Episode 319 -- Deep Dive into SCG Plastics' $20 Million Settlement with OFAC for Violations of the Iran Sanctions Program
Joint Venture Basics for Large and Small Contractors
Bidding for Major Contracts? Compliance Requirements You Should Prepare for Now
Marriages don't last forever: How to terminate a Joint Venture - and come out of it relatively unscathed. Podcast episode 2
Marriages don't last forever - When Joint Ventures go wrong. Podcast episode 1
Construction Webinar Series: Building Compliance: Construction Industry Concerns Under FCA
Ashley Coselli and Daniel Wendt on Difficult Anti-Corruption Due Diligence Projects
Teeming with Teaming Agreements: Navigating Strategic Alliances in the Federal Marketplace
CIO-SP4 Is Ready To Launch: Is Your Business Equipped to Compete?
Roadmap to Joint Venture Agreements: Legal and Accounting Considerations
M&A Webinar - Trendspotting: The Rise of the Atypical Deal
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
Litigating During COVID: What You Need to Know
Shoot for the STARS: Q&A with SBA’s John Klein on GSA's 8(a) STARS III RFP
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Selling Products and Services to the Federal Government
Day 18 of One Month to More Effective Compliance for Business Ventures-Financial Review of Your Business Venture Partner
Day 15 of One Month to More Effective Compliance for Business Ventures- Tying It All Together for Joint Ventures
Day 14 of One Month to More Effective Compliance for Business Ventures-Auditing Joint Ventures
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
In a recent decision, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) affirmed a Small Business Administration (SBA) Area Office’s size determination and held that procedural deficiencies in a contractor’s Joint Venture Agreement...more
On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing the 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the...more
On May 30, 2023, the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Final Rule on Ownership and Control and Contractual Assistance Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program (the “Final Rule”) became effective. The Final...more
On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing its 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the SBA...more
As PilieroMazza noted recently here, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors, primarily those that are participants in the 8(a) Business Development...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule on Oct. 16, 2020, consolidating its Mentor-Protégé programs and making several potentially significant changes to other aspects of SBA's government contracting...more
SBA recently issued a final rule that will impact joint ventures, the mentor protégé program, the 8(a) program, and much more. PilieroMazza believes the final rule will largely simplify procedures for small businesses...more
Dear Ms. Fernandez - We are writing to submit comments on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) above-referenced proposed rule on amendments to its regulations to merge the 8(a) Business Development Program...more
Earlier this month, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule, suggesting several significant changes to the SBA’s Mentor Protégé programs. What are the key highlights? We summarize below....more
Lovers of consistency, rejoice! After a few years of administering two separate, yet substantially similar mentor-protégé programs, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has proposed a rulemaking to consolidate the 8(a)...more
Last time on “No Company is an Island,” we addressed the ways that the traditional prime-subcontractor relationship can result in a determination that two teaming partners are affiliated and, as a result, not a small business...more
On July 25, 2016, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released a much-anticipated Small Business Mentor Protégé Programs Final Rule that created a new expanded mentor-protégé program, modeled on the existing 8(a)...more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a long-awaited final rule establishing a new, expanded mentor-protégé program that will allow all types of small businesses to qualify as protégés, while retaining, but slightly...more
New Small Business Administration Rules Will Increase Eligibility for Large and Small Businesses to Bid Jointly on Set-Aside Contracts, but Not Without Greater Competition - The U.S. Small Business Administration’s...more
On July 25, 2016, SBA published the eagerly anticipated Final Rule establishing a governmentwide mentor-protégé program for all small business concerns. While there are a few departures from the details outlined in the...more
This brief article hits the highpoints of the proposed regulations changes issued by the SBA on Feb. 5, 2015, and addresses what many companies would consider the most substantive changes to date. Notably, other articles have...more