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SB Subcontracting Plan (federal)

A federal Subcontracting Plan written to FAR 19.704 — $390, 5 business days.

We write the individual Subcontracting Plan federal solicitations require from other-than-small primes: every element FAR 19.704 lists, small-business goals by category that are defensible from your actual supplier base, and the administration and reporting commitments (ISR/SSR, now filed in SAM.gov) written so you can keep them. $390 flat, 5 business days.

$390 flat · 5 business days · written to your solicitation — never a template dump.

Typical trades: Any other-than-small prime bidding federal work above the subcontracting-plan threshold · Last updated: October 2026

SB–01 What's in the document

What your Subcontracting Plan (federal) will contain.

Built from the requirements in your solicitation — the structure below is what evaluators expect to find and score.

Goals by category
Percentage goals for small business and each socioeconomic category (SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB/SDVOSB) with the dollar bases stated — built from your real supplier list, not aspirational numbers that become audit findings.
Supporting rationale
The method behind each goal: market research, your supplier history, the subcontractable scope — the part reviewers read when goals look low, and the part that defends them.
All FAR 19.704 elements
Principal supplies/services to be subcontracted, the plan administrator by name and duties, equitable-opportunity efforts, flow-down clause commitment, record-keeping lists — the full element checklist, in order, so the reviewer can check every element.
Reporting commitments
ISR/SSR reporting in SAM.gov (eSRS was retired in February 2026), with frequencies and responsible role — written as commitments sized to your admin capacity.
Good-faith effort language
The outreach mechanics (sources, events, databases such as SBA’s Small Business Search and SubNet) you will actually use — because "good faith efforts" is what contracting officers test when goals are missed.
SB–02 What we need from you

Four things, one email.

  • The solicitation (and whether it requires an individual, master or commercial plan)
  • Your likely subcontracted scope and rough dollars (estimates are fine — we state them as such)
  • Your current suppliers/subs with any small-business status you know
  • The person who will administer the plan (name and title)

$390 flat · 5 business days

Fixed price confirmed in writing before you pay. Delivered in Word and PDF, formatted to your solicitation's instructions.

Buy one section, and its full price is credited toward a Full Proposal Draft ordered within 30 days.

Need it faster? Next-business-day rush is +50% when the calendar allows — confirmed in writing before payment.

Not sure this is the section you need? Free written assessment — go/no-go, the three biggest elimination risks and a fixed price, within 2 business days.

SB–03 Where it goes wrong

Where this section kills bids.

Critical catches · Subcontracting Plan (federal)

The mistakes evaluators punish.

  1. Goals copied from another bid. Reviewers compare goals to the subcontractable scope of THIS contract. A 40% small-business goal on a contract where you self-perform 90% is an immediate credibility hit — and the opposite error wastes points.
  2. A missing 19.704 element. The element list is a checklist for the reviewer. One absent element (usually record-keeping or the administrator’s duties) sends the plan back and can stall award.
  3. Reporting promises nobody owns. ISR/SSR reports are due whether or not anyone remembers. We name the owner in the plan and keep the cadence to what FAR requires — no gold-plating you will regret in month six.
R–07 Straight answers

Subcontracting Plan (federal): short answers.

Do we even need a subcontracting plan?

Generally: only other-than-small businesses, on federal contracts expected to exceed the threshold in FAR 19.702 (currently $900,000; $2 million for construction), when subcontracting possibilities exist. Small businesses are exempt. Check the solicitation’s clauses — if you send it to us, we confirm which case you are in before you pay.

Individual, master, or commercial plan — which do you write?

This product is the individual plan (specific to one contract), which is what most solicitations require. If your situation calls for a commercial plan (company-wide, product-oriented), we tell you and quote it separately — it is a different animal.

Our realistic small-business goal is low. Is that fatal?

Low goals with a documented rationale (limited subcontractable scope, specialized suppliers) pass review every day. Inflated goals are the real risk: they become compliance findings after award. We write what you can defend.

Is this legal advice?

No — it is proposal writing against FAR requirements as published (we cite them and date the citation in the plan). Your contracts attorney remains the right reviewer for legal interpretation.

SB–04 Other sections

Missing a different document?

Every section below is the same deal: flat fee, written to your solicitation, Word + PDF.

SectionPriceTurnaround
Quality Control Plan $290 3 business days
Site Safety Plan $390 3 business days
Staffing & Transition Plan $290 3 business days
Business Continuity Plan $490 5 business days
Emergency Response Plan $290 3 business days
Insurance, Bonding & References package $190 2 business days
R–08 Get it written

Send the solicitation. Get the subcontracting plan (federal) back in 5 business days.

Email the RFP (or just its relevant pages) and your deadline. We confirm the $390 price and the delivery date in writing — within one U.S. business day.