Comment on FR Doc # 2026-12561

My name is Jennifer Sammons, owner of Alpha InJenuity, LLC. My firm is a sole proprietor WOSB.. These overhauls will make it even more difficult & less transparent to do business with the government. Growing past small: Our typical federal contract is around 850,000, and the work we are trying to grow into runs 4,000,000. If small-business consideration above $350,000 became optional, our path to growth would halt.. Losing the people who open doors: A small-business specialist, OSDBU office, or agency market research led us to increased opportunities.. Without required market research, buyers would likely limit our growth because they wouldn’t be set-aside.. This change to for task orders & big vehicles rigs the work for large business and leaves small business blind. Finding opportunities in time: We typically learn about federal opportunities through Sam.gov, and it usually takes us about 2-4 weeks at a minimum to prepare a bid or quote. If the guaranteed 15-day head start disappeared on smaller purchases, we would likely not even see the opportunities because of our very small staff and free time to search.. These changes, cause us to lose sight of who wins. Re-think the transparency of this… Sole-source opportunities going quiet lacks transparency. Your certification losing its pull: True woman-owned small businesses like mine have a hard enough time. This will close the doors of so many & leave only men business owners, so is that the new goal? 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).