GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
Federal Court Prohibits SBA’s Use of Rebuttable Presumption for 8(a) Program -
On July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued an important decision where...more
7/27/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NATO ,
SBA ,
Small Business
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
SBA Increases Its Size Standards, Opening More Opportunities for Winning Government Contracts -
The long-awaited increase to size standards by the Small Business Administration (SBA) has arrived....more
4/14/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
SBA ,
Sick Leave ,
Vaccinations
FALSE CLAIMS ACT -
Small Businesses and the False Claims Act (FCA): Are More FCA Cases Against Small Businesses on the Horizon?
On August 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached a...more
9/26/2019
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Employee Definition ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
OFCCP ,
Small Business ,
Wage and Hour
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING -
The Congressional Research Service issued a report providing an overview of small business contracting. The report describes the various federal programs, requirements, procurement officers, and...more
3/18/2019
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
Information Technology ,
NLRB ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Request For Information ,
Section 8(a) ,
Small Business ,
US Air Force ,
Venture Capital
The purposes of the Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) program include, among other things, the use of small businesses to meet federally funded R&D needs and the fostering and encouragement of participation by SDBs...more
It is generally difficult to win a bid protest by arguing that the awardee proposed personnel that it did not have a reasonable expectation would be available for performance. Such allegations are normally difficult to prove,...more
On March 8, 2017, GAO issued a report on government contracting trends from fiscal year (“FY”) 2011 through FY 2015. FY 2015 was the latest year for which there was complete data available at the time of GAO’s review. Using...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING –
2016 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Sustain Rate Hits Nine Year High, Up More Than 10% from 2015 –
GAO recently released its annual report to Congress, which included data concerning its...more
The author and playwright Clare Boothe Luce, known for her feline wit, is famously supposed to have said “No good deed goes unpunished.” While that remark may have had validity that in the 1930s New York café society, it...more
In her familiar soliloquy in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, while longingly looking out of her window, Juliet said of her new-found love, Romeo: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as...more
As many of you may recall, Congress passed the Small Business Jobs Act (“Act”), in July 2010. The purpose of the Act was to ameliorate the effects of the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession. Although the Act...more
Virtually everyone agrees that bid protests before the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) are valuable tools to ensure the integrity, fairness, consistency, and predictability of the federal procurement system....more
In this issue:
- Avoiding Pitfalls with Restrictive Covenants in Employment Contracts
- What Is Enough Consideration of Small Business Interests? – GAO Denies Protests Against GSA Consolidation of Small...more