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Can a one-person or very small business win government contracts?

Why headcount matters less than registration and genuine capability.

Yes. Agencies care about whether you are registered and genuinely capable of performing the work, not about your headcount. Solo operators have won contracts, and if you need extra capacity you can bring in subcontractors for up to 50% of a project.

Do not rule yourself out on size alone. Eligibility usually comes down to concrete questions: do you have, or can you scale to, the equipment, capacity, insurance coverage, and certifications a specific opportunity requires?

The program's AI ranks opportunities by match strength, so you can focus on high-match opportunities first and see exactly which requirements knock you out of lower-match ones. Smaller purchases such as micro purchases are also a natural starting point for small teams, since the paperwork is minimal and awards move quickly.

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