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The Company You Keep: FCA Investigations of 8(a) Program Contractors

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Federal government contracts are routinely awarded to companies supplying goods and services to U.S. government agencies. According to the Government Accountability Office, in 2023, the federal government committed about $759...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

OHA Decision Reaffirms SBA’s Strict Adherence to Joint Venture Requirements

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In a recent decision, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) affirmed a Small Business Administration (SBA) Area Office’s size determination and held that procedural deficiencies in a contractor’s Joint Venture Agreement...more

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LS3, LLC Size Determination Appeal Dismissed as Moot

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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

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Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2024 Issue 1

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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Recent Court Ruling Already Reflected in GSA’s OASIS+ Solicitations

It is not any exaggeration to say that mentor-protégé joint ventures (MPJVs) have taken over the world of set-aside Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs). For example, late last year it was reported that the initial...more

Wiley Rein LLP

GAO Rejects Unlawful Solicitation Restrictions on Mentor-Protégé Joint Ventures

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued two decisions sustaining challenges to solicitation restrictions on mentor-protégé joint ventures. Both were matters of first impression for GAO, in which GAO...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

GAO Confirms Joint Ventures Pursuing DOD Contracts May Rely on Facility Clearances of Their Members

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In a recent decision, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a protest challenging the terms of a solicitation because it required that a joint venture (JV) pursuing an Air Force contract hold a facility...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Proposed Bi-Partisan Legislation Could Mean Changes for Small Businesses

Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills that could mean big changes for small businesses. The first, the “Capturing All Small Businesses Act,” H.R. 5130, aims to change the way that the Small...more

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

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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

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