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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 -

Is Your Business Actually Small? How the SBA Determines Business Size

Potomac Law Group, PLLC on 8/1/2025

If you are a business owner who wants to apply for a Small Business Administration (SBA) program or contract (or participate in a program that relies on SBA size determinations, such as the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise...more

New Rule on Subcontracting Compliance from SBA OHA Ruling

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 7/31/2025

On May 2, 2025, in Size Appeal of Bowhead Enterprise, Science, and Technology, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-6352, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) ruled that for service and manufacturing...more

A Legal Guide to the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program for Small Businesses

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/28/2025

Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, and the federal government offers a range of programs to support their growth — particularly in the realm of government contracting. One of the most strategic tools...more

HUBZone Final Rule: HUBZone Certification and Eligibility

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 1/10/2025

On December 17, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued a final rule that made significant changes to the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program. The final rule generally adopts many of the changes that SBA...more

Don't Miss Your Window: The Importance of Timely SBA Size Protests

Potomac Law Group, PLLC on 11/5/2024

Imagine you're a small business owner trying to win a government contract. You meet all the requirements to be considered "small." However, another company wins the contract, but you think they might not actually be as small...more

SBA Proposed Changes to 8(a) Program Impacts Applicants and Participants

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/19/2024

As PilieroMazza noted recently, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors, including those that are participants in or seeking to be admitted to the...more

Are You Taking Advantage of NAICS Codes Appeals To Compete For Small Business Set-Aside Contracts?

Womble Bond Dickinson on 7/2/2024

When a federal agency issues a small business set-aside contract, it uses North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes to determine the size standard that will apply to that contract. The agency must select the...more

OHA Decision Reaffirms SBA’s Strict Adherence to Joint Venture Requirements

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 6/27/2024

In a recent decision, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) affirmed a Small Business Administration (SBA) Area Office’s size determination and held that procedural deficiencies in a contractor’s Joint Venture Agreement...more

September 2023 Bid Protest Roundup: Limits To Agency Discretion In Challenge To NAICS Code Assignments, Confines Of The...

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 11/1/2023

This month’s Bid Protest Roundup focuses on a recent U.S. Court of Federal Claims decision involving the limitations of the government’s deference defense and a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) that involved the...more

Federal Government’s Response to Ultima’s Motion

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 10/5/2023

On Friday, September 29, 2023, the federal government filed its response to Ultima Services Corporation’s September 15th filing in the Ultima case. As a reminder, in its September 15th filing, Ultima Services Corporation...more

SBA 8(a) Program Regulatory Changes: Size Determinations and Multiple Award ‎Contracts

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 8/23/2023

On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing the 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the...more

Federal Court Potentially Upends Small Business Administration's Method for Calculating Contractors' Annual Receipts in...

Venable LLP on 6/22/2023

On May 18, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (DDC) issued a decision with significant potential consequences for federal contractors and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). ...more

Important May 30, 2023 Changes to the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé and Joint Venture Regulations

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/13/2023

On May 30, 2023, the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Final Rule on Ownership and Control and Contractual Assistance Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program (the “Final Rule”) became effective. The Final...more

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

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 5/17/2023

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

SBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB Programs

Fox Rothschild LLP on 12/6/2022

This month it becomes easier to qualify for and remain in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) programs as a direct result of high inflation over the last year. Notably, the SBA increased the maximum income, net worth,...more

SBA Adjusts Standards and Thresholds for EDWOSB and 8(a) Business Development Programs

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 11/22/2022

Due to recent global events causing high inflation, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued a final rule on November 17, 2022. This final rule has two primary components. First, it adopts, without change, the interim...more

SBA Proposes Revisions to Ownership and Control Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/24/2022

As PilieroMazza noted recently here, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors, primarily those that are participants in the 8(a) Business Development...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

SBA Finalizes Changes In How To Calculate Size For Various Programs

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 6/9/2022

Earlier this week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a Final Rule adopting changes to how a concern calculates its number of employees for eligibility purposes in all of SBA’s programs, as well as how a...more

FAR Limitation on Subcontracting Rules Are Finally Here!

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/12/2021

In 2016, the Small Business Administration (SBA) updated its regulations pertaining to limitations on subcontracting. Five years later, on August 11, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council finally followed...more

Here To Remind You Of The Key Provisions Of The Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act – You Oughta Know!

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 1/26/2021

Each year, Congress presents us in Title VIII of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a potpourri of procurement reforms, changes, and additions. Some are effective immediately, while some are bound for rulemaking...more

SBA Proposes Increase in Small Business Size Standards For Certain Service Industries

Woods Rogers on 12/9/2020

On November 27, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a Proposed Rule to revise the small business size standards for businesses in five North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) sectors in an...more

Significant U.S. Small Business Administration Regulatory Changes Take Effect November 16, 2020

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/3/2020

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

SBA’s Final Rule on Mentor-Protégé Programs: Key Changes for Government Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/28/2020

SBA recently issued a final rule that will impact joint ventures, the mentor protégé program, the 8(a) program, and much more. PilieroMazza believes the final rule will largely simplify procedures for small businesses...more

SBA Changes Mentor Protégé Programs and Other Small Business Contracting Rules

Wiley Rein LLP on 10/26/2020

WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule consolidating the 8(a) and All-Small Mentor-Protégé Programs. The rule eliminates the 8(a) version of the program, including its unique requirements and...more

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