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Experience matters: government contracting from first award to global operations.

Government contracting is a business of decisions. From a $1,000 purchase order to executive-level negotiations over billions in assets across nine provinces, Justin has lived every level of it, CONUS and OCONUS, startup to scale. This is the case for why experienced judgment is the one thing no regulation, instructional video, or AI model can give you.

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