Dear Ms. Fernandez -

We are writing to submit comments on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) above-referenced proposed rule on amendments to its regulations to merge the 8(a) Business Development Program Mentor-Protégé Program and the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program (“ASMPP”), and revise certain 8(a) Program and small business regulations, including those related to small business and socioeconomic representations made in connection with multiple award contracts (“MAC”). See 84 Fed. Reg. 60846 (Nov. 8, 2019). PilieroMazza represents small businesses operating across the government contracting arena. Although many of SBA’s proposed changes are welcome to the small business contracting community, we believe that the proposed rule as it currently stands may present compliance challenges for some small business contractors. Our comments to key proposed changes are below.