Federal construction guides
Evergreen maps of the rules a federal construction contractor bids under: what the rule is, where the primary text lives, and what our desks watch. These are starting points, not legal advice — every guide links the source so you can read it yourself.
Davis-Bacon and prevailing wages
How the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts set minimum wages on covered federal construction, and where the rule lives.
Bid protests: GAO and the Court of Federal Claims
Where a federal bid protest can be filed, the GAO Bid Protest Regulations at 4 CFR Part 21, and the deadlines that decide a case.
SAM.gov registration and the Unique Entity ID
Why an active SAM.gov registration is required to win federal work, and what the UEI changed.
How federal agencies buy construction
The procurement rulebook for construction: FAR Part 36, sealed bidding, negotiation, IDIQ and bonds.
Federal contract awards: where to read them
USAspending.gov and FPDS — the government's own award data, and how our desks use it.
These guides are the map. The desk is the news.
The weekly Decisions Desk reports what a court, a board, GAO or a rulemaker just changed and what it means for your next bid — free, every week. The monthly issue and archive collect the month and keep the record.