Set-aside certification and capture
Get certified, get registered, and get introduced to the agencies buying what you sell.
GovGain helps minority, women, veteran and disadvantaged-owned small businesses pursue set-aside government work. We assess eligibility, file the applications, then write your capability statement and arrange agency introductions.
No account. No card. No sales call.
At a glance
- Federal, state and municipal programmes assessed
- Applications filed, documents collected for you
- Capability statement and agency introductions
Is your firm ready to apply for set-aside certification?
Answer fifteen questions about ownership, control, finances, industry codes, registrations and capture. See your score and the documents and steps to prepare first. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.
Method: yes scores a question in full, partly scores half and no scores nothing. Each question is weighted from one to three by how much of an application depends on it, and the score is the weighted share, as a percentage. Unanswered questions are left out. It measures preparation, not eligibility.
The problem
Some government work is reserved for certified small and disadvantaged businesses, yet many qualifying firms never certify. The applications are long, document-heavy, easy to fail on technicalities, and take months.
Firms that do certify then discover certification alone wins nothing, because they have no capability statement, no registration, no past performance narrative and no idea who to call.
Who it is for
Minority, women and veteran-owned firms
Small businesses that qualify for set-aside government work and have never pursued certification.
Disadvantaged-owned and economic zone firms
Disadvantaged-owned small businesses, and firms in designated economic zones, who qualify for set-aside work.
Certified firms without capture
Firms that have certified but have no capability statement, no registration, no past performance narrative and no idea who to call.
Certification plus capture, as one service
We handle the certification applications, then the registrations, capability statement and introductions that certification alone does not provide.
- Eligibility across programmes
- We assess eligibility across every applicable federal, state and municipal programme.
- Applications prepared and filed
- We prepare and file the applications, with document collection managed for you.
- Agency queries answered
- We handle the responses to agency queries on your applications.
- System registrations
- The system registrations are handled as part of capture support.
- A capability statement that fits
- A capability statement written to the industry codes that actually matter.
- Introductions and subcontracting
- Targeted introductions to small business liaison officers at agencies buying what you sell, and a subcontracting pathway into existing prime contracts while you build past performance.
How it works
GovGain, from the first step to the result.
- 01
Get the eligibility report
Twenty questions on ownership, control, revenue, location and industry codes.
- 02
Certify
Applications prepared and filed, with document collection managed and agency queries answered.
- 03
Register and position
System registrations, and a capability statement written to your codes.
- 04
Meet the buyers
Introductions to small business liaison officers, and a subcontracting pathway.
Pricing
Start with a free eligibility report. Then certify, and add capture support to pursue the work.
Eligibility report
Freetwenty questions
Every programme you qualify for.
- Estimated set-aside spend in your codes
- Documents each application requires
Certification package
Recommended$3,900filed for you
A full certification package, prepared and filed.
- Document collection managed
- Agency queries handled
- Re-file guarantee if denied on a curable issue
Capture support
$1,900per month, for six months
Six months of capture support.
- System registrations
- Capability statement
- Agency introductions
Success fee
Success feein place of the retainer
An option for qualified firms.
- Available to qualified firms
The re-file guarantee applies to denials on a curable issue. Prices in USD.
Questions people actually ask
What does the free eligibility report tell me?
Every programme you qualify for at federal, state and local level, the estimated annual set-aside spend in your industry codes, and the specific documentation each application will require.
How long is the questionnaire?
Twenty questions about ownership, control, revenue, location and industry codes.
Do I have to collect the documents myself?
No. Document collection is managed for you, and we handle the responses to agency queries.
What does the certification package cost?
3,900 dollars for a full certification package, filed, with a re-file guarantee if the application is denied on a curable issue.
What happens after certification?
Capture support covers system registrations, a capability statement written to the codes that matter, targeted introductions to small business liaison officers at agencies buying what you sell, and a subcontracting pathway into existing prime contracts.
What does capture support cost?
1,900 dollars a month for six months, including registrations, the capability statement and agency introductions.
Is there an alternative to the retainer?
Yes. Qualified firms can choose a success fee in place of the retainer.
Why should I trust the certification readiness check?
The score comes from your own answers, worked out in your browser. It does not tell you whether you qualify for any programme. The free Certification Eligibility Report does that from twenty questions, with the documents each application will require.
Is your firm ready to apply for set-aside certification?
Answer fifteen questions about ownership, control, finances, industry codes, registrations and capture. See your score and the documents and steps to prepare first. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.
Open the free toolIt runs in your browser. GovGain never sees your inputs.