A government contractor’s past performance can spell the difference between proposal rejection and contract award, and agencies are given broad discretion in how they evaluate past performance. It is critical that companies...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW -
Late Is Late—Even on the GSA Schedule -
In a recent blog, we discussed the “late is late” rule in government contracting which has been the cause of many protests and much consternation...more
9/11/2019
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
NDAA ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
SBA ,
Small Business
In a recent blog, we discussed the “late is late” rule in government contracting which has been the cause of many protests and much consternation among government contractors. However, the Government Accountability Office...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW -
Long-Awaited Proposed Rule for Lower-Tier Subcontracting Plan Credit Finally Arrives to the FAR, June 28, 2019.
The FAR Council is beginning to catch up with the SBA’s allowance that prime...more
7/9/2019
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DFARS ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
OFCCP ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Wage & Hour Division (WHD) ,
Wage and Hour
The FAR Council is beginning to catch up with the SBA’s allowance that prime contractors with small business subcontracting plans may take credit for lower-tier small business subcontracting—albeit, three years behind...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING -
A former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Facility Chief pleaded guilty to receiving illegal gratuities. Steven Eric Kremer, a former Chief of the Range and Mission Management...more
12/17/2018
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Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Shutdown ,
NASA ,
NDAA ,
NLRB ,
Pending Legislation ,
Proxy Advisors ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration
In a welcome step towards regulatory conformity, on December 4, 2018, the FAR Council finally issued its proposed rule to bring the FAR into compliance with the statutory requirements of § 1651 of the NDAA for FY 2013, which...more
The 2019 NDAA brought a welcome surprise for many defense contractors—the DoD plans to increase its micro-purchase threshold from $5,000 to $10,000, which matches the increase given to civilian agencies in last year’s NDAA....more
CAPITOL HILL -
Vets First? An Examination of VA’s Resources for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses -
On June 7, 2018, the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations...more
6/18/2018
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Collective Bargaining ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
DFAR ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Firearms ,
NASA ,
NDAA ,
SBIC ,
SDVOSB ,
Small Business ,
Veterans ,
VOSB
If you are a prime contractor with a small business subcontracting plan, you may wonder “when” a small business subcontractor should render its size representation, and what are the subcontractor’s obligations to rerepresent...more
Financial growth and success are important goals for every small business contractor. However, one potential pitfall of that success and continuous growth is eventually exceeding of the size standards attached to your...more
8/18/2017
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Design-Build ,
EDWOSB ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
HUBZone ,
NAICS ,
Recertification ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
WOSB
The U.S. General Service Administration’s (“GSA”) is seeking input on acquisition regulations, policies, standards, business practices and guidance issued by GSA across all of its acquisition, disposal, and sales programs,...more
On the heels of a GAO report calling for more leadership attention to be paid to SBA’s “management challenges,” a number of bills have been referred to the House Small Business Committee since the new year started, calling...more
If you have been following the latest news on subcontracting plan requirements, you will know that the landscape has been rapidly shifting over the past year. In response to various statutory mandates from Congress, both SBA...more
Dear Ms. Fernandez:
We are writing to submit comments on the above-referenced Proposed Rule, issued October 6, 2015, 80 Fed. Reg. 60,300, to amend the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) regulations pertaining...more
More Small Business Subcontracting Plan Changes: SBA Proposes to Allow Subcontracting Plan Credit for Small Business Subcontractors at any Tier -
Following recent proposed changes to the FAR’s small business...more
11/5/2015
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Comment Period ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
DCAA ,
DCMA ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Shutdown ,
Minimum Wage ,
NAICS ,
Prime Contractor ,
Proposed Regulation ,
SBA ,
Sequestration ,
Service Contract Act ,
Small Business ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour
It’s that gut-check scenario: You realize that your company has made a mistake on an invoice submitted on a government contract, or that your company has mistakenly represented its size or socioeconomic status. Regardless of...more
After the recent small business subcontracting plan changes were implemented by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) in its final rule at 78 Fed. Reg. 42391, dated July 16, 2013, many of our clients have asked us...more
In this presentation:
- Subcontracting plan requirements
- Relevant provisions for small businesses
- Understanding the SBA review process
- Best practices for a successful subcontracting...more
On March 4, 2015, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a Proposed Rule to amend the GSA’s Acquisition Regulations. The rule outlines a plan to adopt clauses requiring vendors to report transactional data from...more