tensorust/setaside-recert-cliff-sample

Set-Aside Recertification Cliff: free sample (Tensorust LLC)

Small-business set-aside contracts held by firms that now report a different ultimate parent, and what they lose at recertification.

Headline: Under SBA's recertification rule (13 CFR 125.12, effective Jan 17 2026) a small firm must recertify its size within 30 days of a merger or acquisition; if the deal brings in a non-small entity it can no longer exercise options or take orders on set-aside multiple-award vehicles.

This repository is a free teaser, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has 145 rows and is sold by Tensorust LLC: https://tensorust.com/datasets/setaside-recert-cliff/.

Files here

file	what it is
sample.csv	25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com)
summary_by_set_aside_type.csv	row counts and totals by set-aside type across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other")

Summary by set-aside type (largest groups)

Set-aside type	rows	Remaining value (USD)
SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - TOTAL	104	1,098,079,882
SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE	20	103,964,681
8(A) SOLE SOURCE	16	103,443,989
Other (groups under 3 rows)	5	20,171,023
TOTAL	145	1,325,659,575

Full table: summary_by_set_aside_type.csv.

What the full file has

• 145 rows
• Key fields: award_id, incumbent, incumbent_uei, sam_parent, parent_uei, parent_basis, award_type, start_date, end_date, award_value
• Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
• Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)

Coverage: All NAICS; set-aside contracts and orders of $1M or more with action since FY2020 and a current end date Nov 15 2026 to May 31 2028; JVs, ANC, tribal and NHO parents excluded (separate affiliation rules). USAspending pull Nov 6 2026

Columns in the full file

column	meaning
award_id	Contract or order id
incumbent	Award holder
incumbent_uei	Holder UEI
sam_parent	SAM ultimate parent
parent_uei	Parent UEI
parent_basis	Where the parent link comes from
award_type	Contract award type
start_date	Start date
end_date	Current end date
award_value	Award amount (obligated)
outlays	Total outlays
agency	Awarding agency
sub_agency	Awarding sub-agency
naics	NAICS
naics_description	NAICS title
psc	PSC
description	Award description
set_aside	Set-aside type (latest transaction)
potential_end_date	Potential end date with all options
parent_vehicle	Parent IDV (vehicle) if an order
multiple_or_single	Multiple or single award
option_years_beyond_current_end	True when options run past the current end date
remaining_value	Award minus outlays
parent_fed_obligations_fy25_plus	Parent family federal obligations FY2025 to date (all recipients under the parent UEI)
parent_recipients	Recipients under the parent UEI
rule_exposure	Which 125.12 consequence applies
incumbent_ontology_oid	Ontology id of the holder
parent_ontology_oid	Ontology id of the parent
source	USAspending award page

Get the full file

tier	price	includes
Target check	$2,500	One acquisition target or portfolio company: every set-aside award it holds, the SAM parent, set-aside type, vehicle, current and potential end dates, remaining value and the 125.12 exposure per award, with USAspending links.
Full screen	$7,500	All 145 set-aside awards at 77 small firms whose SAM ultimate parent is a different company, all NAICS, ending Nov 2026 to May 2028, with parent obligations and option exposure.
Diligence license	$15,000 a year	The full screen refreshed monthly with new parent changes flagged, unlimited target checks. For govcon diligence firms, M&A counsel and govcon private equity.

Email mattbusel@tensorust.com with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: https://tensorust.com/datasets/setaside-recert-cliff/. All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/

Method and limits

Pull every set-aside award in the window, attach each holder's SAM ultimate parent, keep holders whose parent is a different company by name test, drop JVs and ANC or tribal parents, fetch award detail for set-aside type, vehicle and potential end date, sum parent obligations, join to the ontology.

Not proof of a recent acquisition (SAM shows the current parent, not when it changed), not a size determination (SBA decides size and affiliation), no legal advice, no contact data.

Sources

• USAspending spending_by_award, awards and recipient APIs (small-business set-aside contracts and orders of $1M+, pulled Nov 6 2026)
• 13 CFR 125.12 (recertification after merger or acquisition, effective Jan 17 2026)
• Tensorust ontology (UEI join, FY2025+ recipient parents)

License

The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/setaside-recert-cliff/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.

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