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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 -

Trump 2.0: Implications for Federal Spending and the Workforce

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/19/2024

The election of former President Trump has the potential to significantly change the federal procurement landscape. As with his first term, President-elect Trump will prioritize government efficiency, including plans to...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

Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Violates Fifth Amendment's Guarantee of Equal Protection, Court Says

Clark Hill PLC on 11/7/2024

In an effort to increase participation by disadvantaged business enterprises in projects funded by federal transportation grants, received by certain state departments of transportation (DOT), Congress enacted the U.S....more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2024

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/7/2024

SBA’s Proposed Changes to “Rule of Two” Increases Award Opportunities for Small Business Government Contractors. . .Maybe - On October 25, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed rule to...more

Don't Miss Your Window: The Importance of Timely SBA Size Protests

Potomac Law Group, PLLC on 11/5/2024

Imagine you're a small business owner trying to win a government contract. You meet all the requirements to be considered "small." However, another company wins the contract, but you think they might not actually be as small...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’s Proposed Changes to “Rule of Two” Increases Award Opportunities for Small Business Government Contractors. . .Maybe

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/1/2024

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

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

Small Business, Big Wins: Small Businesses and Government Contracting

Benesch on 10/30/2024

So often in the fierce competition for growth, small businesses get frustrated with enterprise players’ ability to undercut pricing and leverage relationships within the private sector to the disadvantage of equally suitable...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

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 2024 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/24/2024

Corporate Transparency Act, Part 2: Exempt Status, Physical Office, Dissolved and Tribal Entities, and Beneficial Ownership Information - The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which came into effect on January 1, 2024, has...more

15 Key Takeaways from the Final CMMC Program Rule Issued by DOD

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/17/2024

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has long questioned whether contractors and their supply chains have been fully compliant with existing cybersecurity requirements aimed at protecting Controlled Unclassified Information...more

Small Business Recertification: Key Issues Under SBA’s Recent Proposes Changes

Wiley Rein LLP on 10/11/2024

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a proposed rule that covers a variety of topics that will be of interest to small- and large-business government contractors, touching on requirements for the...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 2024

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/4/2024

Department of Defense (DOD) Rules: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) - On September 26, DOD published five final rules and three proposed rules to amend the DFARS. The final rules are effective...more

Unraveling the Latest District Court Decision on DOT’s DBE Program

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 10/1/2024

As we have previously discussed, a case filed in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Mid-America Milling Company, LLC, et. al. v. U.S. Department of Transportation, et. al., Case No. 3:23-cv-72,...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2024 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/30/2024

SBA Proposed Material Changes to HUBZone Program Impacts Eligibility - As PilieroMazza noted recently here, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government...more

SBA Proposes Substantive Changes to Negative Control and Unconditional Ownership and Control Considerations Across Socioeconomic...

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/27/2024

As PilieroMazza noted recently, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors. This client alert discusses a major proposed change that would significantly...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

SBA Proposed Material Changes to HUBZone Program Impacts Eligibility

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/26/2024

As PilieroMazza noted recently the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors, including those that are participants in or seeking to be admitted to 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 Proposed Changes to 8(a) Program Impacts Applicants and Participants

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/19/2024

As PilieroMazza noted recently, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors, including those that are participants in or seeking to be admitted to the...more

SBA Proposes Significant Changes to Size Recertification Rules

Venable LLP on 9/17/2024

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

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

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