based evidence. Public comments are open through July 13.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆. The advantage that came with a socio-economic designation is narrowing. Some of it is being audited. Some of it is being rewritten.

So ask yourself one question: 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘵-𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸, 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬?

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰. It is a reason to get ready. The firms that come out ahead will compete on capability, past performance, pricing, compliance, and proposals that actually score. The certification opens the door. Readiness keeps you in the room.

Find out exactly where your firm stands. Take the nDemand Pathway Assessment:
https://ndemandconsulting.com/pathway

Most small businesses 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 opportunities.

The ones that win 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 pipelines.

There is a real difference.

Chasing is reactive, exhausting, based on hope. Pipeline is layered, predictable, based on data.

This 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻, we build pipeline.

Tangible Thursdays Week 3: Triangulate. Identify. Launch.

We use real federal spending data on USASpending.gov to triangulate target agencies and teaming partners across your NAICS code. We use LinkedIn ethical stalking (public information only) to identify named decision makers at every target. We load a 5-email drip campaign into the C3PI SaaS environment, live, ready to send tomorrow morning.

You walk out with three real deliverables:
→ 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 (𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗺𝗶𝗱, 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲)
→ 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗽
→ 𝟱-𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲

Built in 60 minutes. Yours to keep.

Three ways to plug in:

1. Register for Week 3: https://ndemandconsulting.com/events

2. Take the 7-minute readiness assessment first: https://www.c3pi.com/

3. Book a free 15-min 1:1 with Cazzie Williams and me: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/c3pi-assessments

Quick word before Q4 hits.

The federal government's biggest spending quarter is almost here. Three hundred billion on the table. Hundreds of new contracts. The companies that are ready right now will catch the wave. The companies that aren't will watch it pass.

Which one is yours.

We've built Tangible Thursdays with C3PI for the second group. Twelve weeks. Twelve live build sessions. Free.

Here's what makes this different from every other webinar you've sat through. Every Thursday ends with the actual work done. A capability statement, built live. A compliance matrix, generated in front of you. A pricing model, exported to Excel. A pipeline loaded into a working CRM. Not slides. Not concepts. The actual asset, in your hands, before the session ends.

Take it home Thursday. Use it Friday.

Miss these twelve sessions and you miss the window. May 21st through August 2026.

Free for NMSDC Capital Readiness members.

Register: https://ndemandconsulting.com/events

The clock is already moving.

𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮, have you heard about tomorrow??

I, along with several other great organizations, will be exhibiting at the NCMA Atlanta Small Business Industry Day, and the entire ecosystem is coming with me. One table, one conversation, and a clear look at every solution we have built to help small and growing businesses win more government work.

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:
-nDemand Consulting Services, our flagship federal contracting and capture management firm
-UGCCC, our 3-month cohort behind more than 1.8 billion in awarded contracts
-C3PI, the procurement readiness platform and marketplace
-Proposal Forge, our conversational proposal engine
-GovCon Command Center, the all-in-one pipeline and project platform
-Oscar Frazier Speaking and signature keynote programs

Plus, we are bringing giveaways. Stop by for a few surprises and a real conversation about where your business is headed in 2026.

𝗡𝗖𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆
Loudermilk Conference Center, Atlanta
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

See you tomorrow.
https://hub.oscarfrazier.com/
https://www.c3pi.com/