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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 -

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2024 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/12/2024

Department of Defense (DOD) Proposed Rule: Transactions Other Than Contracts, Grants, or Cooperative Agreements for Prototype Projects - On September 4, DOD published a proposed rule and request for comments regarding...more

SBA Eliminates Self-Certification for SDVOSBs

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/6/2024

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a direct final rule that eliminates self-certification for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). The SBA’s final rule — which implements a...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2024 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/19/2024

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Report: Improved Oversight Needed to Evaluate Network Adequacy and Contractor Performance - On April 9, VA’s OIG issued a report detailing an audit to...more

An SBA Public Service Announcement: If You See Something, Say Something

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC on 2/23/2024

Sanford Federal, Inc., the selected awardee for a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) contract, learned the hard way that a contractor simply cannot ignore a size protest, regardless of its actual merit....more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2023

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/8/2023

White House Announces New Actions to Support Small Business: ‘Shop Small Today,’ The Hill - On November 25, the Biden administration unveiled new actions intended to increase support for small businesses. In a post on X,...more

Vets to Ventures - Legal Intel for Veteran Entrepreneurs

Adams and Reese LLP on 11/13/2023

...What do Nike, FedEx, Enterprise, GoDaddy, and Esurance have in common? Their founders all served in the military. One out of 10 small businesses – 2.5 million businesses – are veteran-owned, and veterans are 45% more...more

Subcontracting To A Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture: Changes To How Small Business Subcontracting Goals Are Calculated

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 9/7/2023

Recent changes to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations affect how large businesses can take small business credit for subcontracting to their own mentor-protégé joint ventures (MPJVs). SBA’s final rule...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – July 2023 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 7/27/2023

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Federal Court Prohibits SBA’s Use of Rebuttable Presumption for 8(a) Program - On July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued an important decision where...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2023 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/19/2023

Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041), Department of Defense (DOD), Proposed Rule - DOD is amending an interim rule to implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model...more

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up - June 2023 Issue 11

Jenner & Block on 6/15/2023

Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2023 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/8/2023

Debt Ceiling and Spending Deal: H.R. 3746 – Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 - The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, signed by President Biden on June 3, 2023, increases the federal debt limit, establishes new...more

March 2023 Bid Protest Roundup: Review, Self-Certification

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 4/18/2023

This month's bid protest spotlight considers two recent protests. J.E. McAmis Inc. v. U.S. is an important decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims concerning the court's lack of authority to review the U.S. Small...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2023 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/17/2023

Crackdown on Pandemic Fraud: Impact on Small Business Government Contractors - On March 2, 2023, the White House announced that President Biden intends to ask Congress for $1.6 billion to combat ongoing fraud related to...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2023

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/2/2023

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Veterans Affairs Imposes Increased Cybersecurity Rules on Government Contractors - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a final rule, effective February 24, 2023, amending the...more

Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider - February 2023

Venable LLP on 2/9/2023

In January, the OMB implemented the following new policies designed to strengthen the federal contracting system. On January 10, 2023, the OMB issued a memorandum on the subject of Strengthening Support for Federal...more

News For Veteran-Owned Small Businesses – SDVOSB and VOSB Certification Moves to the SBA in 2023

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/31/2023

Effective January 1, 2023, certification of veteran-owned small businesses (“VOSBs”) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (“SDVOSBs”) moved from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (“VA”) Center for...more

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

Venable LLP on 1/6/2023

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

Preparing for New SBA Certification Requirements for Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/15/2022

On November 29, 2022, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a Final Rule, requiring all Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (VOSBs) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSBs) to obtain...more

SBA Set to Take Over Certification of Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/14/2022

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule on Nov. 29, 2022, establishing its Veteran Small Business Certification Program for veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran-owned...more

Small Business Administration Publishes Final Rule Implementing New Certification Requirements for Veteran-Owned and...

Venable LLP on 12/9/2022

Veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) looking to contract with the federal government will be subject to new certification requirements beginning January 1, 2023,...more

Final Rule Establishes Requirements for New SBA Veteran Small Business Certification Program

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/7/2022

The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule last week, officially transferring the responsibility for certification of veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses...more

Small Business Administration Issues Rule Requiring Formal Veteran-Owned Small Business Certification for Federal Contract Set...

Snell & Wilmer on 12/7/2022

On November 28, the Small Business Administration (SBA) finalized a rule that requires veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) to obtain formal SBA certification to...more

New Certification Process for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Effective January...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 12/5/2022

The Small Business Administration (SBA) Final Rule on Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Certification (the Final Rule) takes effect on January 1, 2023. The majority...more

SBA Issues Final Rule to Take Control of All Veteran-Owned Certifications

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 12/2/2022

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is consolidating and making significant changes to the Veteran-Owned Small Business and the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business programs, including the elimination of...more

Hurricane Ian Federal Disaster Recovery Funding

Adams and Reese LLP on 10/6/2022

On September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian, a catastrophic Category 4 storm with winds topping 140mph and a storm surge of up to 18 feet made landfall on the western coast of Florida near Cayo Costa, Florida. The following day,...more

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