{"asOf":"2026-09-05","merchant":"SSDF INC","kind":"role","id":"small_ndc","title":"Small business / NDC","kicker":"FY26 NDAA relief","body":"Small businesses are already CAS-exempt, so they qualify as nontraditional defense contractors under 10 U.S.C. § 3014. FY2026 NDAA § 1826 exempts NDCs from FAR Part 31 cost principles and certified cost-or-pricing data. § 1806 raises CAS applicability to $35M and full coverage to $100M (contracts after 30 June 2026). This is accounting relief, not a CMMC holiday.","clerk":"SBA size, CAS Board, the NDAA text.","ssdf":"SSDF does not file a size representation or a CAS disclosure."}