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Join us for a webinar on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) revised recertification rules and the potential impacts on your (or your investment target’s) multiple-award contracts....more
Effective January 16, 2025, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule intended to close what SBA considered to be a long-standing loophole in its size recertification rules that allowed a large business to...more
We continue our discussion of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) recent final rule on various small business programs. We previously discussed SBA’s changes to the effect of recertifications under multiple award...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Dec. 17, 2024, issued a Final Rule that substantially changes the effect of recertifications of size and socioeconomic status under set-aside contracts following the merger or...more
On December 17, 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued a Final Rule (“Rule") that will dramatically change the landscape for the Merger and Acquisition (“M&A”) market for both large and small businesses....more
In August, the Small Business Administration ("SBA") issued a proposed rule that included significant and sweeping changes to its regulations, including to its rules on joint ventures, mentor-protégé, HUBZones, and others....more
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
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a proposed rule impacting the ability of small business government contractors to continue performance of set-aside awards following a merger or acquisition. The...more
On October 25, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed rule to implement recommendations from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy’s memorandum “Increasing Small Business Participation on...more
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
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has released a proposed rule that would significantly alter a number of SBA small business program regulations, including those governing size recertifications. ...more
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
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
WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has requested comments on prospective policy changes concerning the use of joint ventures under the mentor-protégé program. Due to what SBA characterized as a “perception...more
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued a policy memorandum with a goal of promoting small business participation under multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts (MACs). One of the...more
Last week, the White House announced that the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") issued guidance to help small businesses in the federal contracting marketplace. With the guidance, as the announcement states, the...more
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
On Friday, September 29, 2023, the federal government filed its response to Ultima Services Corporation’s September 15th filing in the Ultima case. As a reminder, in its September 15th filing, Ultima Services Corporation...more
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
Over the past few years, the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) recertification rules have been the subject of much debate, with some arguing that recertification impacts an offeror’s eligibility for award and for future...more
The Court of Federal Claims (COFC) recently affirmed that agencies are required to apply the “Rule of Two” to all federal acquisitions in its decision of Tolliver Grp., Inc. v. United States. Further, agencies must give a...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule on Oct. 16, 2020, consolidating its Mentor-Protégé programs and making several potentially significant changes to other aspects of SBA's government contracting...more
SBA recently issued a final rule that will impact joint ventures, the mentor protégé program, the 8(a) program, and much more. PilieroMazza believes the final rule will largely simplify procedures for small businesses...more
WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule consolidating the 8(a) and All-Small Mentor-Protégé Programs. The rule eliminates the 8(a) version of the program, including its unique requirements and...more
At their best, the mentor-protégé programs administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) are programs whereby large business mentors may partner with small business protégés—providing the small business with...more