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JWCC logs $3.9B in task orders — JWCC Next RFP coming Q2 FY26, awards in 2027
The Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability has moved over $3.9 billion in task orders since December 2022. The Pentagon is now preparing a follow-on solicitation with explicit emphasis on 'greater visibility into cloud spending.'
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OASIS+ Phase II goes live — rolling open season for the $60B services GWAC
GSA launched OASIS+ Phase II on January 12, 2026 — a continuously-open on-ramp solicitation model for the $60B services GWAC. 1,300+ small businesses already on the vehicle. No more 5-year wait between onramps.
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DHS kills EAGLE II — next-gen IT buying flows through GSA and NIH vehicles
DHS won't recompete the $22 billion EAGLE II IT contract. Instead, EAGLE Next Gen routes IT procurement through GSA's Alliant 2, Alliant 2 SB, 8(a) STARS II, VETS 2, plus NIH's CIO-SP3. Small-business commitment continues.
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OTAs hit $18B/year — and the FY26 NDAA opens them up further
Other Transaction Authority agreements grew from $1.8B in FY16 to over $18B in FY24. The FY26 NDAA expands Commercial Solutions Openings to all commercial products and services, and eliminates the written-determination requirement above $10M. A real non-FAR path for firms that find FAR procurement impossible.
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DIU's $979M budget + 51% prototype-to-production rate — the shortest path into DoD for commercial firms
The Defense Innovation Unit operates with $979 million in FY2026 funding, 60-90 day award cycles, and a 51% transition rate from prototype to production. For commercial firms that can't survive traditional FAR procurement, DIU is often the only realistic federal entry.
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Congress reauthorized SBIR and STTR through 2031 — what changed in the small print
On April 13, 2026 the President signed S. 3971, extending SBIR and STTR programs through Sept. 30, 2031. New: Innovation Corps integration, FPDS Phase III tracking, expanded commercialization training. Reauthorization removes a major overhang for small innovators.
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DARPA's CLARA: $2M for AI you can prove works — open-source mandatory, proposals due April 10
CLARA funds high-assurance AI research at $2M per award over 24 months. Mandatory Apache 2.0 open-source release for all software produced. Universities, research orgs, and small businesses eligible. Plus: a recent direct-to-Phase II SBIR award shows DARPA's path for non-traditional vendors.
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SDVOSB firms: cert backlog cleared, federal goal raised to 5%, $31B target
The 12-day VetCert turnaround and the FY24 NDAA's increased SDVOSB spending goal create the strongest tailwind for veteran-owned small businesses in years. Self-certification is dead; certified firms own the upside.