Comment on FR Doc # 2026-12561

My name is Erica Yngve, owner of Sonoran Stitch Factory/Postcraft Products. My firm is a cut and sew factory manufacturing sewn goods in southern Arizona (including industrial bed and bath products and apparel and sun protective wear). I support streamlining the FAR — but not at the cost of the mandatory small-business protections these rules remove, and that remove transparency and equitable opportunities for my small business and those like mine. I support streamlining the FAR — but not at the cost of the mandatory small-business protections these rules remove, and that remove transparency and equitable opportunities for my small business and those like mine. Finding opportunities in time Sonoran Stitch Factory relies on advance notice of federal contracting opportunities to identify requirements, obtain supplier pricing, evaluate production capacity, and prepare competitive bids. Eliminating the 15-day posting period would significantly reduce our ability to compete, favoring larger or incumbent contractors and undermining the transparency and fairness of the bidding process. Small businesses need adequate time to respond, or many qualified firms will be effectively excluded from consideration. Losing sight of who wins If the government stopped announcing its largest awards, we would lose our main way of finding sub-contract work. Sonoran Stitch Factory uses federal award announcements to identify prime contractors, pursue subcontracting opportunities, and build teaming relationships for future contracts. If the government stops publicly announcing its largest awards, small businesses like ours will have far less visibility into where federal dollars are being spent, making it harder to compete, grow, and participate in the federal marketplace. Sole-source opportunities going quiet Sonoran Stitch Factory believes sole-source opportunities should remain publicly announced before award. Without these notices, qualified small businesses would never know when an agency is considering a sole-source award in our industry and would lose the opportunity to demonstrate our capabilities or compete for the work. Making these awards less transparent reduces accountability and limits opportunities for small businesses to participate in federal contracting. An overnight subcontracting cliff If SBA certification were required immediately with no transition period, opportunities for primes to subcontract with Sonoran Stitch Factory and other qualified small businesses could disappear overnight if certification was not already in place. A reasonable transition period is necessary to prevent disruptions, preserve existing subcontracting relationships, and ensure small businesses are not unfairly excluded from federal contracting opportunities due to administrative timing Your certification losing its pull Getting WOSB/EDWOSB certified took Sonoran Stitch Factory nearly 4 to 5 months to complete, requiring a significant investment of time and resources. That certification was intended to help qualified women-owned businesses access set-aside opportunities and grow through federal contracting. If the WOSB program's visibility is reduced by removing it from publicizing rules, we expect fewer contracting officers and prime contractors to identify and engage certified women-owned businesses like ours, diminishing the value of certification and reducing opportunities for growth. I support and incorporate by reference the comments filed in this docket by the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce — its principal comment (Comment ID FAR-2026-0005-0013) and its comment under 5 U.S.C. 610 (Comment ID FAR-2026-0005-0014).