September is the busiest month in federal buying. A day-by-day sense of how to work it.
The federal fiscal year ends September 30. What the spending surge looks like from inside an agency and how contractors position for it.
July 1 opens the last quarter of the federal fiscal year. Here is how July, August and September typically differ inside contracting offices, and what contractors can do in each month.
The federal fiscal year ends September 30, and the final quarter is when agencies obligate a disproportionate share of their budgets. What that means for contractors, and how to be ready before it begins.
The September spending surge is appropriations law working as written. Expiring funds, the bona fide needs rule and the different lifespans of federal money explain the pattern.
From the outside, April through June can look quiet. Inside agencies, it is when budgets become real, acquisition packages are written and the fourth quarter is built.
March 31 marks the halfway point of the federal fiscal year. A short, honest review now can reshape how your firm spends the six months that lead into year-end buying season.
The federal government runs on a fiscal year that starts October 1. Understanding its four quarters helps contractors anticipate when agencies plan, buy and award.