The FAR Council is undertaking a systematic approach to revising the FARs. On August 15, 2025, it released its revisions to FAR Part 9 – Contractor Qualifications, FAR Part 33, Protests, Disputes, and Appeals, FAR Part 46,...more
On May 9, 2025, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a notice that it will be holding a tribal consultation on June 13, 2025, at 9:30 am in Anchorage, to receive comments on the following:
1. How the 8(a)...more
On January 21, 2025, the Court of Federal Claims issued an order that, in effect, invalidates President Joe Biden’s February 4, 2022 Executive Order (14063) and 48 C.F.R. Subpart 22.5, Use of Project Labor Agreements for...more
1/22/2025
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CICA ,
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Contract Terms ,
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Federal Contractors ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
State and Local Government
In Mid-America Milling Company v. United States Department of Transportation, Case No. 3:23-cv-00072 (“Mid-America”), the plaintiffs challenged the United States Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) use of a rebuttable...more
On October 25, the Small Business Administration proposed a rule intended to increase small business participation in multiple-award contracts. The rule would apply the “Rule of Two” to task and delivery orders issued under...more
On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing the 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the...more
8/2/2023
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Bid Protests ,
Federal Contractors ,
Joint Venture ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
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New Rules ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
Subcontracts
On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing its 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the SBA...more
6/1/2023
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Bid Protests ,
Construction Contracts ,
Final Rules ,
HUBZone ,
Joint Venture ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
NAICS ,
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Prime Contractor ,
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Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
Women-Owned Businesses
As we have detailed before, Christian Bruckner and his company, Project Management Corporation, sued the federal government in Florida claiming that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s earmarked 10%—of its...more