The Small Business Administration’s final rule requires a 24-month average to calculate a business concern’s number of employees for eligibility purposes in all of its programs.
The 24-month calculation applies to all...more
The proposed rule would increase the employee-based small business size standards for these industries, allowing many businesses to remain a small business for longer or regain their small business status.
The proposed...more
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force recently issued guidance that requires the vast majority of prime contractors and subcontractors to ensure that their covered contractor employees, including those working remotely, are...more
9/30/2021
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New COVID-19 Relief Bill includes key changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including making second loans available to certain businesses, and clarifies that forgiven PPP loans will be tax deductible.
The new...more
12/28/2020
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The proposed rule would increase the receipts-based small business size standards for 70 service industries in five industrial sectors, allowing many businesses to qualify or re-qualify for small business set-aside...more
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals released its fiscal year 2020 Annual Report, which offers valuable statistics for contractors to consider.
Contractors filed 497 appeals in FY 2020 (compared with 418 filed in...more
Congress passed a continuing resolution that extends the authorization for agencies to reimburse contractors under Section 3610 of the CARES Act until December 11, 2020.
Unless agency-specific guidance states otherwise,...more
We have been carefully monitoring the litigation filed across the country, where businesses are seeking coverage for the business interruption losses arising from the government closure orders issued to address COVID-19. Some...more
As state and local governments issue shelter in place directives that keep workers at home and close production lines, businesses advocating to remain open should consider whether the Defense Production Act supports their...more
As government contractors scramble to tackle contract performance changes and disruptions proximately caused by COVID-19, guidance suggests that federal agencies may act equitably.
Federal procurement agencies seem inclined...more
Government contractors face unique challenges while they perform federal contracts during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Contractors should prepare for the factual scenarios they may encounter and consider the Federal...more
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump invoked his wartime authority under the Defense Production Act (the Act) to fulfill orders deemed necessary for national defense.
The Act allows the federal government...more