
GOVCONJul 8, 202647:53
How She Won $5 Million In Federal Contracts With No Past Performance | EP: 332
Your host
Eric Coffie
Eric Coffie built a construction company from zero to $20M+ in federal sales, then founded GovCon Giants to teach everyday people how to win government contracts.
About this episode
Winning your first government contract with no past performance and no capital sounds impossible, but Randy Ward did exactly that and scaled it into millions. In this episode, host Eric Coffie sits down with the President of AlchemyGov to break down how strategic partnerships and teaming let small businesses bid on contracts far bigger than they could ever chase alone. If you have been sitting on the sidelines watching the government spend more while you win nothing, this is the alternative path in.
Here is what you will learn in this episode: How Randy landed her first two consulting clients within a month by working local networking events instead of cold federal outreach The exact teaming structure she used to win a 5 million dollar design build project by connecting a client with a large prime and an AE firm Why set asides like 8a, SDVOSB, and woman owned let agencies sole source and how she used that to win FAA work
In this episode, you'll learn
- How to bring value with zero past performance and zero capital by facilitating partnerships instead of performing the work yourself
- What the FAA 30 by 30 tower project reveals about how primes actually want small businesses to team with them
Show notes & timestamps
- 0:00Mindy and Encore Funding sponsor intro
- 2:11Randy Ward joins to share her partnership journey
- 7:00Recent Air Force base renovation contract win explained
- 12:12From regional sales manager to federal consulting
- 14:15Choosing the consulting route after family pivot
- 16:15Landing first two clients through local networking
- 19:00When a client refuses good contract opportunities
- 23:38Winning a five million dollar design build project
- 27:53Landing a two million dollar job order contract
- 30:47FAA 30 by 30 tower project teaming opportunity
- 40:00Why fewer small businesses win more federal money


