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On March 1, 2024 a United States District Court in Alabama held in National Small Business United dba National Small Business Association v. Yellen (NSBA Case) that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional. ...more
On February 20, 2023, Wigs Plus L.L.C. filed an appeal against the Small Business Administration regarding the denial of their SDVOSB certification application. The SBA had determined that Wigs Plus L.L.C. did not meet the...more
On May 16, 2023, Horizon Marketing, Inc. filed an appeal with the Small Business Administration after their application for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) certification was denied. The denial was based...more
In February of 2023, GC&V Construction, LLC challenged a size determination that deemed the company ineligible as a small business. The basis for their appeal revolves around the claim that errors occurred during the Area...more
In May 2023, the SBA Office of Government Contracting made two significant Size Determinations, Nos. 6-2023-020 and 6-2023-021, concerning the small business status of LS3, LLC. Challenging these determinations, LS3, LLC...more
Vorago Technologies, Inc. recently appealed a size determination that categorized the company as "other than small" and consequently rendered it ineligible for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The U.S....more
Aldevra, LLC filed two appeals challenging the size determination of Government Sales, LLC (GSL). The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals consolidated these two appeals into one proceeding....more
Birdon America, Inc. was recently engaged in an appeal process regarding a size determination made by the Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA determined that Birdon America, Inc. does not qualify as a small business...more
In a recent size appeal case, Razor Consulting Solutions, Inc. found itself at odds with the Small Business Administration (SBA) over a size determination made by the SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA). This blog post...more
The M.R. Pittman Group, LLC filed an appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 22, 2023. This appeal stemmed from the dismissal of their bid protest by the United States Court of Federal...more
On July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee held in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric. that the "rebuttable presumption" of social disadvantage under Small Business...more
Last year, we published an article titled “What to Do if Your PPP Forgiveness Application Is Denied.” Today, we share some insights into the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and appeals process based on our representation of...more
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has an interesting construction. With seemingly no competition to bring size protests and the successful completion of a previous grant before a second grant, the unusual...more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) bid protest in question arose out of a Department of State request for proposals for an aviation program support service. The contract was a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small...more
Key Takeaways - ..The pending case, Silver v. Internal Revenue Service, will provide insight, when decided, of the view of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on the scope of judicial review of...more
What information must a joint venture agreement contain when a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) is involved? This protest was initiated by ECS, the next lowest bidder, who alleged that KRR partners did...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of April 24, 2022 – April 30, 2022... April 25, 2022: The IRS issued a news release, soliciting...more
The Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Office of Hearing and Appeals (“OHA”) rejected a small business government contractor’s 8(a) participation determination appeal as untimely, notwithstanding the contractor’s claim...more
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) public data indicates that more than 98% of the total Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan value requested to be forgiven by borrowers has been forgiven by the SBA (approximately...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Chief Counsel is the chief legal advisor to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on all matters pertaining to the interpretation, administration and enforcement of the Internal Revenue Laws....more
In government contracting, there are specific contracts reserved for small businesses. For a company to be eligible for these contracts, the business must meet specific size standard requirements established by the Small...more
Every year, the federal government awards at least three percent of all federal contracting dollars to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), and limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that...more
In 2022, there will inevitably be an uptick in the number of appeals of Small Business Administration (SBA) loan decisions in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) context. This is due simply to the passage of time, to the...more
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