The Ins and Outs of Recertifications for Government Contractors
Marti Arvin and Anthony Buenger on the CMMC Framework
Nonpublication Requests For Patent Applications: Disadvantages
SBA’s New WOSB / EDWOSB Certification Requirement and 8(a) Economic Disadvantage Criteria Revisions
Compliance Perspectives: Preparing for the Certification Exams
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Making Effective Use of the Claims/Disputes Process
If you are a business owner who is certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) or an Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE), you may be wondering what happens to your DBE status and...more
Are you a business owner who wants to participate in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) or Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) programs? If so, you need to know how the U.S. Department of...more
If you are a business owner who is certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) or an Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), you should be aware...more
Preliminary Note: On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, the United States Department of Transportation issued a final rule that modernized the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program and the Airport Concessions DBE (ACDBE)...more
The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently published a final rule making significant changes to the agency’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program which take effect on May 9. The rule aims to improve the...more
With both the Infrastructure Act and the Inflation Reduction Act bringing billions of dollars in new funding to state and local infrastructure projects, the contracting community is focusing its attention on DOT’s...more
If your business receives a notice that there are questions about your Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification, you should be aware of your rights when your DBE certification is on the line. A certifying...more
Every year on the anniversary date of your Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification, the regulations requires that you company file an “affidavit of no change.” 49 C.F.R. § 26.83(j). This affidavit must be...more
If you are a woman or minority owned business (WBE or MBE) you may have also been certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) through your state Department of Transportation (or local agency administering the...more
Has your business applied for certification as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) through your state Department of Transportation (or local agency administering the state’s certification program)? Are you wondering...more