A helpful reader sent me the table and data that I referred to in footnote 3. The document is from September 2024. That older data isn't really comparable to what I calculated here. Back then, I looked at overall contract dollars to joint ventures ($17B), but here I calculated contract dollars to joint ventures that qualify as small ($14B). In September, I also had calculated how much joint ventures get on multiple-award contracts--$6.5B, with $3.8B going to joint ventures that qualify as small businesses. The data in this article is not specific to multiple-award contracts and more big picture.
A helpful reader sent me the table and data that I referred to in footnote 3. The document is from September 2024. That older data isn't really comparable to what I calculated here. Back then, I looked at overall contract dollars to joint ventures ($17B), but here I calculated contract dollars to joint ventures that qualify as small ($14B). In September, I also had calculated how much joint ventures get on multiple-award contracts--$6.5B, with $3.8B going to joint ventures that qualify as small businesses. The data in this article is not specific to multiple-award contracts and more big picture.