ITAR Registration Fees Increase, Preparing Government Contractors for Financial Impact and Registration Requirements -
On December 10, 2024, the U.S. State Department published a Final Rule, announcing an increase in...more
Keys to Avoiding GAO’s Timeliness Trap -
GAO’s recent decision in Marathon Medical Corporation provides a cautionary tale for government contractors seeking to protest the terms by which an agency conducts a procurement....more
Good News for Pandemic-Related Government Contract Claims: McCarthy HITT – Next NGA West JV -
On December 20, 2023, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (the Board) denied the government’s motion to dismiss...more
Department of Defense (DOD) Final Rule: Inapplicability of Certain Laws and Regulations to Commercial Items -
DOD issues this Final Rule to amend the DFARS to address the inapplicability of certain laws and regulations to...more
11/27/2023
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Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
SBA ,
Small Business
SBA Tightens Enforcement of HUBZone Regulations -
Government contractors maintaining or seeking HUBZone certification should make themselves aware of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) recent efforts to tighten and...more
GSA’s OASIS Unrestricted Contract Now Runs Until March 2025, GovConWire -
The General Service Administration added six months to the initial period of performance for the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services...more
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
/ Bid Protests ,
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 -
OHA Confirms M&A-Related Recertification Won’t Impact Contractors’ Eligibility Under Pre-Existing Contracts -
For small businesses, navigating the recertification rules promulgated by the Small...more
PilieroMazza Prepares Draft Comments to SBA Proposed Rule -
Comments to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) proposed rule are due on February 7th. In its role as advocate to small businesses operating in the...more
1/30/2020
/ Bureau of Labor Statistics ,
Cybersecurity ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Labor Relations ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
USDA
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES -
General Services Administration - According to Law360, GSA is seeking up to $20 billion worth of information technology services from disadvantaged small businesses and has...more
8/21/2019
/ Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NASA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Proposed Rules ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Trade Agreements Act
As most government contractors may know by now, in order to proactively fight against alleged fraudulent activity in the System for Award Management (SAM), the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a rule that required...more
Dear Ms. Flowers:
We are writing to submit comments on the above-referenced notice of proposed rulemaking, issued on June 20, 2016, 81 Fed. Reg. 39,883. Our firm represents small business federal contractors. We submit...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)