GovCon 101

The CMMC rule mentions consultants once, to bar the firm that prepared you from assessing you. Assessment is regulated. Preparation is not. That changes who you should hire.

Nobody asking this wants the cheapest hourly rate. They want to stay out of a DCAA finding. Five criteria separate the accountants who deliver that from the ones who cannot.

Phase I runs on basic bookkeeping. Phase II demands DCAA-compliant accounting, daily timekeeping, documented indirect rates and a system that passes SF 1408. That leap catches most first-time awardees.

SBA suspended 1,091 firms in 2026 for failing to produce three years of records in 30 days. The ones who shipped inside 48 hours had a monthly workflow.

You won the contract. You now have 90 days to build an accounting system that survives a DCAA audit. Week by week, from chart of accounts to first reconciliation.

Straight answers on what DCAA bookkeeping costs in 2026, what drives the differences between quotes, and how to tell real value from a low headline rate with fees behind it.

Your bookkeeper records the transactions. A GovCon CPA defends them under audit. Where general bookkeeping stops being enough, and what the specialisation actually buys you on a contract.

8(a) certification is the starting line. Your accounting system has to satisfy SBA continuing eligibility and DCAA contract compliance at the same time. Six obligations most 8(a) firms find late.

Choosing a GovCon bookkeeping provider? 10 questions to ask before signing. CPA-managed DCAA compliance guidance from Amerifusion Bookkeeping.

CPA-managed bookkeeping protects government contractors from DCAA audit findings, questioned costs, and False Claims Act exposure. Learn why CPA oversight matters.