How to Find OTA Construction Opportunities on SAM.gov the Army Is Hiding in Plain Sight

OTA construction contracts are changing how small businesses win federal work, and most contractors have no idea it is happening.

In this episode, Eric Coffie breaks down a major shift already live today: the Army is now buying construction through Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) instead of traditional FAR set-asides, which means the government can sole source a contract to any business of any size as long as you can show the qualifications.

If you work in government construction or chase federal contracts, this is the vehicle you need to start searching now.

• Why the Army Installation Command and ACC are moving construction buys to OTAs, and how this bypasses 8(a) and socioeconomic set-asides entirely
• How OTA solicitations hide on SAM.gov under consortiums like Trade Wins and T-REX, and why most contractors never find them
• The inside look at why contracting officers struggle to find small businesses using the same tools you do (SAM, DSBS, USASpending) plus a 16-page market research template
• Real examples already happening: border wall projects with bonding waived, and construction OTAs issued in Birmingham for Huntsville
• Why qualifications under a non-regulated vehicle can come through a teaming partner, opening the door for small businesses to compete on big jobs

EPISODE CHAPTERS:
0:00 - OTA construction contracts now live for Army buys
1:30 - Mindy version 1.0 release and keeping up with buying changes
2:40 - Searchable opportunities hiding under OTAs and consortiums
3:30 - Market research struggles government contracting officers actually face
5:00 - The 16-page market research template contracting specialists complete
6:30 - Veteran spouse set-asides and regional construction conference signals
8:00 - The contracting cone and where OTAs sit on the green side
9:00 - Sole source any size business through non-FAR vehicles
10:00 - Border wall bonding waivers and why speed drives everything

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