Comments to Proposed Rule on Consolidation of Mentor Protégé Programs and Other Government Contracting Amendments, February 7, 2020 -
In its role as advocate to small businesses operating in the government contracting...more
3/2/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Fair Chance Act ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
Mergers ,
NDAA ,
OIG ,
Proposed Rules ,
SBA ,
SDVOSB ,
Small Business ,
Whistleblowers
SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM PILIEROMAZZA!
CLIENT ALERT: The 2020 NDAA's Impact on Government Contractors -
On December 17, 2019, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020,...more
12/24/2019
/ Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NDAA ,
NLRB ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
SBA
On December 17, 2019, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, sending it to the White House for the President’s signature. As with prior NDAAs, the 2020 NDAA includes a number of...more
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES -
CLIENT ALERT: SBA to Increase Size Standards with Inflationary Adjustment, July 17, 2019 -
On July 18, 2019, SBA issued an interim final rule increasing the receipts-based...more
7/24/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
CPARS ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DFARS ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Mergers ,
Pay Data ,
SBA ,
Trump Administration
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES -
PilieroMazza Submits Comments in Response to RIN 3245-AG75, Proposed Rule on Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantage Women-Owned Small Business Certification...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING -
The Department of Defense issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement section 2804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...more
5/13/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DFARS ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
NDAA ,
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
SBA ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING -
The Department of Defense (DoD) updated its list of product categories for which the Federal Prison Industries’ (FPI) share of the DoD market is greater than 5%, as required by statute. The product...more
3/4/2019
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Small Business ,
Title VII ,
TSA
On December 4, 2018, DOD issued a proposed rule amending the DFARS to impose limits on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable (“LPTA”) source selection process. These changes are driven by the National Defense...more
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -
504 Loan Program Rural Initiative: Waiver of Limitation on Lending Authority -
According to an article in amazonaws.com, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the 504...more
7/24/2018
/ Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Loans ,
GAO ,
Joint Venture ,
Minority-Owned Businesses ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
SBA ,
Security Clearance ,
Transgender ,
Veterans Administration ,
Women-Owned Businesses
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -
Small Business HUBZone Program and Government Contracting Programs and Consolidation of Mentor-Protégé Programs -
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces that it is holding...more
6/11/2018
/ CBO Report ,
Clawbacks ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
HUBZone ,
Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission ,
McDonalds ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
NDAA ,
Race Discrimination ,
SBA ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Small Business
If you followed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (“FY 2018 NDAA”) or the recent cloud computing award to REAN Cloud, you likely heard the term “other transaction authority,” but may have wondered...more
The topics in the Legal Advisor focus primarily on corporate and business matters, federal contracting, employment law, intellectual property and electronic commerce. We encourage our readers to communicate their views to us...more
On November 15, 2016, the DOD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule to amend the FAR to clarify guidance for justifications of sole source 8(a) contract awards exceeding $22 million. This proposed rule responds to...more
Effective December 31, 2015, DoD, GSA, and NASA have issued an interim rule amending the FAR to implement regulatory changes made by the SBA that provide for EDWOSB/WOSB sole source authority. Implementation of these sole...more
Agencies often require support with sensitive and classified programs and information. Performing a contract that requires security clearances can raise a number of issues for a contractor, its management, and its...more