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SBA OHA Rejects Unique Ostensible Subcontractor Affiliation Defense

Small business government contractors are (or should be) aware of the SBA’s affiliation rules. In a nutshell, the rules set the standard for whether/when another business controls – or has the ability to control – the small...more

Small Business Compliance Due Diligence Leads to Reduced FCA Penalty

Earlier this month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $5.2 million civil settlement agreement to resolve small business set-aside fraud allegations against an aerospace contractor. While the $5+ million...more

Contractor Alert: Mandatory WOSB Certification Deadline Pending

The Small Business Administration (SBA) finally put an end to self-certifications for the Woman-Owned Small Business Program (WOSB). Starting now and continuing through October 15, 2020, federal contractors that want to...more

Contractor Alert: New Year, New HubZone Program Regulations

The Small Business Administration (SBA) just rolled out a series of significant changes to the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program. The Final Rule is found here and is now in effect (and has been since...more

1/6/2020  /  Federal Contractors , HUBZone , SBA

SBA Adjusts Size Standards Based On Inflation

For the first time since 2014, the Small Business Administration (SBA) adjusted size standards for small businesses to keep pace with inflation. Initially posted by the SBA for public comment back in June, the interim rule...more

Contractor Update: Credit For Lower-Tier Subcontracts Toward Small Business Subcontracting Goals

It has been a long time coming, but it appears that the government will (finally) amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to align with prior changes by the Small Business Administration (SBA) concerning credit for...more

Update: SBA Proposes Final Rule For Size Determinations Under The Runway Act

Back in January, I commented on the lack of clarity associated with the the Small Business Runway Extension Act. The Runway Act calls for calculating a business’s size by averaging its annual receipts over the five most...more

SDVOSB Protests: The Playbook For Proving Ownership And Control

The essential elements of the government’s Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) program are ownership and control of the business by a qualifying service-disabled veteran of the U.S. military. A recent...more

Does Your Business Qualify As Small? The Answer Just Got More Complicated

At the end of 2018, the President signed the Small Business Runway Extension Act. Without much fanfare, the Act delivers a major shakeup to the Federal small business community. Before the Act, a business would determine...more

Freedom From Affiliation? Check Your Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture Agreement

One of the primary benefits offered by the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) mentor-protégé programs is the ability to operate outside the normal rules governing affiliation. Generally speaking, SBA allows mentors to...more

SBA: Ostensible Subcontractor Rule In Play Even Between Two Small Firms

As I have covered here before, every small business owner needs to be aware of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) ostensible subcontractor rule. In a nutshell, ostensible contractor affiliation occurs when a small...more

New GAO Decision Emphasizes “Should Have Known” Element Of Bid Protest Timeliness

The most common basis to establish timeliness for a Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest is found in Section 21.2 of the GAO’s regulations. Under the regulation, the protester must file the protest “not later...more

10/2/2017  /  Bid Protests , Federal Contractors , GAO , SBA

SBA Size Update: Strategies For Contesting Affiliation Based On Economic Dependence

Today, we take a look at the culmination of a long fight over the size status of a joint venture competing for a Federal contract. After losing battles at the Small Business Administration (SBA) Area Office and Office of...more

Size Protest Update: Can The SBA Rely On Tax Returns Filed After The Date Of Self-Certification?

The baseline rule for SBA size protests is that a business’s size (for a receipts-based size standard) is determined by looking at the average annual receipts for the last three completed fiscal years. But what if a...more

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