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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 It Over Now? SBA Questions Hint at Potential Trouble for the Nonmanufacturer Rule

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 9/5/2025

As small business provisions disappear from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) (perhaps to be relocated or perhaps to be permanently deleted) and reports of the use of a “Deregulation Tool” at the Small Business...more

SBA Proposes Major Updates to Revenue-Based Size Standards

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 8/27/2025

On August 22, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking under which the SBA proposes to increase revenue-based size standards for 263 industries (the “Proposed Rule”). ...more

Government Contractors Should be Aware: SBA intends to increase and revise monetary-based size standards

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/26/2025

On August 22, 2025, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule to increase its monetary based small business size standards for 263 industries (259 receipts-based and four assets-based). The SBA also...more

Enforcing New Recertification Rules: Changes to SBA’s Size Protest Regulations

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 1/8/2025

We continue our discussion of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) recent final rule on various small business programs. Today, we focus on revisions to the regulations governing size protests and requests for formal...more

SBA to Increase Size Standards and Program Thresholds Due to Inflation

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/21/2022

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently published a final rule on its 2019 interim final rule that adjusted monetary-based industry size standards (i.e., receipts- and assets based) for inflation which has...more

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

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on 1/10/2020

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

Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update - November 2019

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/18/2019

Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary of and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Regulations - The FAR...more

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