News Monthly Archives: December 2016

A Look Back at the HUBZone Program in 2016

December 9, 2016 HUBZone set-asides in 2016: an in-depth look Source: Set-Aside Alert, Alice Lipowicz, December 2016 Set-Aside Alert takes an in-depth look at the Small Business Administration’s HUBZone program for small businesses. Under the program, thousands of census tracts … Continued

DBE Programs On Highway Constructions Contracts Ruled Constitutional

December 6, 2016 Perks for Minority-Owned Businesses Upheld Source: Courthouse News Service, Lorraine Bailey, November 7, 2016 The federal program that offers advantages for minority and women-owned businesses on highway construction contracts may disproportionately burden subcontractors, but it is still … Continued

It is Important to Understand Teaming Arrangements Being Proposed

December 1, 2016 Ambiguous Contractor Teaming Agreement Sinks CIO-SP3 Proposal Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Koprince, November 18, 2016 Joint venture partner or subcontractor?  An offeror’s teaming agreement for the CIO-SP3 GWAC wasn’t clear about which tasks would be performed by joint … Continued