The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Aug. 23, 2024, issued a Proposed Rule that significantly changes the effect of recertifications of size and socioeconomic status under set-aside contracts following a merger or...more
9/25/2024
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Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
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Federal Procurement Systems ,
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ,
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Mentor-Protege Program ,
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NPRM ,
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
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Public Comment ,
SAM ,
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Set-Aside Contracts ,
Small Business
On July 22, 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a Notice of Tribal Consultations (Notice) in the Federal Register related to a forthcoming proposed rulemaking affecting a number of SBA's small...more
7/24/2024
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Business Development ,
Consultation ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
HUBZone ,
Joint Venture ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
Native American Issues ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
SBA ,
SDVOSB ,
Small Business ,
Tribal Governments ,
WOSB
The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) released a joint notice on Oct. 5, 2023, providing clarifying guidance to agencies on facility security clearances for joint ventures in the National Industrial Security...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued its final rule on April 27, 2023, implementing several changes to the ownership and control requirements for the 8(a) Business Development program. The final rule also...more
5/31/2023
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Business Development ,
Certification Requirements ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Joint Venture ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
SBA ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Small Business ,
WOSB
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule on Oct. 16, 2020, consolidating its Mentor-Protégé programs and making several potentially significant changes to other aspects of SBA's government contracting...more
11/3/2020
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Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
HUBZone ,
Joint Venture ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
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Multiple Award Contracts ,
NAICS ,
NDAA ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SBA ,
SDVOSB ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Small Business ,
Tribal Corporations ,
WOSB
Attorneys Eric Crusius, Amy Fuentes, Kelsey Hayes and Vijaya Surampudi co-authored an article describing the major issues they expect government contracting professionals to face in the coming year. For example, the...more
3/2/2020
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Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
Huawei ,
LPTA ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
NDAA ,
OFCCP ,
SBA ,
Supply Chain ,
Whistleblowers
On November 8, 2019, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a substantial proposed rule addressing a plethora of potential changes to the regulations governing small business programs. Below is a snapshot of key...more
11/11/2019
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Competitive Bidding ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ,
HUBZone ,
Joint Venture ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
Multiple Award Contracts ,
Proposed Regulation ,
SBA ,
Set-Asides ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors