Over the past year, there has been a substantial increase in federal legislative and regulatory activity impacting small business contracting opportunities. For example, the SBA is engaged in long-awaited efforts to update the small business size standards. Additionally, recently introduced…
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Washington, D.C. law firm, PilieroMazza, reported an important victory for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO) firms interested in forming joint ventures for SDVO set-aside contracts. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) issued a decision on March…
By now, hopefully everyone is aware of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) new Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program. Last October, SBA published the final rule which took effect February 4, 2011. The WOSB Program authorizes contracting officers…
The U.S. Small Business Administration is hosting the Small Business Jobs Act Tour to gather feedback from SBA lenders, small business government contractors (including 8(a) firms, women owned firms, service disabled veteran owned firms and HUBZone firms), and small business…
For many veteran-owned businesses who had been verified by the VA, letters were received in December 2010 advising of “important changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs Vendor Information Pages database of Veteran-owned small businesses.” The dates for submission are…
Understanding the GSA Mentor-Protégé Program – GSA will be delivering a webinar on February 15, 2011 from 1:00 EST to 2:00 EST on their GSA Mentor-Protégé program to provide both the potential Mentors and Proteges alike with a general overview…
The National Contract Management Association extends an invitation to all small businesses to attend the Small Business Contracting Community Virtual Conference to gain a wealth of knowledge on recent regulatory issues affecting small businesses, navigating GSA, marketing techniques, partnering for…
If you are a veteran owned business, by now you should have received a letter or email from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requiring you to submit documents proving veteran ownership of your business. It is critical that you…
“We need all the suppliers we can get — we’re only as good as our suppliers,” said Milton Lewis, executive director of Contracting and Acquisition Management at Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime. Lewis addressed a crowd of about 150…