SBA Shakes Up Small Business Contracting: New Evaluation Metrics Disrupt 2026 Federal Procurement By Avi Business Solutions Staff Nearly seven months into the fiscal year, federal agencies and government contractors may face an unexpected scramble. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is reportedly making major changes to how it evaluates and grades federal agencies on small business contracting. Many in the federal market now feel blindsided. According to a recent broadcast of The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton on the Federal News Network, the SBA sent a document to federal agencies in March. The document outlines a new evaluation methodology and includes several new factors the SBA plans to use for its annual scorecards. This change effectively shifts the goalposts for agencies aiming to meet their statutory small-business procurement targets. To understand the gravity of this shift, consider the SBA's annual scorecard. Each year, the SBA grades federal agencies on the...