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May 14, 202644 min
New Federal Procurement Rules and the Impact on Small Businesses
Shirley Collier, President and Founder of Scale2Market and host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast presented on Contractor Chat how the Executive Orders, RFO, OMB memos and the 2026 NDAA are profoundly changing how the government buys goods and services from small businesses. For more information, visit our website.
May 14, 2026Episode 550 min
Procurement Changes and Opportunities at the DOW: 2026 and Beyond
The Maryland Department of Commerce hosted Shirley Collier, President and Founder of Scale2Market and Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast to present the impact of the changes embedded in the re-write of the DFARS and the 2026 NDAA approved by Congress on 12/18/2025. For more infornation, visit our website.
April 22, 2026Episode 425 min
Prepare Your Company to Do Business with the Department of Defense
Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market, Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast and Substack Publisher, discusses with Chris May, VP of Security & Growth at Advantage Tech the critical first steps small businesses need to take to qualify for DoD contracts. Reach out to us for more information: getinfo@scale2market.com or visit our website.
April 7, 202645 min
How to Leverage Federal Acquisition Policy Changes to Grow Your Small Business
Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market, Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast and publisher of the Small Businesses = Federal Innovation Substack summarizes the FAR, DFAR and 2026 NDAA changes that impact small businesses. For more information, visit our website.
March 18, 202631 min
SBA is Changing Opportunities for Small Businesses
Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market, Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast and publisher of the Small Businesses = Federal Innovation Substack discusses recent SBA policy changes with Sam Le, Managing Partner of the Lam Le Law firm. For more information, visit our website.
March 16, 2026Episode 359 min
Marketing and Growth in the New Federal Marketplace
Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market, Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast and Small Businesses = Federal Innovation Substack joins Host David Black Burn of the Orange Slices Winning podcast to discuss business develop and growth strategies in light of the RFO, 2026 NDAA and OMB memos.
March 8, 202648 min
Accounting, Legal and BD Perspectives on the RFO
Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market, LLC and Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast discusses how small businesses are being impacted by the federal procurement regulatory changes with Lisa Anderson, Strategic Business Advisor and outsource CFO and Ryan Bradel, government contracts attorney and Partner at Ward Berry. For more information, reach out to us at getinfo@scale2market.com.Resources mentioned in this episode:EO 14275: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/18/2025-06839/restoring-common-sense-to-federal-procurementRFO: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaulDFARS RFO: https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.htmlGSA explanation of Part 19: https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/page_file_uploads/GSA_RFO_Deviation_Part-19.pdf2026NDAA: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119s1071enrHow to contact your federal elected officials: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officialsDFARS Round 2: https://media.defense.gov/2026/Feb/13/2003875628/-1/-1/1/LETTER-TO-DEFENSE-INDUSTRIAL-BASE-AND-ACQUISITION-STAKEHOLDERS-SEEKING-REVOLUTIONARY-FAR-OVERHAUL-PHASE-2-INPUT.PDF
January 14, 2026Episode 131 min
How the Department of the Air Force is Using Small Business Innovations
Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market and Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast discusses with Ron Saville, Chief of Policy at the Office of Small Business Programs at the Department of the Air Force at the Pentagon, procurement policy changes and how to do business with the Air Force and Space Force. For more information , reach out to us at our website.Links to resources mentioned in this episode:2026 NDAARFODFARS overhaulProject Spectrum
December 4, 2025Episode 1351 min
Small GovCons: What to know about how the RFO, NDAA, OMB and the 2026 budget are changing procurement policies
Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market and Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast discusses procurement policies and regulations that are impacting small businesses with Cherylyn Harley LeBon, Partner, Cohen Seglias and Lisa Anderson, CPA, Strategic Business Advisor and Virtual CFO, Anavo Transformation Solutions. Special thanks to Brontide for co-sponsoring this event.These are links to the websites and documents mentioned in the discussion:EO 14275RFO Part 19GSA's interpretation and implementation of Part 19 deviationsNDAA Senate billNDAA House bill; Chairman's Mark: subtitle C, Section 1821DoD programs:Transition to Warfighter to accelerate technology, tthe Software Acquisition Pathway which was established under the 2020 NDAA, the Innovation Ecosystem Initiative to remove barriers for innovators and changes to the OTA (which operates outside of the FAR), provides the flexibility to adopt commercial best practices.To find and communicate with your elected officials.
December 3, 2025Episode 1226 min
CmmC Leadership: How Small GovCons Can Prosper
Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market and host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast discusses CMMC Leadership with industry thought leaders Laura and Toby Musser, Co-CEO's of MNS Group.Linds mentioned in this episode: NDAA Chairman's Mark For more information, reach out to us at getinfo@scale2market.com
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