March 1, 2016 GAO: Rule of Two Not Satisfied Where Businesses Do Not Manufacture Products Source: SmallGovCon, Matthew Schoonover, February 16, 2016 Where an agency buys manufactured goods, the FAR’s Rule of Two is satisfied when two or small business manufacturers … Continued
February 15, 2016 Follow the Kingdomware Case regarding the VA’s VOSB and SDVOSB priority requirement APTAC staff article At long last, the Supreme Court is set on February 22, 2016 to hear Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. vs United States, which charges … Continued
January 7, 2015 Deadline Extended for Vendors to be Added to SeaPort e Contracts This special notice is to inform vendors that after this Rolling Admission period, there are no plans to add new vendors to the current SeaPort e … Continued
January 5, 2016 It’s Baaaack: Kingdomware Case Set For Argument On February 22, 2016 Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Kopronce, December 23, 2015 The Supreme Court will decide the Kingdomware SDVOSB/VOSB case on its merits after all. According to the Supreme Court’s … Continued
December 4, 2015 VA & Kingdomware Agree: Supreme Court Case Isn’t Moot Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Koprince, November 24, 2015 The VA and Kingdomware Technologies Inc. haven’t agreed on much in recent years, but in briefs filed with the Supreme Court … Continued
December 2, 2015 Proposed Rule and New Legislation Take Different Approaches to Ease VOSB Requirements Efforts continue to make it easier for Veteran-owned (VOSB) and Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) to become verified under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affair’s … Continued
December 1, 2015 Rolling Admissions Special Notice for Seaport This special notice is to inform vendors that after this Rolling Admission period, there are no plans to add new vendors to the current SeaPort-e program. Synopsis – Rolling Admissions Fiscal … Continued
Kingdomware Shocker: VA Abandons Goal-Setting Argument The VA changes tactics in its Supreme Court case. Source: SmallGovCon, Article written by Steven Koprince, published October 2, 2015 In a stunning development in the Kingdomware SDVOSB/VOSB Supreme Court case, the Government has … Continued
Woman sentenced to 37 months for bribing VA official Source: centraljersey.com, published July 13, 2015 TRENTON — A Hopewell woman was sentenced to 37 months in prison for bribing a former Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) supervisory engineer at the … Continued
Change of Plans: New Proposal Would Alter FAR Subcontracting Plan Requirements The FAR requires most large business contractors to have a plan approved by the government to subcontract a certain amount of their work to the various types of small … Continued
