March 15, 2016 APTAC invited to provide input on regulatory barriers APTAC Staff article The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee is seeking input from PTACs and their clients on a number of issues relating to DoD small business contracting. In … Continued
March 14, 2016 Lapsed SBA Mentor-Protege Agreement Makes Joint venture Firms Affiliated and No Longer “Small” Source: FAR Consulting & Training, Richard D. Lieberman, March 8, 2016 In North Star Magnus Pacific Joint Venture, SBA No. SIZ-5715, Feb. 17, 2016, … Continued
March 11, 2016 DoD proposes DFARS amendment to create awareness of contractors’ independent R&D Source: The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech, Chuck Schadl, March 3, 2016 The Department of Defense (DoD) is proposing to amend to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) … Continued
March 8, 2016 COs prohibited from making awards to companies with felonies or delinquent taxes Source: The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech, Chuck Schadl, February 26, 2016 The Federal Acquisition Regulation has been updated to “prohibit the Federal Government from … Continued
March 7, 2016 Expanded list of Industries eligible for WOSB set-asides released APTAC Staff article Effective Wednesday, March 3, SBA made major changes to the Women’s contracting program. Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015, a study was … Continued
March 7, 2016 SBA’s advocacy office objects to impact of DoD’s cybersecurity rules on small businesses Source: The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech, Chuck Schadl, March 2, 2016 A unit of the Small Business Administration (SBA) has filed objections to … Continued
March 6, 2016 Better compliance with subcontracting requirements is needed, Spence tells Subcommittee Washington, DC – February 25, 2016 – Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) President Chuck Spence appeared before the U.S. House Small Business Committee’s Subcommittee on … Continued
March 3, 2016 Women-owned small businesses should see more Contract set–asides Submitted by David Pease, Program Manager of the New Hampshire PTAC Effective Wednesday, March 3, SBA has made major changes to the Women’s contracting program. While it is too … Continued
March 2, 2016 Labor Dept. to require paid sick leave for workers of federal contractors Source: Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center, Chuck Schadl, February 29, 2016 The Department of Labor (DOL) is requiring federal contractors, subcontractors and certain parties who contract … Continued
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
