FindThe right work
Disabled veteran-owned defense contracting & software
Defense contracting, with a better operating system.
Chandler & Cobbs builds Path-based acquisition software for small contractors. Turn what your company knows how to fulfill into reusable operating rules that find, qualify, and prepare the right federal work.
Human-controlled decisions Source-backed conclusions Audit-ready workflows
Company knowledgeWhat you can reliably do
- Capabilities
- Economics
- Hard stops
- Evidence
A C&C PathJudgment, made reusable.Captured once. Applied continuously.
StopPoor fits early
PrepareViable bids
A different operating modelSee how the Path model works
Start with what your company can do—not everything the government happens to post.
Most platforms give your team more opportunities to search and evaluate. C&C begins with a Path: a reusable model for a category of work your company knows how to fulfill. It uses that knowledge continuously to reject poor fits, advance viable pursuits, and prepare compliant bids.
Human judgment creates the Paths.Software repeatedly executes them.
Opportunity first
- 01Search the entire market
- 02Research each plausible notice
- 03Rebuild the bid process
- 04Start over on the next one
Capability first
- 01Define a proven Path
- 02Screen the market through it
- 03Advance qualified work
- 04Retain and reuse the Path
Inside the acquisition workspace
Built for the whole pursuit
Automation where it helps.A human where it matters.
A Path is a reusable operating playbook for one kind of contract. It records what to pursue, what disqualifies it, what evidence is required, and how the work is priced and fulfilled. Each result sharpens the next version. The goal is near-zero repeated setup—not zero human judgment.
How one opportunity moves
- 1Identify & qualify
Hourly collection finds the work. Path rules screen fit, eligibility, and hard stops.
- 2Capture & decide
Research, contract history, and fulfillment evidence support a deliberate Bid/No-Bid decision.
- 3Develop & submit
Pricing, requirements, amendments, and final files move through human review gates.
- 4Learn & reuse
Results, actual costs, and lessons strengthen the Path used by the next pursuit.
Review → Pursue → Explore → Retain
C&C is organized around the four ways a contractor spends an acquisition day. Work through them in order, then repeat tomorrow.
- 1ReviewReview the opportunities C&C collected since yesterday—or your last session. Qualify the strong matches and clear the rest.
- 2PursueAdvance every active pursuit as far as it can go today: pricing, vendor outreach, compliance, amendments, and final files.
- 3ExploreUse the time C&C returns to browse unfamiliar work. One-button tools prepare much of the contract, award-history, vendor, and proposal research.
- 4RetainRetain what exploration teaches as reusable Paths as your business grows. When a new category is worth pursuing—power washing after lawn care, for example—record what you learned for reuse.
Repeat the cycle. Compound the advantage. Each day adds qualified work to the pipeline and turns experience into reusable Paths. As those Paths mature, you decide how much repeated search, research, and paperwork C&C may automate—so capacity can grow without administration growing at the same rate.
About the name
Strange Name? It's no mistake.
We started as textile micro-manufacturers. Then the company pivoted toward targeted, AI-assisted development of defense contracting tools and applications. The product changed; the instinct did not: read the specification, control the process, document the work, and deliver what was promised.
The loom changed. The discipline didn't.The people behind C&C
Analyst & Connector
K.C.
Co-founder · Operations & finance
Kyle R. Chandler
Kyle is a Navy nuclear veteran, accountant, experienced defense analyst, and former industrial maintenance leader. He brings analytical rigor, process discipline, cost control, and the firm belief that an optimized workflow is critical for success.
S.C.
Co-founder · Sales & relationships
Stefon Cobbs
Stefon is an international security analyst with experience at the Missile Defense Agency who studied philosophy at Morehouse College. He brings calm judgment, natural rapport, and a rare ability to earn and sustain trust.
Founding contractor study
Help build C&C. Apply for a tester slot.
Participants begin by recording their normal acquisition workflow, then unlock feature groups in stages. Every completed checklist item is timestamped so the final results show what changed—and when.
Live pilot availability
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10 total invitation-only slots
Work in federal or defense contracting?Apply with a short professional profile and resume. Chandler & Cobbs reviews every applicant individually.
The staged access is for measurement, not teasing or upgrade pressure. Faithful documentation is required because the study is intended to produce credible evidence about the software's actual value.
Be first in line when C&C opens.
Join the launch list for pilot openings, product updates, and early customer availability. No noise—only material updates about the platform.