Guides
Each guide quotes and organizes primary material that a government or official body (.gov, .mil, NATO, ATLA) already publishes, translating it only where the source is in Japanese. None of it is Hashike's own how-to advice, and every quoted passage is cited. Confirm anything case-specific against the actual solicitation and the official source.
- NCAGE + SAM registration from Japan →
The two federal identifiers a company needs before it can do business with the US government — an NCAGE code and a SAM.gov registration — organized from what SAM.gov, NSPA, and Japan's ATLA (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency) publish about the process and timelines. Confirm anything that requires interpretation against the official pages themselves.
- Reading a US federal solicitation: Sections A–M →
What each lettered section of a US solicitation covers, laid out exactly as the Federal Acquisition Regulation's Uniform Contract Format (FAR 15.204) defines it. Which structure an actual notice uses varies by acquisition — always confirm against that notice itself.
- Set-asides and eligibility for foreign firms →
What a set-aside is, and how small-business eligibility is actually defined in the regulation — quoted directly from the FAR and the SBA's own rule. Confirm applicability to any specific opportunity against that solicitation's own clauses.
- Doing business with DLA and the Navy in Japan →
Two of the main DoD buying organizations for work performed in Japan — DLA and NAVFAC Far East — each publish their own on-ramp. This organizes what each says, in its own words.
- ATLA's sole-source contracts — reading the real published justifications →
A read-through of the actual justification text ATLA (the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency) publishes every month in its central-procurement contract disclosure, organized by which legal provision each contract cites for skipping competitive bidding. Every example is a direct quotation or faithful translation of published data — no analysis or advice added.
This page is informational only, not legal advice. Confirm eligibility and procedural details against the official solicitation and the relevant agency.