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Are You One of the 20,000 Self-Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses? Because of a New Regulation, You Should...

Venable LLP on 6/12/2024

On June 6, 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a direct final rule eliminating self-certification for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) when considering contracts for agency...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2024

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/8/2024

House Passes $460 Billion Package of Spending Bills. Senate Expected to Act Before Shutdown Deadline, Federal News Network - The House passed a $460 billion package of spending bills Wednesday that would keep money...more

Decoding the 2024 NDAA: Implications for Defense Contractors Small and Large

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/7/2024

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), signed into law on December 22, 2023, signals significant changes across the defense acquisition and contracting landscape. These changes are poised...more

Recent Changes for Contractors to Consider - SBA Small Business Credit Rules, CMMC Updates, CTA Reporting, FLSA Overtime...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 1/29/2024

Aerospace, defense, and security businesses are subject to a myriad of regulations and operational requirements that are constantly changing. These include things like SBA rules for credit for small businesses and...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

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

Comparing Senate and House NDAA 2024

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 8/11/2023

On July 27, 2023, the United States Senate passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year 2024 (S.2226), setting the stage for negotiation with the House of Representatives over the...more

Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider - June 2023

Venable LLP on 6/20/2023

Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. President Signs Fiscal Responsibility Act Suspending Debt Ceiling: The...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

Congress Passes FY2023 NDAA and Implements Significant Changes to Federal Procurement Policy

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/19/2022

Congress recently passed the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), authorizing $858 billion in defense spending and implementing some significant changes to federal procurement policy. The bill will now be sent to...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

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2022

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/7/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - 2022 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Key Takeaways for Government Contractors - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released its 2022 Bid Protest Annual Report (Report), which...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – July 2022 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/1/2022

House Approves More Than $400 billion of Government Funding in ‘Minibus’ Package - The House passed a sprawling spending package for the coming fiscal year, approving more than $400 billion in government spending ahead of...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

Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2020 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/18/2020

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

Key Provisions in the 2021 NDAA for Government Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/14/2020

‘Tis the season for holiday cheer and the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). The NDAA, commonly referred to as “must pass” legislation, is a key legislative vehicle that Congress uses each year to address a wide...more

GSA’s Take on Implementation of Section 889 | Government Contracts & Investigations Blog

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/30/2020

On September 10, 2020, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) hosted a webinar related to its implementation of Section 889 of the 2019 NDAA – the ban relating to certain Chinese telecom companies – and associated...more

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