The federal government spends approximately $500 billion in private sector contracts every year. Over 20% of those contracts must be awarded to small businesses. Small business contracts are primarily awarded through small...more
6/15/2021
/ 8(a) Program ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Federal Contractors ,
HUBZone ,
SBA ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Small Business ,
Veterans ,
VOSB ,
Women-Owned Businesses ,
WOSB
The federal government spends approximately $500 billion in private sector contracts every year. Over 20% of those contracts must be awarded to small businesses. Small business contracts are primarily awarded through small...more
5/21/2021
/ 8(a) Program ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Federal Contractors ,
HUBZone ,
SBA ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Small Business ,
Veterans ,
VOSB ,
Webinars ,
Women-Owned Businesses ,
WOSB
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans First Contracting Program continues to attract more and more veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). ...more
In this presentation:
- GSA Schedule Contracts: Veterans First?
- 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”):
- NDAA Revisions To LOS
- New Mentor Protégé Program
- NDAA Impact On MP...more
12/11/2014
/ COFC ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NDAA ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Subcontracts ,
Veterans ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
In my recent blog post about Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOPS”), I discussed how the plans are treated differently under the Department of Veterans Affairs’ program (the “VA Program”) for Veteran-Owned and...more
My house, my rules. That was the approach seemingly taken by the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) when it crafted the regulations governing eligibility of Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses...more
Nothing in life is as simple as it seems, so it should come as no surprise to Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (“VOSBs”) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (“SDVOSBs”) that the Center for Verification and...more