Nonpayment of Subcontractors: Can Subcontractors Get Any Help From the Government?
On October 5, the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) issued a joint notice (Joint Notice) with the Small Business Association (SBA) and in coordination with the Department of Defense (DOD) clarifying that the...more
This month's bid protest spotlight considers two recent protests. J.E. McAmis Inc. v. U.S. is an important decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims concerning the court's lack of authority to review the U.S. Small...more
This month's bid protest spotlight focuses on one recent U.S. Court of Federal Claims decision and two U.S. Government Accountability Office decisions. While all three protests were unsuccessful, each serves as a different...more
The final rules increase the receipts-based small business size standards for these industries, allowing many businesses to remain a small business for longer or regain their small business status. The final rules increase...more
On November 27, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a Proposed Rule to revise the small business size standards for businesses in five North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) sectors in an...more
The proposed rule would increase the receipts-based small business size standards for 70 service industries in five industrial sectors, allowing many businesses to qualify or re-qualify for small business set-aside...more
The proposed rule would increase the receipts-based small business size standards for 46 service industries, allowing many businesses to remain a small business for longer or regain their small business status. Using a...more
Recent developments in small business procurement policy indicate that the government’s increase in the amount of contract awards to small businesses is likely to continue. The government exceeded its 23 percent small...more
Effective August 19, 2019, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has updated and increased the monetary-based size standards (i.e. receipts-based and assets-based size standards). The SBA announced this change back in...more
In a Memorandum Opinion issued on June 17, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia applied the so-called "presumed loss" rule to assess the full contract value as the measure of the government’s loss for...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Payment of Subcontractors - DOD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement the section of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 that requires...more
As we explained in a previous blog post, Section 825 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015 creates sole source authority for participants in the Woman-Owned Small Business ("WOSB") Program. ...more
8(A) Subcontracting Limitations: Continued Noncompliance with Monitoring Requirements Signals Need for Regulatory Change - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has conducted a study to review how federal agencies...more
In this presentation: - Current climate - Why does the Government suspend or debar a contractor? - What does it mean to be suspended or debarred? - What process does the Government follow to...more