June 8, 2016 Final Rule Revises Many Small Business Administration Regulations Source: The National Law Review, J. Hunter Bennett and Jade C. Totman, June 6, 2016 The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has released a final rule revising many small business … Continued
February 12, 2016 SBA changes the definition of what it means to be a small wholesaler Source: The Washington Post, Aaron Gregg, January 28, 2016 The U.S. Small Business Administration, the federal agency that provides loans and other assistance for small … Continued
February 5, 2016 SBA Increases Size Standards for Hundreds of Industries; Changes Effective February 26th APTAC staff article “New size standards will enable nearly 1,650 more businesses in those industries to obtain or retain small business status, will give federal … Continued
January 29, 2016 SBA Considers Public Comments on Proposed Size Standard Increases to NAICS Codes 562910 and 541519 Source: JD Supra Business Advisor, Jon Williams, PilieroMazza PLLC, January 26, 2016 As we previously reported, on September 10, 2014, the SBA released … Continued
January 20, 2016 Nonmanufacturer Rule: Post-Proposal Substitutions Don’t Work Source: Smallgovcon, Steven Koprince, January 5, 2016 The nonmanufacturer rule requires, among other things, that the prime contractor supply the end items of a small business manufacturer, or obtain a SBA waiver … Continued
VA CVE Verification Does Not Provide Affiliation Shield, Says SBA OHA By Steven Koprince Even if the VA Center for Verification and Evaluation has found that a service-disabled veteran “unconditionally” controls a SDVOSB, the SBA may nonetheless determine that other … Continued
Contracting Success in a Changing Government Environment Source: Federal Times.com, By Michael Fischetti, NCMA, published February 25, 2015 Behind many contracting issues today is the implied topic of who is or isn’t winning contract awards. In the private sector, it’s … Continued
Non-Manufacturer Rule: Foreign-Made Products Didn’t Qualify Source: SmallGovCon, By Steve Koprince March 4, 2015 A contractor did not qualify as a small business under the non-manufacturer rule where it proposed to sell foreign-made products–even though the contractor itself was … Continued
