No cost beyond staff time. Do these first.
SBA Dynamic Small Business Search profile
High priorityUnited States · dsbs.sba.gov
This is the database US contracting officers actually search when building a small-business source list. Most suppliers leave it half-completed, so a thorough profile is disproportionately visible.
- Eligibility
- Active SAM.gov registration. No ownership test.
- Effort
- Low — a focused day of writing.
- Timeline
- Immediate
- Indicative cost
- No fee
- Dependencies
- — Active SAM.gov registration
SAM.gov NAICS and PSC expansion
High priorityUnited States · sam.gov
The registration is almost certainly filed under IT codes only, which makes us invisible to buyers searching survey research, training and staffing — three of our five pillars.
- Eligibility
- Existing registration holder.
- Effort
- Low — an afternoon.
- Timeline
- Immediate
- Indicative cost
- No fee
- Dependencies
- — Active SAM.gov registration
CanadaBuys registration + Procurement Business Number
High priorityCanada · canadabuys.canada.ca
Mandatory prerequisite to every federal opportunity in Canada — the market where our women-owned status converts soonest.
- Eligibility
- Canadian business registration.
- Effort
- Low.
- Timeline
- Days
- Indicative cost
- No fee
- Dependencies
- — Confirmed Canadian entity registration
NIST SP 800-171 self-assessment posted to SPRS
Medium priorityUnited States · csrc.nist.gov
A prerequisite for any work touching controlled unclassified information, and a visible signal of security maturity well before CMMC becomes relevant.
- Eligibility
- Self-assessment; no third party required.
- Effort
- Medium — a genuine control review, not a checkbox.
- Timeline
- 30–60 days
- Indicative cost
- No fee
- Dependencies
- — Documented information-security controls