Helping Businesses Grow In The Federal Space with FEDSTARTER
Growing in the Federal space takes strategic focus, and a dedication to developing the tools necessary to compete in this highly competitive market.
FedStarter helps you by driving experienced contractors directly to your business for teaming opportunity development, making you competitive right from the start!
FedStarter – How does it work?
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Having limited government experience and internal resources to devote to strategic team building
is exactly what FedStarter helps small, mid-size, and even large businesses achieve. Watch the video below to learn more.
FedStarter Process
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Having limited government experience and internal resources to devote to strategic team building
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1. STRATEGIC NETWORK DEVELOPMENT
Every good networking campaign starts with focusing on what your core strengths are. After we get to know your company, we:
- Author strength-focused messaging
- Author and design any collateral (optional)
- Author, design, and develop a landing page (optional)
- Develop everything in 2 weeks or less
2. CONTRACTOR-BASED RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
With all campaign components developed, our team develops the network that you are most likely to team with based on your strengths. These include:
- Qualified contractors in your industry
- Contractors holding at least 1 contract in most cases
- Contractors looking for your set-asides
- Contractors looking for your capabilities
3. REACH FOR THE CONTRACTING STARS
Now that everything is in place, it’s time to reach for the contracting stars and start developing your teaming channels.
- Connect with new contractors each week
- Reach over 3,000+ government contract holders
- Develop strong networking channels
- Spend more time bidding and less time searching
FedStarter Features
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Having limited government experience and internal resources to devote to strategic team building
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An Absolute Strategic Contracting Powerhouse
The core purpose of FedStarter is to help you network with experienced contract holders and like-minded businesses.
Opens Lines Of Communication With Decision Makers
To find the right teaming opportunities, you have to speak with the right people. FedStarter connects you to higher level decision makers.
Helps Build Strategic, Long Lasting Professional Relationships
Once you’ve spoken to the right people, they’ll want to know you have the right experience. We help you develop the material to prove it.
Simplifies The Teaming Process From End-to-end
FedStarter lays the foundation on which quality teaming arrangements are built. There is no solution more simple.
Extensive Data On Every Lead We Connect You With
We provide detailed information on every connection we help you make, including a number of contracts, contact info, and all of the financial data.
Built Around Building Past Performance
No matter what the takeaway, know that FedStarter’s main goal is put you in a position to develop past performance quickly through strategic teaming.
Why partner with SAS-GPS?
Our parent company, SAS-GPS., has over 20+ years of experience, and well over $45 Billion in government contract wins for our clients!
- We know the government market inside and out
- We understand what it takes to compete and win in your industry
- Our retention rate is one of the highest in the business
- We have the staff and resources to satisfy your contracting needs from end-to-end
FedStarter FAQs
FedStarter is a teaming and subcontracting campaign program from SAS-GPS that drives experienced federal contractors directly to your business for partnership opportunity development. Rather than waiting for inbound inquiries or manually searching for partners, FedStarter automates and accelerates the outreach process, connecting you with contract holders and established businesses in your industry who are actively looking for companies with your capabilities and certifications, whether as a teaming partner or a qualified subcontractor.
FedStarter is designed for small and mid-size businesses looking to build federal relationships, whether through teaming arrangements, subcontracting opportunities, or both. It is especially valuable for companies with limited federal past performance or limited internal resources for strategic business development. If your company has strong capabilities but lacks the federal track record to compete as a prime, FedStarter helps you get in front of prime contractors who need exactly what you offer, either as a subcontractor on active work or as a teaming partner on an upcoming bid.
Before starting FedStarter, your company should be able to clearly articulate what you do, where you add value, and why a federal contractor would want to bring you on as a subcontractor or teaming partner. A professional website matters, since prime contractors will often review it before deciding whether to engage. An active SAM.gov registration is also essential, as serious federal contractors expect to verify that your business is eligible to pursue government work. If your company holds set-aside certifications (8(a), SDVOSB, HUBZone, WOSB), those should be in place and clearly documented before the campaign begins, since they are often the primary reason a prime contractor wants to work with you. A capability statement and basic positioning materials strengthen the ca
FedStarter is designed to bring experienced federal contractors to your business by positioning your company and driving targeted outreach on your behalf. It is best suited for companies that want to build visibility and attract inbound interest from primes looking for subcontractors or teaming partners with your capabilities or certifications. FedTeam works in the opposite direction: it is an outbound tool that lets you proactively search for and reach specific partners based on criteria you define, such as NAICS codes, set-aside designations, or the needs of a particular solicitation. In short, FedStarter generates inbound interest in your business as a sub or teaming partner, while FedTeam helps you go find the specific partners you need for a pursuit.
FedStarter runs in three phases. In Strategic Network Development, SAS-GPS learns your company, builds strength-focused messaging, and develops campaign collateral in two weeks or less. In Contractor-Based Relationship Building, SAS-GPS identifies qualified prime contractors in your industry who hold active contracts and are seeking your capabilities, certifications, or subcontracting capacity. In the outreach phase, FedStarter connects you with new contractors each week, reaching thousands of government contract holders across your target market.
A FedStarter campaign includes company positioning, strength-focused messaging, optional collateral, and landing page design and development. Each week, your team receives introductions to qualified prime contractors along with detailed lead data including number of contracts held, contact information, and financial background. SAS-GPS’s full contracting expertise is available throughout the campaign for follow-up support, and the same team can transition into proposal development once a teaming or subcontracting opportunity is identified.
Campaign length depends on the structure of the engagement and the client’s goals, but FedStarter is designed to run over a defined period that gives the outreach enough time to gain traction and generate meaningful teaming and subcontracting conversations. Because relationship-building takes time, the service is structured around consistent momentum rather than one-time outreach. The right length for your campaign will depend on your market, your readiness, and the level of support needed to position your company effectively. SAS-GPS scopes the timeline as part of the initial engagement discussion.
Results vary by industry, capabilities, and current market demand, but FedStarter is built for speed. Some clients have established teaming agreements or subcontracting relationships within 72 hours of their campaign launching, and others have paused their campaigns to manage the volume of follow-up inquiries. The program begins reaching qualified contractors in your first few weeks, and SAS-GPS monitors engagement and adjusts targeting throughout the campaign to maximize relevant connections.
Federal agencies weight past performance heavily in source selections, which creates a difficult entry challenge: you need past performance to win contracts, but you need contracts to build past performance. Working as a subcontractor on an active prime contract or teaming with an experienced prime on an upcoming bid lets you contribute to real federal projects, build a documented performance record, and gain credibility in the federal marketplace. Both paths are legitimate strategies for breaking in, and FedStarter is specifically designed to help companies pursue either one by connecting them with primes who need their capabilities.
Yes. Connecting you with prime contractors who are specifically seeking subcontractors or teaming partners with your set-aside certifications is one of the core functions of FedStarter. Whether you hold an SDVOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, or other certification, FedStarter targets primes who need your specific designation to fulfill set-aside requirements on active or upcoming solicitations, either through a subcontract award or a teaming arrangement. You are introduced to contractors who need what you bring, not a generic list of names.
FedStarter pricing depends on the scope of the campaign, the level of support included, and the positioning and outreach requirements for your business. Some clients need a focused campaign built around a narrow market or specific capability set; others want broader outreach with more supporting collateral. Because those needs vary, SAS-GPS scopes FedStarter based on your goals, readiness, and the level of campaign support required. Contact SAS-GPS for a scoping conversation.
Yes. FedStarter can be used more than once, and some clients choose to extend or renew based on their goals and results. Some businesses use it as an initial push to build new teaming and subcontracting relationships, while others find value in continued outreach as their capabilities, target markets, or partnership needs evolve. Whether it makes sense to run again depends on the traction from the first campaign, the maturity of your business development efforts, and what you want the next phase of outreach to accomplish. SAS-GPS can help you assess that at the end of any engagement.
Yes. Proposal development is SAS-GPS’s core business. Once FedStarter connects you with a teaming partner or subcontracting opportunity, SAS-GPS can support the full engagement from that point forward: opportunity specific capability statements, technical writing, pricing strategy, compliance review, and final bid submission. The goal is not just to make the introduction but to make sure the partnership results in a winning contract.
FedStarter combines targeted outreach technology with the deep GovCon expertise of the SAS-GPS team, which has over 20 years of experience and has supported more than $45 billion in government contract wins for clients. Unlike generic networking platforms, FedStarter reaches active contract holders in your specific industry with data-driven targeting, delivers detailed lead intelligence on every introduction, and backs each campaign with full proposal development support if and when you need it, whether the opportunity leads to a subcontract or a prime teaming arrangement.