The Government Contract Award Announcement Checklist: What to Publish, What to Verify, and What to Leave Out

Your government contracting company won a contract. What can you safely and accurately announce? This guide provides a practical checklist for government contract award press releases, covering award verification, IDIQ ceilings versus funded amounts, prime and subcontractor attribution, public-release approvals, agency logos, and sensitive information. Learn what belongs in a credible announcement, what should be left out, how to coordinate website and LinkedIn publication, and why award announcements should remain separate from past-performance case studies. Includes before-and-after headline examples, a publication workflow, and 20 FAQs.