On Thursday, July 20, 2023, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued an order in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S. Dept. of Agric., 2:20-CV-00041, finding that the rebuttable presumption (legal...more
7/25/2023
/ 8(a) Program ,
Equal Protection ,
Haaland v Brackeen ,
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) ,
Race Discrimination ,
Racial Bias ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
SBA ,
SCOTUS ,
Small Business ,
Tribal Corporations
On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule permanently adopting a 13.65 percent (13.65%) increase in the monetary-based size standards for SBA small business programs. The...more
On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing the 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the...more
On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing the 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the...more
On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing the 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the...more
6/5/2023
/ 8(a) Program ,
Business Development ,
Certification Requirements ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Joint Venture ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
SBA ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Small Business ,
WOSB
On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing its 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the SBA...more
6/1/2023
/ 8(a) Program ,
Bid Protests ,
Construction Contracts ,
Final Rules ,
HUBZone ,
Joint Venture ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
NAICS ,
New Rules ,
Prime Contractor ,
Regulatory Standards ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
Women-Owned Businesses
In 2022, Christian Bruckner and his company, Project Management Corporation, sued the federal government in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Tampa Division). The plaintiffs claimed that the...more
On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing the 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the...more
The final rule is currently scheduled to go into effect on May 27, 2023
On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing the 8(a) program....more
5/3/2023
/ 8(a) Program ,
Business Ownership ,
Final Rules ,
HUBZone ,
Prime Contractor ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors
In Ultima Services Corporation v. U.S. Department of Agriculture et al., Case No. 2:20-CV-00041, Ultima Services Corporation filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Greenville Division)...more
On October 15, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule making changes to the SBA’s 8(a) program regulations “to more clearly articulate SBA’s intent with regard to certain aspects of the 8(a)...more
On October 28, 2022, the Department of Defense’s amendments to FAR 52.212-3 and FAR 52.219-1 became effective. These changes amended the Federal Acquisition Regulations to be in line with prior changes by the SBA to its...more
11/29/2022
/ 8(a) Program ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
HUBZone ,
Joint Venture ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
WOSB
Due to recent global events causing high inflation, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued a final rule on November 17, 2022. This final rule has two primary components. First, it adopts, without change, the interim...more
On September 9, 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding “Ownership and Control and Contractual Assistance Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program.”...more
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