Some significant (perhaps short-term) changes have rapidly come to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) or the Program) following a U.S. Federal District Court for the...more
PilieroMazza recently shared the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) new rules: (1) Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) Moratorium Rescission and Removal of the Requirement for a Loan Authorization (Moratorium Rule) and...more
This full-day workshop, specifically designed for Ohio public owners, covers the project delivery methods available for public construction projects and when competitive bidding is required. The morning session features a...more
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the functions of its Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) will fully transfer to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on January 1, 2023. The CVE...more
Highlights: The original version of this article was published in the Spring 2011 issue of Brickerconstructionlaw.com. It has been updated based upon experiences over the last eleven years and additional review of the...more
Section 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 contains what is believed to be the first-ever federal government contracting program designed to specifically encourage and benefit...more
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC), in Sierra Nevada Corporation v. United States, recently held that a contracting agency’s justification of a sole-source contract award ran afoul of the Competition in Contracting Act...more
This webinar is part of the 13th Annual Selecting Project Delivery Methods & Bidding Public Construction Contracts Webinar Series. Bricker attorneys Doug Shevelow and Sam Lewis will discuss best practices for bid...more
As we recently discussed, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has published a long-awaited rule that made important changes to numerous small business contracting programs and the rules Federal agencies must follow...more
We recently wrote about the Department of Defense (DoD) amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to increase the threshold for requiring defense contracting agencies to issue sole-source...more
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently issued a formal amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to increase the threshold for requiring contracting agencies to issue sole-source...more
Join us for the 12th annual “Selecting Project Delivery Methods & Bidding Public Construction Contracts.” This webinar series, specifically designed for Ohio public owners, covers the project delivery methods available for...more
On December 17, 2019, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, sending it to the White House for the President’s signature. As with prior NDAAs, the 2020 NDAA includes a number of...more
The final rule revises and clarifies numerous provisions in the Small Business Administration’s regulations. SBA revised the limitation on subcontracting rules for set-aside service contracts by excluding direct costs such...more
A recent protest decision highlights a little-known sole source authority unique to GSA Schedule procurements that could benefit federal contractors and their agency customers working on complex information technology...more
Last month, Senator Marco Rubio, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, released the Chairman’s mark to the Small Business Administration (SBA) Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2019...more
Women-Owned Small Business Certification - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has published a proposed rule to amend its regulations to implement a statutory requirement to certify Women-Owned Small Businesses...more
Commercial and residential property owners and managers engage in many projects to construct and maintain their properties. From interior and exterior painting, flooring and lighting to paving and asphalt coatings, such...more
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, AND NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION - Clarification of Requirement for Justifications for 8(a) Sole Source Contracts - The Department of Defense...more
The Small Business Administration ("SBA") recently issued a proposed rule to address statutory changes that would permit agency contracting officers to award sole-source contracts to women-owned small businesses ("WOSBs") and...more
On December 2, 2014, the House Armed Services Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee released the text of an agreement they have reached on the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015 (“NDAA”). Section 825 of...more
DoD’s Implementation of Justification for 8(a) Sole-Source Contracts - The General Accountability Office (GAO) conducted a study to review how the Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented the requirement of a...more
In the recent decision of CMEC/ARC Electric JV v. Dep’t of Veterans Affairs, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) denied a contractor’s claims for defective specifications when the performance specification at issue...more