Why partners work with us
- Small business on the award — SBA small business, minority-owned, Iowa-based. Substantive scope for every partner, never pass-through.
- Real AI/ML capability — not a staff-aug shop wearing an AI label. Kaggle Top 200 founder, production ML at a federal health agency.
- SAM.gov registered & ready — UEI Y2JVCZXT9HP5, CAGE 1AYQ0, NAICS 541715, 541512. No registration scramble at proposal time.
- Past performance — federal contracts with FHWA and CDC, and a founder who shipped production federal systems.
- Fast & low-friction — a short decision loop. Partnering agreements, NDAs, and scope negotiations close in days, not months.
Ways we partner
- SBIR proposals — partner firms and specialists join our SBIR proposals for the domain depth a topic needs. See SBIR page.
- STTR with a research institution — we are the small-business half of the team and draft the research institution's budget, the allocation-of-rights agreement, and the submission. See STTR partnerships.
- Direct awards — partner firms join our direct federal, state, and local awards where a requirement needs their specialties.
- BAA / OTA partners — research-heavy AI topics with university and industry partners.
- Small business set-asides — Precision Federal holds the award, and mentor or partner firms join the team.
- Workshare partnerships — AI workload with us, domain and logistics with the partner firm.
What we need from you
- Topic number or solicitation reference
- Rough scope of the work and the specialty you bring
- Timeline for proposal response
- NDA if the scope is sensitive (we sign quickly)
We'll respond within 24 hours with a fit assessment and proposed workshare.
What we don't do
- Pass-through small-business fronting — real scope only. Fronting is illegal and reputationally toxic.
- Unlimited exclusivity — we partner on specific opportunities, not blanket exclusive arrangements.
- Bid-and-proposal work without a path to award — we invest serious proposal effort; we expect you to be committed to winning.