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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 -
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Protect Small Business Opportunities: The “Rule of Two” Faces Potential Elimination

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The federal government is actively trying to reduce its size and deregulate agencies across the Executive Branch. As noted in a previous Client Alert by Sam Finnerty, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) has not been...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 2025 #2

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H.R.5887, Government Service Delivery Improvement Act, Enacted - On January 4, H.R.5887 was signed into law. This bill requires certain government officials be responsible for improving government service delivery (i.e.,...more

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Small Business Contractors Rejoice or Repent: Final SBA Rule Adds Teeth to 13 CFR 125.6 Subcontracting Limitations

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On April 27, 2023, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule, finalizing a September 9, 2022 proposed rule, and making a myriad of changes to the Small Business Regulations. Those changes are effective at...more

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Small Business Runway Act Regulation Goes Into Effect – You May Have a Choice in How to Calculate Your Size

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Being a small business can have its advantages. Federal procurement rules provide that certain contracting opportunities may be set-aside for small business competition. Small businesses also may be exempt from certain...more

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2018 Small Business Review – A Longer “Runway” and Other Significant Developments Impacting Both Small and Large Businesses

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2018 was a busy year in terms of changes to the statutes and regulations that govern small business and socioeconomic set-aside procurement activities for small and large firms alike. This Miles Alert discusses two of the...more

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SBA’s Busy Year End Yields Lots of Potential Changes for Small Businesses in 2019

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December of 2018 brought many potential changes to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) regulations that impact small businesses. First, on December 4, 2018, the SBA issued a lengthy proposed rule implementing...more

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SBA Disappoints Many Growing Small Businesses By Stating That The New Statutory Five-Year Measurement Period For Small Business...

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Late last year, President Trump signed into law H.R. 6330, the Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 (the “Runway Extension Act”). As detailed in our client alert on the Runway Extension Act, this law extends the...more

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Important Update Re: Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018

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We recently reported that, on December 17, 2018, President Trump signed into law a bill that amends the Small Business Act to require that the size of a federal contractor be measured by an average of five years—rather than...more

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Small Business Holiday Gift: Change to Small Business Act May Affect Size Status for Many Service Providers

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The Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 extends the measurement period from three to at least five years for contractors under revenue-based size standards to determine small business eligibility. The Runway Act...more

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SBA NOTICE: Small Business Runway Extension Not Effective Until Rulemaking

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To ring in the new year, we have an important update on the Small Business Runway Extension Act. Effective Dec. 21, 2018, Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an internal notice that the Small Business Runway Extension...more

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Congress’ Holiday Gift To Small Businesses – Two Years

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For many businesses, the transition from being a “small business concern” to an “other than small” concern can be traumatic, not unlike the neophyte daredevil being shot out of a circus cannon and hoping that there will be a...more

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Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 Becomes Law: Increases Revenue Look-back Period to Five Years for Small Business Size...

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On December 17, 2018, the Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 (“Act”) (H.R. 6330) was passed by President Trump into law. ...more

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Congress Gives A Holiday Gift To Growing Small Business Contractors: Size Status Will Now Be Calculated According To Average...

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On December 17, 2018, President Trump signed into law H.R. 6330, the Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 (the “Runway Act”). The Runway Act extends the measurement period for determining whether a contractor qualifies...more

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Small Business Runway Extension Act Proving to Be a Double-Edged Sword

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We recently reported that, on December 17, 2018, President Trump signed into law a bill that amends the Small Business Act to require that the size of a federal contractor be measured by an average of five years—rather than...more

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Size Determination Measurement Period Changed from Three Years to Five Years

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On December 17, 2018, President Trump signed into law a bill that amends the Small Business Act to require that the size of a federal contractor be measured by an average of five years, rather than three years, of revenue for...more

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New Law Makes Small Business Size Status Look-Back Five Years

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President Trump signed a bill into law that changes the look-back period for determining small businesses' size status from three years to five. The change means that the size of a contractor will be measured by averaging the...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2018 #2

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DEFENSE DEPARTMENT - Class Deviation-Commercial Items Omnibus Clause for Acquisitions Using the Standard Procurement System - According to an article on acq.osd.mil, this class deviation rescinds and supersedes Class...more

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