As PilieroMazza noted recently, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors, including those that are participants in or seeking to be admitted to the...more
SBA to Require Individually-Owned 8(a) Firms to Support Social Disadvantage Prior to 8(a) Award Approval -
As PilieroMazza recently reported, on July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee...more
8/25/2023
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Small Business
On August 21, 2023, Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced the extension of the 8(a) Business Development Bona Fide Place of Business (BFPOB) Requirement Moratorium from September...more
As PilieroMazza recently reported, on July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee declared that the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage violated...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
SBA Adjusts Economic Disadvantage Thresholds for 8(a) and EDWOSB Programs and Monetary-Based Size Standards -
Per an interim final rule published on November 17, 2022, the Small Business...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
Biden Proposes Emissions Reduction and Reporting Standards for Federal Contractors -
The Biden-Harris Administration recently published a proposed rule on Federal Supplier Climate Risks and...more
Per an interim final rule published on November 17, 2022, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is adjusting the three economic disadvantage thresholds applicable to the 8(a) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small...more
SBA Proposes Revisions to Ownership and Control Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program -
As PilieroMazza noted, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact...more
10/28/2022
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Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
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Small Business ,
U.S. Treasury
As PilieroMazza noted recently here, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors, primarily those that are participants in the 8(a) Business Development...more
The Small Business Administration recently published a final rule that will impact businesses competing for contracts under the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program and those companies seeking admission to the 8(a)...more
6/16/2020
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Business Ownership ,
Certification Requirements ,
EDWOSB ,
Exclusions ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Women-Owned Businesses ,
WOSB
The Small Business Administration recently published a final rule that will impact businesses competing for contracts under the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program and those companies seeking admission to the 8(a)...more
6/3/2020
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Business Ownership ,
Certification Requirements ,
EDWOSB ,
Exclusions ,
Federal Contractors ,
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SBA ,
Small Business ,
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Women-Owned Businesses ,
WOSB
If you are an 8(a) contractor, you may have received a notification from your Business Opportunity Specialist regarding a voluntary suspension due to the March 13, 2020 declaration of a national emergency concerning the...more
Dear Ms. Fernandez -
We are writing to submit comments on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) above-referenced proposed rule on amendments to its regulations to merge the 8(a) Business Development Program...more
2/3/2020
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Public Procurement Policies ,
SBA ,
Small Business
Recently, I wrote a blog detailing the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) final rule on verification guidelines for veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs), which...more
10/4/2018
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Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Federal Contractors ,
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Ownership Rules ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
SBA ,
SDVOSB ,
Small Business ,
Veterans ,
VOSB
On October 16, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Rothe Development, Inc. in Rothe Development, Inc. v. Department of Defense & Small Business Administration. Rothe, a...more
Seemingly without notice, this past weekend, SBA updated its General Login System (“GLS”) to no longer allow new 8(a) applicants to create a profile in GLS. This is so that SBA can launch their streamlined and modernized 8(a)...more