Baton Strategies
GovCon M&A Practice

The only national M&A firm built to sell government contracting companies.

Founded and led by military veterans with deep, personal experience inside the federal contracting ecosystem. We sell SDVOSB, WOSB, MBE, HUBZone, and 8(a) companies to a private network of hundreds of pre-qualified, set-aside-eligible buyers — a network that does not exist anywhere else.

Why Baton

A specialty no other firm offers.

Generalist business brokers don't understand FAR Part 42 novations, SBA recertification under 13 CFR 121, CMMC posture, or how an option year resets the value of your backlog. We do — and we know exactly which buyers will pay the most for it.

Veteran-led, GovCon-native

Our founders served in uniform and have built, won, and managed federal contracts. We speak the language of contracting officers and PMs.

300+ qualified buyers

A proprietary network of SDVOSB, WOSB, MBE, HUBZone, and 8(a) acquirers — plus strategics and PE platforms targeting GovCon roll-ups.

Status-aware deal structuring

We protect set-aside backlog through novation strategy, recertification planning, and earnouts that price option-year risk correctly.

FAR & SBA fluent

Diligence ready: novations under FAR Subpart 42.12, recertification under 13 CFR 121.404, CMMC posture, FCL transfers, DCAA compliance.

The buyer network

Hundreds of qualified set-aside buyers. One firm.

Selling a set-aside contractor to the wrong buyer destroys value at the next option year. We've spent years curating a private network of 300+ vetted acquirers who actually qualify to maintain your set-aside status:

  • Other SDVOSBs scaling through acquisition
  • Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and EDWOSB platforms
  • Minority-owned and 8(a) certified acquirers
  • HUBZone-certified strategic buyers
  • Joint-venture eligible mentor-protégé partners
  • Large primes seeking capabilities and contract vehicles
  • PE-backed federal services platforms
300+
Pre-qualified GovCon buyers in our network
1st
And only firm with a dedicated set-aside buyer pool
100%
Veteran founder-led GovCon practice
$1M–$50M
Typical revenue range we represent
Sectors we cover

Set-aside designations and GovCon verticals we sell.

SDVOSB / VOSB
Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)
8(a) Business Development
HUBZone
Minority-Owned (MBE)
Defense IT & Cyber (CMMC)
Engineering & Systems Integration
Logistics & Base Operations Support
Professional Services & Staffing
Aerospace & DoD Manufacturing
Federal Health & VA Services
Intelligence Community Services
Featured insight

Selling an SDVOSB: 9 Critical Considerations for Veteran Business Owners

A veteran-led advisor's playbook on SBA recertification, FAR Subpart 42.12 novations, valuing funded vs. unfunded backlog, finding the narrow universe of qualified buyers, and timing your sale around option years and recompetes.

Talk to a veteran advisor

Confidential. No obligation.

Tell us about your contracts, set-aside status, and timeline. A veteran-led advisor will respond within one business day with an initial market read and next steps — entirely confidential.