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SBA and ISOO Issue Guidance on Facility Security Clearances for Joint Ventures

On October 5, 2023, the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a Joint Notice that provides guidance on the facility security clearance (FCL) requirements for joint...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2023 #5

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - GAO Sustains Rare Bid Protest Challenging Agency’s Corrective Action - In February 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) agreed to take corrective action following three bid protests filed at the...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2023 #4

Acquisition Regulation: Foreign Tax Reporting, Conference Planning, and Trade and Investment Activities, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) - USAID is amending its Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) about...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2023

Takeaways from Biden Administration’s Initiative to Promote Equal Opportunity in Federally Funded Infrastructure Projects - On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the launch of the “Mega...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Impact of SBA Proposals on Federal Subcontracting As PilieroMazza recently noted, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2022 #5

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA’s Proposed Rule Alters the Landscape for Size and Status Protests - On September 9, 2022, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule (the Rule) making substantial changes to the...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– June 2022 #2

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - House Passes Bill Increasing Importance of Subcontracting Plan Performance as an Evaluation Factor - On June 8, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill, referred to as H.R. 7694,...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 2022

DOJ Recovers Over $5.6 Billion From Fraud and False Claims Act Matters in FY 2021: 6 Key Takeaways - On February 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had recovered more than $5.6 billion in Fiscal...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2021

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing: Critical Implications of OSHA’s ETS for Federal Government Contractors - On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2021

LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION - Watch Your Step: Avoiding False Claims Act Violations from Limitations in Subcontracting and Performance of Work Requirements - Members of the government contracting community are...more

DOD Issues Class Deviation Making Limitations on Subcontracting Compliance More Uniform

As we previously wrote, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) limitations on subcontracting (LOS) rule was recently revised to more closely mirror the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) LOS regulation. However,...more

GAO Confirms Joint Ventures Pursuing DOD Contracts May Rely on Facility Clearances of Their Members

In a recent decision, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a protest challenging the terms of a solicitation because it required that a joint venture (JV) pursuing an Air Force contract hold a facility...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2021

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - DOD Issues Proposed Rule on Enhanced Post-Award Debriefing Rights: 5 Things You Should Know - As we previously reported, Section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses - January 2021 #2

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - 2021 Labor and Employment Spotlight: A List of Key Legal Updates for Employers - Undeniably, 2020 was a year like no other. Faced with a global pandemic and a tumultuous election, employers were...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 2021

BUSINESS & TRANSACTIONS - Purchase Agreement Components, Part 2: Indemnification Provisions - In an acquisition, particularly an equity acquisition, a buyer must perform extensive due diligence on the target company to...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2020 #2

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Key Provisions in the 2021 NDAA for Government Contractors - ‘Tis the season for holiday cheer and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA, commonly referred to as “must pass”...more

GAO Clarifies Scope of Its Task Order Protest Jurisdiction

On November 17, 2020, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed the post-award task order protest of U.S. Information Technologies Corporation (USIT) for lack of jurisdiction.  Task order protests related to...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2020 #3

BUSINESS & CORPORATE - BLOG: Important Considerations When Structuring M&A Transactions for Government Contractors: Post-Transaction Pitfalls—Part 3 of a 3-Part Series - M&A transactions involving government contractors...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2019

Client Alert: SBA to Enact Significant Changes to Small Business Regulations Before 2020: Everything You Need to Know - On November 29, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule that will...more

Weekly Update Newsletter- July 2019 #4

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

Weekly Update Newsletter - May 2019 #4

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - Department of Defense – The DoD extended the comment period on a proposed rule that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement sections of the National Defense...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - April 2019

HEARING ON THE SMALL BUSINESS RUNWAY EXTENSION ACT - PilieroMazza’s Megan Connor testified at the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure’s hearing on March 26, 2019, concerning the...more

DoD Proposes to Apply Non-Manufacturer Rule to All 8(a) Contracts

Nearly three years ago, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued a final rule that standardized the limitations on subcontracting and the non-manufacturer rule (“NMR”) that apply to small business concerns,...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - March 2019 #4

HEARING ON THE SMALL BUSINESS RUNWAY EXTENSION ACT - The House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure is holding a hearing on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., concerning the implementation of...more

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