SBA Data Call: Deadline Extended Until January 19, 2026

SBA  announced  today, as part of a broader release of FAQs, that the deadline to respond to the December 5, 2025, data call, which we discussed  here , has been extended until January 19, 2026. Over and beyond the welcomed extension, SBA has clarified certain of the data call requests. Of note, SBA confirmed that the “last three (3) closed fiscal years of each respective participant” is required. Takeaways from this are: (1) it is the participant’s, not the government’s, fiscal year, . . . Read More

Inside the SBA’s Full-Scale 8(a) Audit: What Participants Need to Know Now

Click here to view the recorded session. In early December, the SBA issued formal data and document requests to all certified 8(a) Business Development Program participants—marking the first major step in the “immediate and full-scale audit” the agency announced in June 2025. These requests are driven largely by recent online media publications attacking the 8(a) Program with allegations of purported (but as-yet unproven) widespread fraud. The scrutiny on the 8(a) Program is intensifying, and 8(a) companies could face collateral damage during . . . Read More

PilieroMazza’s Matt Feinberg Shares Key Impacts of SBA’s 8(a) Audit on Tribally Owned Contractors with Tribal Business News

Matt Feinberg of PilieroMazza recently spoke with and Brian Edwards of Tribal Business News about the SBA’s 8(a) audit and its impact on tribally owned businesses operating in the federal procurement space. Below is the complete article, which also can be accessed through this link . Don’t miss PilieroMazza’s webinar, “ Inside the SBA’s Full-Scale 8(a) Audit: What Participants Need to Know Now ,” scheduled for December 17 at 2 PM ET. ________________________________________   The Small Business Administration’s sweeping audit of its 8(a) Business Development program has left Native-owned companies scrambling to meet a 30-day deadline that advisers . . . Read More

SBA’s 8(a) Program Audit Starts—PilieroMazza Launches “8(a) Audit Response Task Force” to Help Clients Handle the Holiday Gift No One Asked For

On December 5, 2025, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued formal data and document requests (linked here ) to certified 8(a) Business Development Program participants. This follows SBA’s June 2025 announcement that it would implement an “immediate and full-scale audit” of the 8(a) Program. The requests, issued by the SBA Office of General Counsel via email, justified the audit as follows: “Recent reports by journalists and independent investigators have raised questions about widespread misconduct within the 8(a) Businesses [sic] Development Program, . . . Read More

SBA & Other Agencies Mentor-Protégé Programs

Click here to  view  the recorded session. Join NVSBC ’s Marie Myszkier and PilieroMazza GovCon attorneys Cy Alba  and Krissy Crallé for the latest episode in NVSBC’s Virtual Training Series, “SBA & Other Agencies Mentor-Protégé Programs,” where they explore key aspects of mentor-protégé opportunities across federal agencies. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain strategic insights to support your company’s success!

NVSBC Training Session: Cy Alba and Krissy Crallé Discuss “SBA & Other Agencies Mentor-Protégé Programs”

Join NVSBC ’s Marie Myszkier and PilieroMazza GovCon attorneys Cy Alba  and Krissy Crallé for the latest episode in NVSBC’s Virtual Training Series, “SBA & Other Agencies Mentor-Protégé Programs,” where they explore key aspects of mentor-protégé opportunities across federal agencies. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain strategic insights to support your company’s success! Click here  to listen. About Cy Alba Cy is a partner in PilieroMazza’s Government Contracts Group . He counsels clients in a broad range of government contracting matters before government agencies and federal courts that include overall regulatory . . . Read More

Could You Qualify as Small Under SBA’s Proposed Revisions to Receipts-Based Size Standards?

On August 22, 2025, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule entitled “Small Business Size Standards: Monetary-Based Industry Size Standard,” which proposes to increase the size standard for 263 industries and retain the receipts-based size standards for 237 industries and sub-industries. A proposed rule for employee-based size standard will be published in the near future. SBA’s proposed changes may allow some GovCons to stay small longer—or even regain small business status. Knowing the correct size standard and calculation is critical . . . Read More