We recently reported on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) decision in AttainX. As we explained, the AttainX decision is noteworthy because the GAO held that, notwithstanding the fact that a solicitation does not...more
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), in AttainX, recently sustained a bid protest where the protester argued that the agency’s evaluation was inconsistent with the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) regulations...more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a proposed rule “to merge the 8(a) Business (BD) Mentor-Protégé Program and the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program to eliminate confusion and remove unnecessary...more
11/15/2019
/ 8(a) Program ,
EDWOSB ,
Federal Contractors ,
HUBZone ,
Joint Venture ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
Proposed Rules ,
SBA ,
SDVOSB ,
Small Business ,
VOSB ,
WOSB
The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a public report on the SBA’s All Small Mentor-Protégé Program (ASMPP), in which the SBA OIG found certain shortcomings in the SBA’s...more
9/20/2019
/ 8(a) Program ,
Business Development ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Joint Venture ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
SBA ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Small Business ,
Standard Operating Procedures ,
WOSB
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a notice in the Federal Register stating that it “is contemplating making substantive changes to the regulations” governing the 8(a) Business Development program,...more
Federal acquisition officials recently finalized an interim rule intended to remove contractors with federal tax liabilities and felony convictions from the federal contracting arena. The interim rule, which took effect...more
10/7/2016
/ C-Corporation ,
Construction Industry ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Felonies ,
Interim Rule ,
Joint Venture ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Partnerships ,
Professional Corporation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
S-Corporation ,
Tax Liability
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently published its much-anticipated final rule establishing a mentor-protégé program available to all small businesses, not just certain SBA-approved 8(a) contractors as is the...more
These days, government contractors are pursuing federal work through joint ventures with increasing frequency. Among the reasons for this are that joint ventures allow contractors to combine resources and share risk. Not...more