NDAA, Subcontractors, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

CMMC 2.0 and FOCI Assessments: Preparing for What Lies Ahead

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 7/18/2024

Defense contractors and subcontractors that handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and do not have robust information-security system controls in place better get their house in order now if they want to do business...more

Key Takeaways from the Federal Government’s Proposed Rule Banning Certain Chinese-Origin Semiconductor Technology

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/17/2024

Earlier this month, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to implement parts of Section 5949 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...more

FY 2024 Defense Act: GHG Emissions, Subcontracting, and AI Considerations for US Government Contractors

Morgan Lewis on 1/2/2024

US President Joseph Biden recently signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 into law. Implications for government contractors range from new restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions certifications to...more

New Year, (Potentially) New Definition for “Subcontract”

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/20/2023

In addition to prohibiting the flow-down of non-mandatory FAR/DFARS clauses (which we talk about here), the Department of Defense (“DOD”) Final Rule in connection with the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement...more

Important NDAA Provisions for Contractors and Their Supply Chains

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/19/2023

On December 14, 2023, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), following the Senate’s passage a few days earlier. The President is expected to sign the NDAA into...more

SBA Updates Its Regulations On Lower-Tier Small Business Subcontracting Credit

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 10/16/2023

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued a final rule amending its regulation on lower-tier small business subcontracting credit to account for statutory changes introduced in the National Defense Authorization Act...more

Back To The Drawing Board: FAR Councils Withdraw Long-Delayed Proposed Rule For Lower-Tier Small Business Subcontracting Credit

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 4/3/2023

Some of you may recall the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 from nearly a decade ago. It amended the Small Business Act (SBA) to allow a contractor, under certain circumstances, to receive...more

SBA Proposed Rule Permits Prime Contractors to Receive Subcontracting Credit from Any Tier

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 3/7/2023

On December 19, 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule that would amend the SBA regulations to implement Section 870 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2020. Section 870...more

FAR Council Issues Final Rule on Accelerated Payments to Small Businesses

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/16/2023

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council recently published a final rule to implement a policy that provides for accelerated payments to small business prime contractors and small business subcontractors. This...more

Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider

Venable LLP on 1/6/2023

Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. Regulatory Updates - The FAR Council has proposed to amend the FAR...more

SBA Proposed Rule Would Permit Contractors to Receive Subcontracting Credit at Any Tier

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 12/22/2022

On December 19, 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule that, if enacted, will permit prime contractors to receive small-business subcontracting credit for subcontracts at any tier. The...more

Inflation Relief Is Coming for DOD Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/9/2022

As PilieroMazza has reported, rising costs due to inflation have been one of the most significant issues facing contractors with fixed-price contracts for the past year. Although the Department of Defense (DOD) and General...more

New Small Business Tools from the National Defense Authorization Act

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 7/29/2022

New Past Performance Regulations from the SBA: Section 868 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law 116–283, required the Small Business Administration (the SBA) to develop regulations that...more

FAR Councils Promulgate Final Rule Implementing SBA’s 2016 Revisions To The Limitations On Subcontracting Rule

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 8/31/2021

After a five-year wait, small business subcontracting rules that the Small Business Administration (SBA) promulgated in 2016 will finally appear in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and new solicitations. Chief among...more

At Long Last...The FAR Catches up on Limitations on Subcontracting!

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 8/19/2021

On August 10, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued a final rule, revising the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) relating to the limitations on prime contractors’ ability to subcontract on small business...more

FAR Council Publishes Three Final Rules Aimed at Boosting Small Business Contracting

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/13/2021

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council published three final rules on Aug. 11, 2021, amending the FAR to implement changes mandated by various National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs) and to homogenize the FAR...more

Here To Remind You Of The Key Provisions Of The Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act – You Oughta Know!

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 1/26/2021

Each year, Congress presents us in Title VIII of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a potpourri of procurement reforms, changes, and additions. Some are effective immediately, while some are bound for rulemaking...more

Section 889(a)(1)(B): Five Things to Know About the Interim Rule and a Roadmap for Compliance

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/5/2020

- Akin Gump is hosting a Webinar tomorrow, August 6, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. (EST) to discuss Section 889, the implementing regulations, and the grant and loan restrictions also effective August 13, 2020. - On July 14, 2020,...more

Interim Rule Issued To Implement 2019 NDAA Prohibition On The Use Of Covered Telecommunication And Video Surveillance Equipment Or...

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/15/2020

On July 14, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Council published a long-awaited interim rule (the “Interim Rule”) implementing the second prong of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act...more

SBA to Enact Significant Changes to Small Business Regulations Before 2020: Everything You Need to Know - Set-Aside Alert

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/20/2019

On Nov. 29, the Small Business Administration issued a final rule that will implement several provisions of the National Defense Authorization Acts of 2016 and 2017 and of the “RISE Act” of 2015, as well as other clarifying...more

National Defense Authorization Act › Subcontractors › Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)