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Important Announcements

Welcome to 20 July 2026! We are now into the final three months of Fiscal Year 2026!

For the past eight-and-a-half months I have stressed the following so, please, today take the time to verify: your System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) record, Small Business Administration certification, Cyber Security Maturity Model Certification and all other certifications for your business are current.  You do not want to be the apparent awardee for a contract and then not receive an award due to an expired certification.  The time to update is now!  

Some key points on giving your business the best opportunity for success in the final three months:

1.  Ensure you are current in all the eligibility certifications I mentioned above.

2.  Check all government points of entry daily (www.sam.gov, GSAEBuy and NASA SEWP). We all need a vacation sometime, but ensure you have something in place to keep checking because you will miss opportunities if you do not.

3.  Follow up.  Get confirmation from the contracting office when you submit a proposal.  Don't just rely on a "read receipt"; get actual confirmation from the contracting office.

Expand List item 13715Collapse List item 13715  Mission

Marine Corps Installations East Small Business Programs provides businesses with fundamental information regarding: regulations, processes, and support organizations related to Department of Defense contracts.  This office also provides forecasts for upcoming requirements.  End state is to assist businesses in being eligible and as competitive as possible for Department of Defense contracts.

Expand List item 13716Collapse List item 13716  Vision

Marine Corps Installations East Small Business Programs supports and provides education, information sharing and networking.  This will support the critical role of small businesses in advancing our capabilities and strengthening the economy.

Expand List item 13717Collapse List item 13717  Guiding Principles

Provide fundamental information regarding the regulations, processes and support organizations related to Department of Defense contracts.

Foster networking and information sharing to support small businesses.

Ensure small businesses socio-economic goals are met.

Good morning businesses.  Here we go, forty-two working days left until the end of Fiscal Year 2026!

If you renewed your System for Award Management registration between March 2026 and 22 July 2026 please check your SAM registration because:

What happened: In some cases, a "Yes" value may be missing in the Small Business column for NAICS codes for which you may have asserted and qualified as a small business. This affects the information in Representations 52.219-1 and in the Representations and Certifications section of your registration.

What you need to do: Please review your NAICS code size table in SAM.gov.

  • If your NAICS code size table is correct, no further action is needed.
  • If your NAICS code size table is inaccurate, you will need to renew your registration to correct the information.

Why this matters: Contracting officers, agency small business offices, and other awarding officials use the NAICS code size table to determine whether an entity qualifies as a small business for a specific procurement. Ensuring your SAM.gov information is accurate is important if you are pursuing small business opportunities and contracts. For more detail on how size standards are calculated, you can reference the SBA table of small business size standards.

 If you have any questions, please reach out to the Federal Service Desk at FSD.gov.

 

Here are the pending solicitations for Marine Corps Installations East in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov):

M6700126Q0115:  Catholic Director of Religious Education

M6700126Q0108:  Range Sweep

 

The Small Business Administration, small business professionals, Government Contract Assistance Programs (GCAP-North Carolina Only), APEX Accelerators (nation-wide), Chambers of Commerce, Community Colleges, and the North Carolina Military Business Center and all provide guidance and assistance to small businesses.  This robust small business network, when leveraged properly, gives small businesses the ability to eligible and as competitive as possible for Government contracts. 

The Doing Business with Marine Corps Installations East guide will give you detailed information on the above and other valuable information (Click here).

MCI East Regional Contracting Office posts sources sought, requests for information, and solicitation notices in the following Government Points of Entry: 

 www.sam.gov (Contract Opportunities)
 www.ebuy.gsa.gov (GSA EBuy)
www.nasa.sewp.gov (NASA SEWP for IT requirements only)

Long Range Forecast:  The Long Range Forecast provides businesses insight into what the Regional Contracting Office currently procures, and when those current procurements are going expire.  (click here).

For more information contact (910) 450-5549.

DoD CIO Accessibility Statement: The U.S. Department of Defense is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998. DoD websites use the WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standard.

Please use this link to report non-compliant content:   https://www.esd.whs.mil/portals/54/documents/dd/issuances/dodm/840001_dodm_2017.pdf

There are many organizations hosting events to assist small businesses.  Please contact 910-450-5549 to determine what event best fits your business needs.  

 

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Mission, Vision, & Guiding Principles

Expand List item 13715Collapse List item 13715  Mission

Marine Corps Installations East Small Business Programs provides businesses with fundamental information regarding: regulations, processes, and support organizations related to Department of Defense contracts.  This office also provides forecasts for upcoming requirements.  End state is to assist businesses in being eligible and as competitive as possible for Department of Defense contracts.

Expand List item 13716Collapse List item 13716  Vision

Marine Corps Installations East Small Business Programs supports and provides education, information sharing and networking.  This will support the critical role of small businesses in advancing our capabilities and strengthening the economy.

Expand List item 13717Collapse List item 13717  Guiding Principles

Provide fundamental information regarding the regulations, processes and support organizations related to Department of Defense contracts.

Foster networking and information sharing to support small businesses.

Ensure small businesses socio-economic goals are met.

Support Network

The Small Business Administration, small business professionals, Government Contract Assistance Programs (GCAP-North Carolina Only), APEX Accelerators (nation-wide), Chambers of Commerce, Community Colleges, and the North Carolina Military Business Center and all provide guidance and assistance to small businesses.  This robust small business network, when leveraged properly, gives small businesses the ability to eligible and as competitive as possible for Government contracts. 

The Doing Business with Marine Corps Installations East guide will give you detailed information on the above and other valuable information (Click here).

Requirement Posting

MCI East Regional Contracting Office posts sources sought, requests for information, and solicitation notices in the following Government Points of Entry: 

 www.sam.gov (Contract Opportunities)
 www.ebuy.gsa.gov (GSA EBuy)
www.nasa.sewp.gov (NASA SEWP for IT requirements only)

Long Range Forecast:  The Long Range Forecast provides businesses insight into what the Regional Contracting Office currently procures, and when those current procurements are going expire.  (click here).

For more information contact (910) 450-5549.

DoD CIO Accessibility Statement: The U.S. Department of Defense is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998. DoD websites use the WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standard.

Please use this link to report non-compliant content:   https://www.esd.whs.mil/portals/54/documents/dd/issuances/dodm/840001_dodm_2017.pdf

RCO Solicitations

Here are the pending solicitations for Marine Corps Installations East in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov):

 

M6700126Q0108:  Range Sweep

 

M6700126:  UAS Training Support

 

MFC-25-270693:  IP Phones

 

MFC-25-270120:  Iridium Phones

 

M6700126Q0120:  HVAC Maintenance

Events

There are many organizations hosting events to assist small businesses.  Please contact 910-450-5549 to determine what event best fits your business needs.  

 

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