Set-Asides

SBA Looking to End Self-Certification

June 26, 2019 Amid small-business contracting boom, SBA looks to end self-certification for set-aside programs Federal News Network, Jory Heckman, June 25, 2019 With one in four dollars spent in federal contracts now going to small businesses, the Small Business … Continued

SBA Looking to End Self-Certification

June 26, 2019 Amid small-business contracting boom, SBA looks to end self-certification for set-aside programs Federal News Network, Jory Heckman, June 25, 2019 With one in four dollars spent in federal contracts now going to small businesses, the Small Business … Continued

New Solicitation for Small Business Posted on FedBizOpps

September 20, 2017 Multiple Environmental Government Acquisition (MEGA)-Restricted FedBizOpps.Gov, September 18, 2017 Great News!! The Multiple Environmental Government Acquisition (MEGA)-Restricted is finally posted on FedBizOpps (FBO). The FBO link to this solicitation (W912DY-16-R-0077) is as follows: https://go.usa.gov/xRzy9 . This solicitation … Continued

Kingdomware Ruling will have Broad Impact on Government Contracting

June 15, 2017 Kingdomware Doesn’t Require Recertification For GSA Schedule SDVOSB Set-Aside Orders Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Koprince, May 12, 2017 The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States does not require SDVOSBs to recertify their eligibility … Continued

Size Protest Questions Joint Venture

May 8, 2017 Joint Venture Affiliation Exception Isn’t Unlimited, OHA Says Source: SmallGovCon, Matthew Schoonover, May 3, 2017 To encourage joint venturing, the SBA’s size regulations provide a limited exception from affiliation for certain joint venturers: a joint venture qualifies … Continued

SBA’s Size Rules Determined on a Case-by-Case Basis

February 28, 2017 SBA OHA: “Manufacturer” Need Not Create Most Expensive Component Source: SmallGovCon, Matthew Moriarty, February 28, 2017 The SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals reaffirmed recently that a business need not manufacture the most expensive component of an … Continued

Sources Sought Can be Important to Small Businesses

January 6, 2017 Small businesses should respond to ‘sources sought’ and RFIs Source: Georgia Tech PTAC, Chuck Schadl, January 4, 2017 The Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) reminds our clients — and especially small businesses — that it’s very … Continued

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

Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program Finalized

July 7, 2016 SBA Finalizes “Universal” Small Business Mentor-Protege Program Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Koprince, July 22, 2016 The SBA has finalized its “universal” mentor-protege program for all small businesses. In a final rule scheduled to be published in the Federal … Continued