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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 -

SBA Proposes Significant Changes to Multiple Programs and Policies

Wiley Rein LLP on 8/28/2024

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

When a Protégé Rebels Against Its Mentor: The Price Contractors Pay for Not Knowing Fiduciary Duties

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/8/2024

What happens when a protégé rebels against its mentor? In a recent decision from the Eleventh Circuit, Yorktown Sys. Grp. Inc., v. Threat Tec LLC, the court had to deal with such a question after Threat Tec, the protégé and...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

DoD Mentor-Protégé Program Solidified under Proposed Rule

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 11/10/2023

On October 25, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a Proposed Rule amending the Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and permanently authorizing the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program...more

Subcontracting To A Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture: Changes To How Small Business Subcontracting Goals Are Calculated

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 9/7/2023

Recent changes to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations affect how large businesses can take small business credit for subcontracting to their own mentor-protégé joint ventures (MPJVs). SBA’s final rule...more

SBA 8(a) Program Regulatory Changes: Follow-On Contracts

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 8/2/2023

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

SBA 8(a) Program Regulatory Changes: Ostensible Subcontractor Rule ‎

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 6/1/2023

On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing its 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the SBA...more

[Webinar] Partnering to Win: Teaming, Subcontracting, Joint Ventures, and Mentor-Protégé Agreements - May 23rd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm...

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/24/2023

The unique regulatory landscape of government contracting makes it difficult for new or commercial businesses to enter the space and win prime contracts. Fortunately, the government has created several programs to assist...more

GAO Confirms Yet Another Benefit Of Mentor-Protégé Programs

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/11/2021

Mentor-protégé programs, such as the government-wide one at the SBA for all small business concerns, are designed to help small contractors engage in federal contracting by allowing larger, more experienced mentor firms to...more

Bye Bye 8(a) MPP and Hello to New Small Business Rules!

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 12/11/2020

In October, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule entitled “Consolidation of Mentor-Protégé Programs and Other Government Contracting Amendments,” which went into effect on November 16, 2020....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

SBA Issues Proposed Regulations Regarding its Mentor-Protégé Program, Joint Venture Activity and Size Representations and Size...

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/11/2019

On November 8, 2019, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a substantial proposed rule addressing a plethora of potential changes to the regulations governing small business programs. Below is a snapshot of key...more

Protégé Subcontract Revenues from Mentor Hold No Basis for Economic Dependence

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/19/2019

An important benefit of a mentor-protégé agreement (MPA) is that no determination of affiliation may be found between a protégé and its mentor solely because of assistance provided under the agreement. A recent decision of...more

No Company is an Island – Part 2: Joint Ventures and Affiliation

Williams Mullen on 10/11/2017

Last time on “No Company is an Island,” we addressed the ways that the traditional prime-subcontractor relationship can result in a determination that two teaming partners are affiliated and, as a result, not a small business...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

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2016 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/30/2016

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Amendments to Department of Defense (“DOD”) Mentor-Protégé Program DOD has issued a proposed rule which will amend the DFARS to implement Section 861 of the NDAA 2016, which provides amendments...more

FAQ on the Limitations on Subcontracting New Rules

PilieroMazza PLLC on 7/28/2016

We recently held a live seminar and a webinar on the new Limitations on Subcontracting (“LOS”) rule. We reviewed the questions submitted during the sessions, and noticed that many of the same questions were being asked by...more

SBA Issues Important Changes and Clarification Concerning Small Business Regulations

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC on 6/2/2016

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has had a very busy week. First, on May 24, 2016, the agency issued “Statement of General Policy No. 3” (“the Statement”) clarifying the hotly debated inter-affiliate sales exclusion...more

Understanding SBA’s Proposed Rule Changes For The Mentor-Protégé Program And Limitations On Subcontracting

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/1/2015

In This Presentation: - Two new proposed rules from SBA: - Mentor-protégé program for all small businesses - Limitations on subcontracting - Both rulemakings contain many other proposals that...more

Legislative and Regulatory Update for Small Businesses

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/13/2015

In This Presentation: - Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program - Joint Venture Changes - Kingdomware Decision - Changes to Limitations on Subcontracting - Rotech Decision -...more

SBA Proposes Sweeping Changes to Small Business Affiliation Rules

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC on 2/17/2015

The SBA is on a roll! It seems that ringing in the new year has invigorated the agency, prompting it to act on the various outstanding directives set forth in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013...more

SBA Proposes Subcontracting Reforms and Other Changes

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/11/2015

In this presentation: - Hot off the presses: SBA’s proposed rule for the new mentor-protégé program for all small businesses - How the limitations on subcontracting currently work - Changes to the...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - February 2015

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/9/2015

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - DOL Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Discrimination on the Basis of Sex - The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a...more

National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 Includes Significant Small Business-Related Provisions

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/4/2013

The National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (“NDAA”), which the President signed into law on January 3, 2013, includes significant reforms to the rules for contracting with small businesses....more

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