Comment on FR Doc # 2026-12561

My firm provides facilities maintenance and general construction to the federal government.. I am imploring the Council not to finalize these rules as written — these rules would really have a negative impact to a small business like mine. My company has been able to compete because of these programs and if they were to change as proposed, it would dramatically hurt my firm. We would not be able to compete with larger firms and would suffer financially. Finding opportunities in time SAM.gov is how we find the majority of our opportunities below $45k. Many of these opportunities take up to two weeks to bid and we only have so much time to be bidding these while running my company and managing jobs. This loss of the 15-day head start disappeared, we would miss most of these opportunities because we don't have full time personnel dedicated to monitoring for jobs and bidding them. Growing past small Our typical federal contract is around $180,000, and the work we are trying to grow into runs $400k-800k. If small-business consideration above $350,000 became optional, our path to growth would stop because we would be unable to compete, take on additional work, and grow and hire more Americans.. Losing sight of who wins We use award announcements to find companies we may want to team up with and to see who is buying, agencywise,, and roughly 60% of our work comes from subcontracting or teaming. If the government stopped announcing its largest awards, we would lose our method of finding viable teaming partners and likely stall our growth. Your certification losing its pull Getting WOSB/EDWOSB certified took us time and effort, and it has opened up opportunities we would not have had otherwise.. If the program's name disappears from the publicizing rules, we expect that jobs will not be set aside for small women owned businesses, and instead be marketed to larger groups.. Losing the people who open doors Without required market research, buyers would likely use incumbents because it would be easier, and not mandated to look for a firm like mine.. 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).