Insights · Sunset Coast Advisors
What we publish, and why.
Evergreen education for owners of government contracting companies. Every number on these pages is either attributed to its public source or published with its methodology. Nothing here is an offer or a solicitation.
Fortress page · updated quarterly
September 2026
GovCon valuation multiples
Lower-middle-market EBITDA multiple ranges by earnings tier, the drivers that move them, and the methodology behind the range the valuation assessment produces.
ReadStrategy
September 2026
The small-to-small window: what the 2026 SBA recertification rule means for your exit
Ten law firms explain the compliance mechanics. This is the deal translation: what the small-to-small carve-out does to timing, buyer selection, and price.
ReadExplainer
September 2026
Independent sponsors in government contracting
What an independent sponsor is, how the structure differs from a fund or a search, why it fits founder-held GovCon companies, and how a deal actually gets done.
ReadInstrument · methodology v1.0
July 2026
The GovCon IQ Market Score
A public contract-risk benchmark for mid-market federal IT services contractors, computed from USAspending data only. Nothing a firm submits or buys changes its score.
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Set-asides assessment · About three minutes
Will my set-asides survive a sale?
Status is attached to the owner, not the company. See which of your set-aside revenue travels with a sale, program by program, and what protects it.