3,000 Counties, 50 States, One Overlooked Market: Why Small Contractors Should Be Looking at SLED

3,000 Counties, 50 States, One Overlooked Market: Why Small Contractors Should Be Looking at SLED

July 13, 2026 · 13 min · Season 5 · Episode 89

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This episode explores the overlooked state, local, and education market for small contractors.

Send us Fan Mail Federal contracting gets most of the attention, but it is not the only government market small businesses should be watching. In this episode of FedBiz’5, we look beyond SAM.gov and explore the state, local, and education market hiding in plain sight. Across counties, cities, school districts, universities, utilities, public authorities, and state agencies, there are thousands of public-sector buyers with real needs and active budgets. But here’s the catch: many contractors m...

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