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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 – May 2025 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/23/2025

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Final Rule: List of Domestically Nonavailable Articles - On May 12, the General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Department of Defense (DOD),...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 2025 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/17/2025

SBA Update: New Rule Makes Major Changes to Eligibility and Certification Requirements for HUBZone Program - As PilieroMazza noted on December 17, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) published a...more

Fourth Quarter 2024 Government Contracts Policy and Regulatory Review

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 1/14/2025

The fourth quarter of 2024 presented government contractors with significant changes, including annual spending bills, new rulemakings, agency announcements and a new federal administration following the election. We review...more

SBA Proposes Faster Payments and Simplified Reporting

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 1/8/2025

On December 19, the Small Business Administration published proposed amendments to 13 CFR § 125.3 that would affect small business subcontracting. Their goal is to accelerate payments to small business subcontractors and...more

SBA Proposed Rule Expands “Rule of Two” to Multiple-Award Contracts

McGuireWoods LLP on 11/18/2024

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule on Oct. 24, 2024, expanding federal agencies’ ability to give preference to small businesses on task and delivery orders issued under multiple-award...more

Third Quarter 2024 Government Contracts Policy and Regulatory Review

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/1/2024

Federal agencies proposed or finalized several important rulemakings during the third quarter of 2024, raising new opportunities and considerations for government contractors. Below, we highlight some of these changes and...more

SBA Proposes to Apply the Rule of Two to Multiple-Award Contract Orders

Wiley Rein LLP on 11/1/2024

WHAT: On October 25, 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule to revise sections of SBA’s regulations (13 C.F.R. Part 125) to apply the Rule of Two to multiple-award contract task and delivery...more

SBA Proposed Rule Seeks to Expand "Rule of Two" to Multiple Award Contract Task Orders

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/28/2024

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Oct. 25, 2024, issued a proposed rule aimed at increasing small business participation in multiple award contracts (MACs) by expanding the application of the Rule of Two to...more

SBA’s Rule-of-Two Proposal Targets Increased Small-Business Set-Asides

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 10/28/2024

On October 25, the Small Business Administration proposed a rule intended to increase small business participation in multiple-award contracts. The rule would apply the “Rule of Two” to task and delivery orders issued under...more

SBA Issues Proposed Rule to Require "Rule of Two" for Orders Under Multiple Award Contracts

Maynard Nexsen on 10/28/2024

Today, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule that would expand the application of the "rule of two" (for small business) to orders under multiple award contracts. The proposed rule is welcome news for small...more

SBA Proposed Rule’s Potential Adverse Impacts on Small Business IT Value-Added Resellers

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/27/2024

In August, SBA proposed new rules on a wide range of topics. Some of the proposed rules, like the significant changes to the recertification rules that we blogged about, have been getting most of the headlines so far. The...more

How SBA's Proposed Size, Status Recertifications Rule Could Impact Small Business M&A

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/25/2024

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Aug. 23, 2024, issued a Proposed Rule that significantly changes the effect of recertifications of size and socioeconomic status under set-aside contracts following a merger or...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 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

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2025 #4

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 2025 #3

Fourth Quarter 2024 Government Contracts Policy and Regulatory Review

SBA Proposes Faster Payments and Simplified Reporting

SBA Proposed Rule Expands “Rule of Two” to Multiple-Award Contracts

Third Quarter 2024 Government Contracts Policy and Regulatory Review

SBA Proposes to Apply the Rule of Two to Multiple-Award Contract Orders

SBA Proposed Rule Seeks to Expand "Rule of Two" to Multiple Award Contract Task Orders

SBA’s Rule-of-Two Proposal Targets Increased Small-Business Set-Asides

SBA Issues Proposed Rule to Require "Rule of Two" for Orders Under Multiple Award Contracts

SBA Proposed Rule’s Potential Adverse Impacts on Small Business IT Value-Added Resellers

How SBA's Proposed Size, Status Recertifications Rule Could Impact Small Business M&A

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

SBA Proposes Significant Changes to Multiple Programs and Policies

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

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

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

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2024 Issue 1

DoD Mentor-Protégé Program Solidified under Proposed Rule

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

Small Business Contractors Rejoice or Repent: Final SBA Rule Adds Teeth to 13 CFR 125.6 Subcontracting Limitations

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

FAR Council Issues Final Rule on Accelerated Payments to Small Businesses

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

Impact of SBA Proposals on Federal Subcontracting

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