If the proposed rule is adopted, contractors will no longer qualify for set aside orders and agreements under multiple award IDIQ contracts after a disqualifying recertification.
The proposed rule makes many changes to SBA...more
The changes come in response to a court injunction declaring rebuttable presumption for social disadvantage unconstitutional.
All pending SBA 8(a) program applications are currently suspended due to an injunction issued by...more
8/31/2023
/ 8(a) Program ,
Affirmative Action ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Injunctions ,
Interim Guidance ,
Minority-Owned Businesses ,
Racial Bias ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
SBA ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina
In the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Extension Act of 2022, Congress reauthorized these programs for another three years and added new requirements to reduce foreign...more
1/6/2023
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Conflicts of Interest ,
Due Diligence ,
Foreign Entities ,
Iran ,
National Security ,
North Korea ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Russia ,
SBA ,
SBIRs ,
STTR ,
Venture Capital
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
The Small Business Administration’s interim final rule will allow many businesses to regain small business status or remain a small business for longer.
The SBA adjusted all its receipts-based size standards for inflation,...more
The Small Business Administration’s proposed rule would adopt the latest NAICS revision issued by the Office of Management and Budget, creating 111 new industries by reclassifying, combining or splitting 156 existing...more
The Small Business Administration’s final rule requires a 24-month average to calculate a business concern’s number of employees for eligibility purposes in all of its programs.
The 24-month calculation applies to all...more
The proposed rule would increase the employee-based small business size standards for these industries, allowing many businesses to remain a small business for longer or regain their small business status.
The proposed...more
The final rules increase the receipts-based small business size standards for these industries, allowing many businesses to remain a small business for longer or regain their small business status.
The final rules increase...more
The Small Business Administration is proposing to use a 24-month average to calculate a business concern’s number of employees for eligibility purposes in all of SBA’s programs.
SBA proposes to use a 24-month average...more
Rule based upon provisions contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 authorizes many participants in the 8(a) Business Development program to...more
The proposed rule would increase the receipts-based small business size standards for 70 service industries in five industrial sectors, allowing many businesses to qualify or re-qualify for small business set-aside...more
The proposed rule would increase the receipts-based small business size standards for 46 service industries, allowing many businesses to remain a small business for longer or regain their small business status.
Using a...more
Recent developments in small business procurement policy indicate that the government’s increase in the amount of contract awards to small businesses is likely to continue.
The government exceeded its 23 percent small...more
The final rule revises and clarifies numerous provisions in the Small Business Administration’s regulations.
SBA revised the limitation on subcontracting rules for set-aside service contracts by excluding direct costs such...more
The proposed rule seeks to overhaul and update dozens of provisions in the SBA’s small business regulations.
SBA proposes to merge the 8(a) Business Development Mentor-Protégé Program and the All Small Mentor-Protégé...more