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Are You One of the 20,000 Self-Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses? Because of a New Regulation, You Should...

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On June 6, 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a direct final rule eliminating self-certification for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) when considering contracts for agency...more

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White House Announces OMB Guidance to Increase Small Business Contracting Opportunities

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Last week, the White House announced that the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") issued guidance to help small businesses in the federal contracting marketplace. With the guidance, as the announcement states, the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Building in 2024: Recent Oregon Legislative Changes Impacting the Construction Industry

As 2023 comes to a close, it is the perfect time to look back and review recent Oregon legislative changes that will impact the construction industry in the coming year. The 82nd Session of the Oregon Legislature...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Federal Government’s Response to Ultima’s Motion

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

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SBA Issues More Guidance on Use of 8(a) Program During Ultima Injunction

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to navigate the impact of the injunction entered in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., No. 2:20-CV-00041-DCLC-CRW, 2023 WL 463348 (E.D. Tenn. July 19, 2023)...more

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SBA to Require Individually-Owned 8(a) Firms to Support Social Disadvantage Prior to 8(a) Award Approval

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As PilieroMazza recently reported, on July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee declared that the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage violated...more

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Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider

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Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. Regulatory Updates - The FAR Council has proposed to amend the FAR...more

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SBA Proposes Rules that Could Have Significant Impact on ANCs

The SBA has published a notice of “Tribal Consultation for Ownership and Control and Contractual Assistance; Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development (BD) Program and other Planned 8(a) BD Program Regulatory Proposals.”...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– April 2022 #4

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - OMB Issues Guidance about Buy America Preference in Federal Infrastructure Contracts - The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance to help federal agencies implement the...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Timing and Joint Ventures: More than Meets the Eye

In today’s competitive market, more and more businesses are choosing to pursue new contract opportunities as Joint Ventures (or, “JVs”).  JVs allow companies to combine capabilities, which allows them to not only perform...more

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FAR Council Publishes Three Final Rules Aimed at Boosting Small Business Contracting

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The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council published three final rules on Aug. 11, 2021, amending the FAR to implement changes mandated by various National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs) and to homogenize the FAR...more

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Flouting Affiliation Rules When Pursuing Small Business Set-Asides Can Lead to FCA Woes

If you were somehow still wondering whether small businesses really need to be concerned about the affiliation rules in the Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations, the answer is a resounding “Yes.”...more

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Long Awaited Changes to WOSB/EDWOSB Regulations Expected This Summer

Big news for women-owned businesses! It’s certainly been a long time coming, but self-certification for women-owned small businesses is finally on its way out. For those of you unfamiliar with this issue, here’s a little...more

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PilieroMazza Drafts Comments To Rin 3245-AG94, Proposed Rule On The Consolidation Of Mentor Protégé Programs And Other Government...

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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...more

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Column: The Implications of SBA's Proposed Rule Changes for Tribally Owned 8(a) Businesses - Set-Aside Alert

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The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently published a proposed rule (https://bit.ly/2RQhpwb) that would merge its mentor-protégé programs and amend many of its rules governing the 8(a) Business Development program. ...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Tiered Evaluations: A Lesson in Reasonably Applying Different Rules

It’s not always clear where the applicability of one law or rule should stop and the applicability of another should begin. Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision in Becton, Dickinson and Company,...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

SBA Issues Rule Proposing Changes to the Mentor Protégé Programs

Earlier this month, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule, suggesting several significant changes to the SBA’s Mentor Protégé programs. What are the key highlights? We summarize below....more

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SBA Finally Proposes a Regulation to Harmonize Its Receipts-Based Size Standards with the Small Business Runway Extension Act of...

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On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) finally proposed a regulation which would harmonize its receipts-based size standard regulation with the Congressional directive of the Small Business Runway...more

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SBA Proposes Rule To Implement Runway Act

SBA’s proposed rule extends the measurement period from three to five years for contractors under revenue-based size standards to determine eligibility as a small business for federal procurement, including set-aside...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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The Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 Is Law, So It’s Five Years Instead of Three, But Starting When?

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On Monday, December 17, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018. To determine whether a federal contractor qualifies as a small business, the yardstick will now be the average of...more

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The National Defense Authorization Act Makes Significant Changes Relevant to SBIR and STTR Program Participants

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On December 12, 2017, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (the “NDAA FY18”). The NDAA FY18 authorizes and prioritizes funding for the Department of Defense (“DoD”) and prescribes...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Recent Trends In Government Contracts M&A

While multibillion-dollar transactions grab headlines — such as the combination of Computer Sciences Corp.’s public-sector business with SRA International, the merger of Leidos Holdings Inc. with Lockheed Martin’s information...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - July 2017

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CAPITOL HILL - “Assessment and Enforcement of Domestic Preferences In Accordance with Buy American Laws.” June 30, 2017. Retrieved from whitehouse.gov. The Office of Management and Budget and Department of Commerce...more

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Identity of Interest Affiliation: Everything You Need to Know

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If your company pursues small business set-aside contracts, either as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor, you have to prepare for the possibility of a post-award size protest alleging affiliation. Once the protest is...more

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