The difference between standing and prejudice in a federal bid protest
In order to bring a bid protest in the Court of Federal Claims, you must have standing. To win the protest, you have to show prejudice. Although distinct, these two requirements are related and often...
View ArticleThe new five-year lookback period for small business size status
Happy New Year to mid-size government contractors! SBA’s determination of small business status under receipts-based size standards is transitioning from a three-year to a five-year lookback period...
View ArticleIs Coronavirus an excusable delay?
The spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) remains unclear, but its impacts are already being felt. Supply chains are being disrupted and companies are implementing preventative measures to protect their...
View ArticleGAO Confirms Yet Another Benefit of Mentor-Protégé Programs
Mentor-protégé programs, such as the government-wide one at the SBA for all small business concerns, are designed to help small contractors engage in federal contracting by allowing larger, more...
View ArticleSBA Extends the HUBZone Map Freeze to June 30, 2023
The Small Business Administration’s HUBZone program provides federal contracting assistance for qualified small business concerns located in historically underutilized business zones in an effort to...
View ArticleSBA OHA Reverses Course and Finds Company Met SDVOSB Requirements
In an unusual turn of events, the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) recently reversed course and granted a Petition for Reconsideration in a case involving a challenge to the Service-Disabled...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Increase in Federal Contracting Goals...
On June 1, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that it intends to use the federal government’s purchasing power to grow federal contracting with small disadvantaged businesses by 50...
View ArticleNew Proposed Rule Seeks to Implement Accelerated Payments to Small Business...
This past week, the FAR Council issued a proposed rule that would potentially speed up payments to small business prime contractors and subcontractors across the federal government. The proposed rule,...
View ArticleFAR Council Publishes Update to Small Business Subcontracting Regulations
On September 10, 2021, the FAR Council published a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify how contracting officers should evaluate a prime contractor’s “good faith...
View ArticleSet Asides Will Now Apply to Overseas Procurements
On April 26, 2022, the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council amended the FAR to include overseas contracts as part of agency small business contracting...
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