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The Small Business Administration is a United States federal agency established in 1953 by the Small Business Act. The SBA is dedicated to assisting and supporting small business and entreprenuers. The SBA carries out its mission through a variety of programs including providing financial and federal contract procurement assistance, management assistance, and specialized outreach to women, minorities and armed forces veterans. less -

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 2023

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/6/2023

Small Business Administration (SBA) Press Release: SBA Administrator Guzman Releases Statement on the Reopening of the 8(a) Application Portal - On Friday, September 29, U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2023 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/29/2023

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

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2023 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/25/2023

Reducing the Negative Impacts of a Government Shutdown for Federal Contractors - Once again, the specter of a government shutdown looms over the federal contracting community. The federal government is set to run out of...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2023

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/11/2023

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

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – July 2023

PilieroMazza PLLC on 7/7/2023

Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB): Certification; Correction, Small Business Administration (SBA) - SBA is correcting a final rule published in the Federal...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2023 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/8/2023

Debt Ceiling and Spending Deal: H.R. 3746 – Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 - The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, signed by President Biden on June 3, 2023, increases the federal debt limit, establishes new...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2023

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/2/2023

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Veterans Affairs Imposes Increased Cybersecurity Rules on Government Contractors - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a final rule, effective February 24, 2023, amending the...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

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 2023

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/20/2023

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - Remedies for NLRA Violations Now Include Consequential Damages: Important Takeaways for Employers - Last year, the National Labor Relations Board, the agency tasked with enforcing employee rights...more

Agencies Issue Notice of Proposed Regulations Amending FAR

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

On October 15, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule making changes to the SBA’s 8(a) program regulations “to more clearly articulate SBA’s intent with regard to certain aspects of the 8(a)...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– May 2022

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/9/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA Requests Comments on Potential Change in Size Standard for Resellers - On April 26, 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule regarding its small business size...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2022 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/21/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Biden Signs PRICE Act to Reform Federal Procurement and Help Small Business Contractors, March 9, 2022, Cy Alba President Biden recently signed the PRICE Act (Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 2022 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/10/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - House Passes Stopgap Bill to Prevent Shutdown - The Hill reported that the House passed a stopgap measure to extend federal government funding until March 11, 2022, to prevent a shutdown next week...more

Summary of Agency Class Deviations Implementing Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 11/10/2021

The Government Contracts and Global Trade Group is pleased to provide a summary of some of the key class deviations and other memoranda published by U.S. Government agencies implementing the federal contractor COVID-19...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2021 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/25/2021

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it will issue an emergency temporary...more

DOD, GSA, and NASA Issue Proposed Rule to Update the HUBZone Program in the FAR

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/23/2021

The Small Business Administration (SBA) updated its Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) program in a final rule issued on November 26, 2019, at 84 FR 65,222. The Department of Defense, General Services...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - February 2020

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/6/2020

CLIENT ALERT: CMMC Is Coming: Are You Ready? PilieroMazza previously blogged regarding the draft releases of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) guidelines in anticipation of its final release. The...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - January 2020 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/14/2020

PODCAST: Ex Rel. Radio – False Claims Act: The Risks to Small Business Government Contractors “False Claims Act: The Risks to Small Business Government Contractors” is the fifth episode of “Ex Rel. Radio,” our multi-part...more

Government Agencies Release 2020 Regulatory Agendas

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/3/2020

As 2019 comes to a close, the government is setting its short- and long-term goals for 2020. On December 26, 2019, a number of federal agencies released their regulatory agendas for the upcoming year, including the Department...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2019 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/21/2019

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

Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2019 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/13/2019

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - This Project Is Behind Schedule - What Is a Contractor to Do? - Construction projects rarely, if ever, go precisely as planned. One of the most common issues government contractors face is...more

DoD, GSA and NASA Issue Proposed Rule Addressing Credit for Lower-Tier Small Business Subcontracting

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/1/2019

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), (collectively, the Agencies) just issued a Proposed Rule that addresses...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2018 #5

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/31/2018

COMMENTS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION’S PROPOSED RULE ON THE HUBZONE PROGRAM, RIN 3245-AG38 - On December 27, 2018, PilieroMazza submitted comments to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - March 2018 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/2/2018

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - FAR Class Deviation for Enhanced Debriefings - The Department of Defense (DoD) issued a FAR class deviation last Thursday for enhanced debriefings in light of Section 818 of the FY2018 NDAA (NDAA...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2017

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/7/2017

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - “SBA Launches New HUBZONE Maps and Partners with U.S. Digital Service to Streamline and Enhance Online Services for Small Businesses” U.S. Small Business Administration Press Release, July...more

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