University of Houston PTAC Advisor Sutton Recognized by SBA’s Houston District The Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) congratulations Deidra Sutton for being named 2015 Minority Small Business Champion by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Houston District. Sutton, … Continued
Central Coast company fraud against Veterans Administration A Santa Maria company paid a $1 million settlement and agreed to close down on May 11 after its owner was accused of falsely claiming the company was a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business … Continued
Bill would provide transition period for SDVOSB status H.R. 1313, the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Relief Act passed the House of Representatives on Monday, May 18th. The bill would protect small businesses owned by disabled veterans in … 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
Training for Veteran small business owners (VSOB) to compete for VA set-aside procurements U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Blog March 26, 2015 Stolen Valor is a topic that can raise the blood pressure of both Veterans and non-Veterans alike. Most … Continued
VA Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Rep. McNerney’s Bill to Protect Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOSB) Washington, DC – Today the House Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a hearing on a bill authored by Rep. Jerry McNerney to protect small … Continued
Construction Management Company Agrees to Pay the U.S. Government More than $1.1 Million To Settle a Qui Tam Case Alleging that the Company Falsely Claimed “Disabled Veteran” (SDVOSB) Status National Law Review March 23, 2015 On March 18, 2015, the … Continued
McNerny bill would provide transition period for SDVOSB status Washington, DC – Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-09) has introduced H.R. 1313, the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Relief Act. The bill would protect small businesses owned by disabled veterans … Continued
Two requests for proposals (RFP) were recently announced by the U.S. Department of Energy: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for a technical assistance contract acquisition at the Carlsbad Field Office in … Continued
The following PTAC and federal agency events provide terrific opportunities for small business contractors to learn from – and network with – agency buyers: Atlanta, Georgia January 22, 2015 Building Partnerships and Collaborating for Success: A Small Business Industry … Continued
