SBA, Proposed Rules

SBA Proposed Rule to Change How Recertification Affects Small Business IDIQs and Bring More Uniformity Across Various SBA Programs

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 9/20/2024

If the proposed rule is adopted, contractors will no longer qualify for set aside orders and agreements under multiple award IDIQ contracts after a disqualifying recertification. The proposed rule makes many changes to SBA...more

SBA’s Proposed Rule: Recertification of HUBZone Businesses

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 9/20/2024

September 19, 2024 Comments are due by October 7, 2024. Industry Group Leader Associate On Friday, August 23, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule that would significantly change the SBA’s HUBZone small...more

SBA Proposes Rule That Will Change M&A Landscape for Small Business, Recertifications to Impact Award Eligibility

Maynard Nexsen on 9/17/2024

The Small Business Administration ("SBA") recently issued a proposed rule that changes the effect of a concern's size recertification following mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") activity. Notably, the proposed rule is...more

SBA Proposes to Amend its Negative Control Rule, Which Could Have Major Implications for Small Businesses and Minority Shareholder

Maynard Nexsen on 9/13/2024

Recently, the Small Business Administration ("SBA") issued a proposed rule, which could significantly alter the status quo for permissible negative control. Impacted small businesses and their minority shareholders and...more

SBA’s Proposed Rule: All Small Mentor-Protégé Program ‎

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 9/12/2024

On Friday, August 23, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule that would significantly change the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program and other small business programs, including the 8(a) Program...more

SBA’s Proposed Rule: Affiliation and Negative Control

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 9/11/2024

Comments are due by October 7, 2024. On Friday, August 23, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule that would significantly change the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program and other small...more

SBA Proposes Significant Changes to Multiple Programs and Policies

Wiley Rein LLP on 8/28/2024

WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule that’s directed principally at amending its regulations governing the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program, but also proposes...more

SBA’s Proposed Rule: Impact on HUBZone and 8(a) Programs

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 8/26/2024

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

SBA Announces It Is Considering Whether To Prohibit Mentor-Protégé Joint Ventures From Competing For Multiple Award Contracts

Womble Bond Dickinson on 7/30/2024

On July 22, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) posted an announcement, Tribal Consultation for HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications and Potential Reforms Under Executive Order 14112, 89 Fed. Reg. 59010...more

SBA Notices Tribal Consultation in Advance of Proposed Rule Affecting HUBZone, 8(a) and Other Small Business Contracting Programs

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/24/2024

On July 22, 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a Notice of Tribal Consultations (Notice) in the Federal Register related to a forthcoming proposed rulemaking affecting a number of SBA's small...more

SBA Proposed Rule and its Impact on Alaska Native Corporations

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 6/12/2024

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) that will align the FAR with regulatory...more

CIRCIA: Cyber Incident Reporting for Practically Everyone?

Venable LLP on 4/8/2024

A sweeping array of businesses are another step closer to requirements to report cybersecurity incidents and ransomware payments to the federal government. On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS)...more

Coming Soon: Long-Awaited Updates to FAR Small Business Rules

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/2/2024

After several years of disjointed regulations between the Small Business Administration ("SBA") and the Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR") related to the limitations on subcontracting, revised FAR regulations are on the...more

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2024 Issue 1

Jenner & Block on 1/11/2024

Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

DoD Mentor-Protégé Program Solidified under Proposed Rule

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 11/10/2023

On October 25, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a Proposed Rule amending the Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and permanently authorizing the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program...more

SBA Releases Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda: The Economic Impact on Small Business Government Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/17/2023

On July 27, 2023, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released its Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda (Agenda) summarizing nine current and projected rulemakings. Notably, the SBA identified these rules as likely to have a...more

Harris Beach Monitoring PFAS Regulations for Drinking Water

Harris Beach PLLC on 7/13/2023

Four months after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed federal drinking water limits on “forever chemicals,” Harris Beach continues to monitor for a final resolution to the proposed regulations. A...more

SBA 8(a) Program Regulatory Changes: Limitations on Subcontracting

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 6/12/2023

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

Ostensible Clarity: SBA Rule Addresses Ostensible Subcontractor Rule in General Construction Contracts and DoverStaffing Factors

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 6/2/2023

In a previous post, we mentioned the April 27, 2023 Small Business Administration (SBA) Final Rule, which made a number of revisions to the Small Business Regulations. A few of those revisions relate to the Ostensible...more

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