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The Small Business Administration is a United States federal agency established in 1953 by the Small Business Act. The SBA is dedicated to assisting and supporting small business and entreprenuers. The SBA carries out its mission through a variety of programs including providing financial and federal contract procurement assistance, management assistance, and specialized outreach to women, minorities and armed forces veterans. less -

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2025

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/8/2025

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report: Whistleblowers, VA Should Assess Data and Monitor Settlement Agreements to Better Ensure Protections - On July 31, GAO released a report reviewing the characteristics of VA...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2024

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/6/2024

Corporate Transparency Act, Part 4: Reporting Requirements Temporarily Suspended - As you may have been following, PilieroMazza previously reported on the requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2024 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/26/2024

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council Final Rule: Sustainable Procurement - On April 22, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration published a...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2024 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/12/2024

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council Notice: FAR Part 40, Information Security and Supply Chain Security, Request for Information (RFI) - On April 10, the General Services Administration, Department of Defense,...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2024 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/15/2024

Keys to Avoiding GAO’s Timeliness Trap - GAO’s recent decision in Marathon Medical Corporation provides a cautionary tale for government contractors seeking to protest the terms by which an agency conducts a procurement....more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2024

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/8/2024

House Passes $460 Billion Package of Spending Bills. Senate Expected to Act Before Shutdown Deadline, Federal News Network - The House passed a $460 billion package of spending bills Wednesday that would keep money...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2023 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/22/2023

H.R. 357, Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act, Passed House - On December 12, the House passed legislation requiring the vast majority of rules issued by federal agencies to be signed and issued by a...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2023 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/15/2023

Department of Defense (DOD) Proposed Rule: National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM); Amendment - On December 13, the DOD published a proposed rule amending the NISPOM based on public comments...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2023 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/27/2023

Department of Defense (DOD) Final Rule: Inapplicability of Certain Laws and Regulations to Commercial Items - DOD issues this Final Rule to amend the DFARS to address the inapplicability of certain laws and regulations to...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2023 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/8/2023

Debt Ceiling and Spending Deal: H.R. 3746 – Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 - The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, signed by President Biden on June 3, 2023, increases the federal debt limit, establishes new...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2023 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/25/2023

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - GAO Confirms Agency Must Consider Experience of Each Partner in a Small Business Joint Venture - Earlier this year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—in AttainX, Inc., B-421216,...more

May 2022 Bid Protest Roundup: Errors, Subcontractors, Bundling

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 6/10/2022

This month's bid protest spotlight focuses on one recent U.S. Court of Federal Claims decision and two U.S. Government Accountability Office decisions. While all three protests were unsuccessful, each serves as a different...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– May 2022 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/20/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - GSA Seeks Feedback on Potential Changes to Polaris Joint Ventures - On May 13, 2022, the General Services Administration (GSA) published draft proposed changes to the Polaris Government-Wide...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– May 2022 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/12/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - GSA Awards Blanket Purchase Agreements for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Procurement - The General Services Administration (GSA) awarded new Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Blanket...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– April 2022 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/21/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - ESOPs Have Opportunity to Shape DOD Pilot Program on Sole Source Follow-On Contracts - In late 2021, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022 NDAA) included a...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– April 2022 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/14/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA Increases Its Size Standards, Opening More Opportunities for Winning Government Contracts - The long-awaited increase to size standards by the Small Business Administration (SBA) has arrived....more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 2022

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/14/2022

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - Government Contractors to Register for Affirmative Action Program Compliance Certification Beginning February 1, 2022 - In December 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2021

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/7/2021

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA Extends the HUBZone Map Freeze to June 30, 2023 - Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a direct final rule extending the HUBZone map freeze from December 31, 2021, to June...more

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – June 2020 #14

Hogan Lovells on 6/20/2020

In Washington: Democrats are pushing to add funding in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and policy changes affecting police departments in next year’s appropriations bills, threatening to further push back the...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2019

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/4/2019

Client Alert: SBA to Enact Significant Changes to Small Business Regulations Before 2020: Everything You Need to Know - On November 29, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule that will...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - November 2019 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/15/2019

Client Alert: This Just In! SBA’s Implementation of HUBZone Changes and Small Business Runway Extension Act Coming Soon - On November 12-13, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) hosted its 5th Annual Mentor...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2019 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/20/2019

NATIVE AMERICAN LAW - Key Ruling on Native American Sovereign Immunity Stands—for Now - The Fourth Circuit case Williams v. Big Picture Loans is being hailed as a major victory for Native American sovereign immunity...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2019 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/11/2019

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - Late Is Late—Even on the GSA Schedule - In a recent blog, we discussed the “late is late” rule in government contracting which has been the cause of many protests and much consternation...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2019 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/27/2019

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - GAO Defers to SBA on When Runway Extension Act Applies - Last year, Congress passed—and President Trump signed—the Small Business Runway Extension Act (the "Runway...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - July 2019 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 7/9/2019

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - Long-Awaited Proposed Rule for Lower-Tier Subcontracting Plan Credit Finally Arrives to the FAR, June 28, 2019. The FAR Council is beginning to catch up with the SBA’s allowance that prime...more

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