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    "VOSB",
    "small business"
  ],
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    "sdvosb": true,
    "vosb": true,
    "approved_on": "2026-05-18",
    "renewal_due": "2029-05-18",
    "public_verification_url": "https://search.certifications.sba.gov/",
    "change_reporting": {
      "window_days": 30,
      "email": "CertificationCompliance@sba.gov"
    },
    "certifying_official": "Brittany Sickler, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Certifications and Eligibility",
    "endorsement_disclaimer": "SBA certification does not imply SBA endorsement of products or services."
  },
  "evidence": {
    "schema_note": "Public SHA-256 chain-of-custody for the SBA-issued approval PDFs. Hashes are recorded in the local federal_evidence manifest and on the signed coordination bus.",
    "public_verification_url": "https://search.certifications.sba.gov/",
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      {
        "file": "article-11-ai-inc_approval_letter_appid_89180.pdf",
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    "chain_anchors": {
      "capture_audit_id": "AUDIT-0187",
      "capture_message_id": "MSG-000275",
      "manifest_path": "federal_evidence/SBA_VETCERT_PDFS_MANIFEST_DAY211.md"
    },
    "authority_boundary": "Public hash record. Re-hashing the PDFs and comparing to sha256 above is the buyer verification path. Hashes alone are not an SBA endorsement."
  },
  "public_identifiers": {
    "tax_identifier": "available_on_request",
    "entity_identifier": "available_on_request",
    "sam_uei": "available_on_request_or_sam_gov",
    "cage_code": "available_on_request_or_sam_gov"
  },
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    {
      "code": "541511",
      "label": "Custom Computer Programming Services",
      "primary": true,
      "source_note": "Provisional primary from SAM mirror; verify in SAM.gov before external send."
    },
    {
      "code": "541512",
      "label": "Computer Systems Design Services"
    },
    {
      "code": "541519",
      "label": "Other Computer Related Services"
    },
    {
      "code": "541611",
      "label": "Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services"
    },
    {
      "code": "611430",
      "label": "Professional and Management Development Training"
    }
  ],
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    "manufacturing": [
      {
        "code": "334111",
        "label": "Electronic Computer Manufacturing"
      },
      {
        "code": "334118",
        "label": "Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing"
      },
      {
        "code": "334290",
        "label": "Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing"
      },
      {
        "code": "334419",
        "label": "Other Electronic Component Manufacturing"
      },
      {
        "code": "333998",
        "label": "All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing"
      },
      {
        "code": "336411",
        "label": "Aircraft Manufacturing"
      },
      {
        "code": "336413",
        "label": "Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing"
      },
      {
        "code": "339999",
        "label": "All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing"
      }
    ],
    "r_and_d": [
      {
        "code": "541715",
        "label": "Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)"
      }
    ],
    "source_note": "Manufacturing/R&D lane submitted in SAM.gov update on 2026-05-20; public SAM activation may lag until IRS/CAGE validation completes. Verify active SAM record per opportunity."
  },
  "far_19_1406_threshold_note": "Current FAR 19.1406 thresholds differ for manufacturing and other NAICS; see acquisition.gov/FAR 19.1406. Thresholds are ceilings, not entitlement.",
  "limitations_on_subcontracting": {
    "source": "13 CFR 125.6 and FAR 52.219-14",
    "posture": "For manufacturing/supply opportunities, Article 11 treats SDVOSB limitations on subcontracting as an offer-design constraint.",
    "manufacturing_supply_rule_summary": "Do not pay more than 50% of the government-paid performance amount, excluding cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities.",
    "similarly_situated_note": "First-tier similarly situated SDVOSB partners are treated differently when they perform the work with their own employees and remain qualified.",
    "article11_performs": [
      "system design",
      "firmware",
      "SPIRALMESH(TM) integration",
      "IRONLEDGER audit",
      "final assembly",
      "quality acceptance",
      "customer delivery"
    ],
    "partner_scope": [
      "PCB fabrication",
      "mechanical fabrication",
      "board-level assembly",
      "sub-assemblies"
    ],
    "caveat": "Solicitation NAICS, clauses, and contracting officer determinations control; verify per opportunity."
  },
  "procurement_paths": [
    "market research / capability review",
    "SDVOSB set-aside where the requirement fits",
    "SDVOSB sole-source consideration subject to FAR 19.1406 conditions and current thresholds",
    "prime-contractor teaming and subcontracting",
    "fixed-scope pilot or proof-of-concept"
  ],
  "buyer_offers": [
    {
      "id": "spiral_mesh_interop_pilot",
      "name": "SPIRALMESH(TM) Interop Pilot",
      "endpoint": "/api/spiral-mesh"
    },
    {
      "id": "manufactured_ai_compute_node",
      "name": "Manufactured AI Compute Node",
      "status": "in_development",
      "endpoint": "/api/capabilities"
    },
    {
      "id": "capability_statement",
      "name": "Capability Statement",
      "endpoint": "/api/capabilities"
    }
  ],
  "contacts": {
    "business": "steve@article11.ai",
    "services": "https://article11.ai/services"
  },
  "boundaries": [
    "advisory and demonstrative pilots do not make autonomous legal, procurement, safety, or operational commitments",
    "consequential actions remain human-approved",
    "Article 11 does not build autonomous weapons, targeting systems, or kill-chain support",
    "private memory, secrets, exact identifiers, and Bridge-only context are not public API fields"
  ],
  "timestamp": "2026-05-22T19:27:51.444Z"
}