SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES -
Small Business Administration – SBA issued a rule extending the 504 Loan Program Rural Initiative Pilot Program (504 Rural Pilot) through September 30, 2021. The 504 Rural...more
9/5/2019
/ Construction Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Funding ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NDAA ,
Qui Tam ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
Telecommunications ,
TRICARE
Earlier this month, we wrote about the internal SBA Information Notice (Information Notice), which clarifies that the changes made by the Small Business Runway Extension Act (Runway Extension Act) are not effective...more
In the Matter of ASIRTek Federal Services, LLC, SBA No. VET-269 (2018), SBA found that the apparent awardee of a contract set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (“SDVOSB”) was ineligible as an offeror...more
In a recent decision, HUBZone Appeal of Q Services, Inc., the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) clarified that the number of hours worked by a person does not bar SBA from examining the totality of the circumstances to...more
If your joint venture (“JV”) was awarded an 8(a), SDVOSB, HUBZone, or WOSB set-aside contract in the months following SBA’s July 2016 final rulemaking, you should be getting ready to submit your annual performance of work...more
Business and Corporate Special Issue -
We are excited to bring you this special edition of The Legal Advisor focused on our Business & Corporate Group. The articles in this issue highlight the diverse array of matters...more
11/15/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Mergers ,
S-Corporation ,
SBA ,
SDVOSB ,
Small Business ,
Transfer of Interest ,
VOSB
Subcontracts contain a number of important provisions that shape the relationship between a prime contractor and its subcontractor. However, there is one provision that overshadows the rest in terms of its significance to the...more
Earlier this month, the VA’s Center for Verification and Evaluation (“CVE”) published a new VA Verification Assistance Brief, Understanding Joint Venture and Mentor-Protégé Agreement Eligibility (“Assistance Brief”). The...more
“They’re asking for what?” This is a not-so-uncommon response from small businesses applying to SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program (“8(a) Program”), which is notorious for the amount of information – and paper – that...more
SBA recently issued a final rule redefining the rules of affiliation for firms applying to SBA’s business loan programs. The final rule separates and distinguishes the loan program affiliation rules from SBA’s government...more
Yesterday, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released its annual small business procurement “report card,” identifying how the federal government as whole and major federal agencies measured up in terms of meeting their...more
Small business government contractors are sometimes resistant to the idea of filing size protests against their competitors. How much time and effort will it take? Is there enough evidence? Will the agency be offended? These...more
Dear Mr. Leney:
We are writing to submit comments on the above-referenced Proposed Rule, issued November 6, 2015, 80 Fed. Reg. 68,795, to amend the VA’s VOSB Verification Program. In our practice, we represent many...more
Keep it simple, says SBA, in a recent proposed rule that would redefine the rules of affiliation for firms applying to SBA’s business loan programs, including the 7(a) Loan Program and 504 Loan Program (collectively, the...more
The 7(a) lending program is back on track. Last month, President Obama signed into law a bill that would raise the SBA’s lending authorization ceiling to $23.5 billion for its flagship lending program. With the bill’s...more
NOW’S THE TIME FOR SBA TO EXPAND WOSB-ELIGIBLE INDUSTRIES -
On May 1, 2015, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule to amend its regulations to implement Section 825 of the National Defense...more
In This Presentation:
- Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program
- Joint Venture Changes
- Kingdomware Decision
- Changes to Limitations on Subcontracting
- Rotech Decision
-...more
Most small business contractors are familiar with the notion that the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has exclusive jurisdiction over all size protests.
...more
In this presentation:
- GSA Schedule Contracts: Veterans First?
- 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”):
- NDAA Revisions To LOS
- New Mentor Protégé Program
- NDAA Impact On MP...more
12/11/2014
/ COFC ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NDAA ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Subcontracts ,
Veterans ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
In my recent article about the impact of separate stock classes on veteran-owned firms, I discussed how having more than one class of voting stock can complicate an ownership analysis under both the Department of Veterans...more
In my recent blog post about Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOPS”), I discussed how the plans are treated differently under the Department of Veterans Affairs’ program (the “VA Program”) for Veteran-Owned and...more
Gaining entry to the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) 8(a) Business Development Program (the “8(a) Program”) is not just about proving a social and economic disadvantage. If you are a small business owner thinking...more
Is your construction company in compliance with the Small Business Administration’s ("SBA’s") limitations on subcontracting requirement? Are you positive? If you are a small business general construction contractor and you...more