01Under $25,000
FAR 13.106-1(b) · VA Vets First 38 U.S.C. § 8127(c)
Use when
Micro-purchases and small SAP buys where the CO has discretion to award without competition. Veteran-owned status under 38 U.S.C. § 8127 gives VA buyers a direct-award lane; civilian agencies may still leverage SDVOSB sole-source authority under FAR 19.1406 once VetCert approval lands.
What ABH provides
Same-day quote with FAR 15.404-1-style price decomposition — published OEM list, reseller margin, and the distributor line shown at net once an application clears. Single-source contracting officer point of contact. PO acceptance via email; net-30 invoicing through Treasury IPP / WAWF.
02$25,000 – $250,000
FAR Part 13 · FAR 13.003 simplified procedures
Use when
The bulk of federal commercial-item buys: hardware refresh, license renewals, supplies bundles, peripheral fulfillment. Set-aside-eligible at the small-business level; total set-aside required for buys between $25K and $250K under FAR 19.502-2(a).
What ABH provides
Quote within 24 hours on Part 13 SAP buys with itemized line decomposition. TAA / Section 889 attestation at the SKU level. Quote PDF formatted to drop straight into an SF-1449 award package. Pricing is built off published OEM list with the margin stated on the line — the distributor applications (Carahsoft, Ingram Micro Public Sector, TD SYNNEX Public Sector, ScanSource) are pending, and distributor net replaces that line the day one clears.
03$250,000+
FAR Part 15 · FAR Subpart 9.6 Contractor Team Arrangements
Use when
Negotiated procurements over the SAP threshold where past performance, technical evaluation, and price reasonableness are all scored. For requirements that mandate qualifying past performance at scope, ABH teams under FAR Part 9.6 with primes whose record covers the requirement.
What ABH provides
72-hour commitment on Part 15 quotes where OEM channel escalation is required. FAR Part 9.6 Teaming Agreement template ready for signature. Cost realism narrative compliant with FAR 15.404-1(d). Section 508 VPAT pass-through from OEMs. Honest no-bid declination when the requirement is outside our channel depth — your evaluation team's time is too valuable for proposal-padding.
04Pre-solicitation
FAR 10.002 · FAR 5.205 sources-sought notices
Use when
You are conducting market research, building an acquisition strategy, or evaluating whether to set aside a requirement. ABH responds to sources-sought notices with a structured capability response that states channel status per NAICS as it actually stands, so the CO can make a defensible set-aside determination on current facts.
What ABH provides
Capability response within one business day of the notice posting. A per-NAICS statement of what ABH can source today and what is still an open distributor application, dated, so nothing in your market-research file is older than the fact. Honest representation when ABH cannot perform at the requirement's scope, so the CO's RFI sample stays clean.