News & Analysis as of September 18, 2024

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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

Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider

Venable LLP on 1/6/2023

Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. Regulatory Updates - The FAR Council has proposed to amend the FAR...more

SBA Annual Scorecard Shows Federal Government Continues to Prioritize Small Business Contracting

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/27/2022

The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) recently released its annual Procurement Scorecard, demonstrating the federal government’s continued prioritization of small business contracting and subcontracting. In 2021, the...more

Impact of SBA Proposals on Federal Subcontracting

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/3/2022

As PilieroMazza recently noted, SBA released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact government contractors. The proposed rule is focused on SBA’s 8(a) Program (see our client alert highlighting those proposed changes...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2022 #5

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/29/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA’s Proposed Rule Alters the Landscape for Size and Status Protests - On September 9, 2022, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule (the Rule) making substantial changes to the...more

Government Small Business Contracting Continues to Increase: Creating Opportunities and Potential Pitfalls

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/19/2020

The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) recently announced that the federal government exceeded its small business contracting goal by awarding $132.9 billion dollars in federal contracts – 26.5% of the government’s...more

Proposed Changes to Small Business Rules That All Government Contractors Need to Know

Perkins Coie on 1/24/2019

The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule on December 4, 2018, to implement, among other things, certain provisions of the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) of 2016 and 2017. The proposed rule,...more

The FCA Impact Of DOJ’s Increased Focus on Small Business

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/29/2015

In 2014, the Small Business Administration reported that almost a quarter of approximately $367 billion of eligible funding for small business contracting, or roughly $91.7 billion, was awarded to small businesses as prime...more

PilieroMazza Legal Advisor - Second Quarter 2015

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/6/2015

In This Issue: - Subcontracting Plans: How Implementing Best Practices Now Can Save You Headaches Down the Road - Recent ASBCA Decision Opens Door to New Approach for Contractors Negotiating Collective...more

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