Federal Small Business Programs—A Primer for Government Contractors
Exit Strategies for GOVCONs with Set Aside Contracts: 2021 Insights and Lessons Learned from Business Owners and Advisors
SBA’s Final Rule on SBA’s MP Program, Joint Ventures, Affiliation and 8(a) Regulations
SBA’s Final Rule on Mentor-Protégé Programs: Key Changes for Government Contractors
Growth Strategies for Small Businesses Moving to Mid-Tier
Exiting From the Valley of the Shadow of Death: Successful Growth Strategies for Small Businesses...
SBA’s New WOSB / EDWOSB Certification Requirement and 8(a) Economic Disadvantage Criteria Revisions
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims recently issued a significant opinion in Gemini Tech Servs., LLC v. United States, holding that the Army’s failure to follow required procedures under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)...more
Federal government agencies propound small business contracting goals that guide other agencies with regard to how much of their contracting dollars should be awarded to small businesses. The SBA conducts an annual review and...more
We continue our discussion of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) recent final rule on various small business programs. We previously discussed SBA’s changes to the effect of recertifications under multiple award...more
On January 20, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.” The order states that it ends “all discriminatory and illegal preferences,...more
As many of you know, federal contracting programs aimed at leveling the playing field for diverse and women-owned businesses have been under legal attack. An incredible number of small businesses rely heavily on these...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Final Rule, which takes effect on Jan. 16, 2025, makes a range of substantive changes to the regulatory regime for small business contractors. Holland & Knight previously...more
Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a decision dismissing a challenge to the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program. You can read a copy of the...more
As PilieroMazza outlined on December 17, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued its highly-anticipated final rule (Rule) in response to its August 2024 proposed rule and the hundreds of public comments....more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) published earlier this month one of the most significant rule changes in recent history. We previously addressed the new M&A and long-term recertification rules....more
As PilieroMazza has been reporting, the Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued its much-anticipated final rule, which updates and clarifies many regulations that impact small businesses. The revised regulations...more
On December 17, the Small Business Administration issued a final rule that makes significant changes to the agency’s small business 8(a) and HUBZone programs. These generally extend the changes the SBA initially proposed in...more
Beyond their immediate purpose of resolving procurement disputes, bid protest decisions of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims are valuable in two other ways. First, these rulings...more
As we have previously discussed, a case filed in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Mid-America Milling Company, LLC, et. al. v. U.S. Department of Transportation, et. al., Case No. 3:23-cv-72,...more
Welcome to our ninth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. Building Code Legislation Becomes Law - Why this is important: Senate Bill 166, 2024 Building Code Regulatory...more
As PilieroMazza noted recently, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors. This client alert discusses a major proposed change that would significantly...more
As PilieroMazza noted recently the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors, including those that are participants in or seeking to be admitted to the...more
SBA Proposed Changes to 8(a) Program Impacts Applicants and Participants - As PilieroMazza noted recently here, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government...more
As PilieroMazza noted recently, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors, including those that are participants in or seeking to be admitted to the...more
On Friday, August 23, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule that would make significant changes to the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program, as well as modifications to other small business...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s ruling, holding that waiver of sovereign immunity for claims related to a federal contracting program means the defendant, a sovereign...more
On March 5, 2024, in its opinion and order for the case of Jeffrey Nuziard, et. al. v. Minority Business Development Agency, et. al., Case 4:23-cv-00278-P, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Fort...more
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) program) faced new constitutionality challenges in a case filed at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) by Advanced Simulation Technology...more
On October 26, 2023, a new legal challenge to the federal Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program was filed in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Raising the...more
Karthik Consulting, LLC v. United States, Case No. 23-944, a recent Court of Federal Claims case, identifies an essential nuance in determining the eligibility of contractors who have graduated from the Small Business...more
On Friday, October 6, 2023, Ultima Services Corporation filed a reply brief in Ultima Services Corp. v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, et. al., Case No. 2:20-cv-00041, which continued to argue for an injunction against the award...more