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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 -

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

Trials and Trib(e)ulations: SBA Seeks Tribal Consultation on Eligibility, Funding, and Contract Competition

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/9/2024

Government contractors who are members of a tribal nation should be aware of the meetings listed below and a listening session the Small Business Administration (SBA) is hosting regarding important developments within the...more

SBA Proposed Rule and its Impact on Alaska Native Corporations

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 6/12/2024

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) that will align the FAR with regulatory...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 2023 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/16/2023

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Final Rule: NASA Mentor-Protégé Program - NASA is finalizing amendments to the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to reflect...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2023 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/17/2023

Department of Labor (DOL) Announces Final Rule to Modernize Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) - The DOL announced the issuance of the final rule “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation” to update regulations that...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2023 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/10/2023

DOL Finalizes Landmark Changes to Davis-Bacon Act: What Federal Construction Contractors Need to Know - On August 8, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced their final rule (Final Rule) revising the Davis-Bacon Act...more

DOD Issues Final Rule on SBA Joint Venture Eligibility ‎

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 11/29/2022

On October 28, 2022, the Department of Defense’s amendments to FAR 52.212-3 and FAR 52.219-1 became effective. These changes amended the Federal Acquisition Regulations to be in line with prior changes by the SBA to its...more

SBA Changes Mentor Protégé Programs and Other Small Business Contracting Rules

Wiley Rein LLP on 10/26/2020

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

SBA Announces that Federal Agencies Increased Prime Contract Awards to Small Business Contractors in FY 2019

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/25/2020

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

The 2020 NDAA's Impact on Government Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/20/2019

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

Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update - December 2019

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/5/2019

Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary of and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Executive Orders - ...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - April 2018 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/30/2018

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Tribal Consultation for Small Business HUBZone Program and Government Contracting Programs and Consolidation of Mentor Protégé Programs and Other Government Contracting Amendments - The...more

Comments on Notice–MV–2017–01, Evaluation of Existing Acquisition Regulations

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/17/2017

The U.S. General Service Administration’s (“GSA”) is seeking input on acquisition regulations, policies, standards, business practices and guidance issued by GSA across all of its acquisition, disposal, and sales programs,...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2016 #5

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/30/2016

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Payment of Subcontractors - On January 20, 2016, the Department of Defense, Government Accountability Office, and National Aeronautic and...more

SBA Final Rule on Mentor-Protégé Programs for All Small Businesses Becomes Effective

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/26/2016

The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a long-awaited final rule establishing a new, expanded mentor-protégé program that will allow all types of small businesses to qualify as protégés, while retaining, but slightly...more

The National 8(a) Association Summer Conference Recap; Mentor-Protégé Regs Looming

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/28/2016

On June 13-14, the National 8(a) Association held its annual summer conference in Anchorage, Alaska. The conference included useful programs on a variety of topics of interest to tribal, Alaska Native Corporations (ANC), and...more

The House Small Business Committee Releases a Spate of Small Business Legislation

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/21/2016

On the heels of a GAO report calling for more leadership attention to be paid to SBA’s “management challenges,” a number of bills have been referred to the House Small Business Committee since the new year started, calling...more

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