If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here and Clocking in with PilieroMazza here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Small Business Administration (SBA) Press Release: SBA Administrator Guzman Releases Statement on the Reopening of the 8(a) Application Portal On Friday, September 29, U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman released the following statement on . . . Read More
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here and Clocking in with PilieroMazza here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA Tightens Enforcement of HUBZone Regulations, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Antonio R. Franco , Jon Williams , Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV , Matthew E. Feinberg Government contractors maintaining or seeking HUBZone certification should make themselves aware of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) recent efforts to tighten and enforce . . . Read More
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here and Clocking in with PilieroMazza here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS PilieroMazza’s Tony Franco Discusses Changes to SBA’s 8(a) Program with Law360 and the Impact on Small Business Government Contractors Changes to SBA’s 8(a) program, prompted by a recent district court decision, will make it more . . . Read More
Changes to SBA’s 8(a) program, prompted by a recent district court decision, will make it more difficult for current participants to remain eligible for the 8(a) program and may dissuade potential participants from applying. With the SBA requiring social disadvantage narrative statements from current participants to be eligible to receive 8(a) contracts, there is a great deal of uncertainty as to how the SBA will evaluate the narratives of thousands of owners of 8(a) firms. In an interview with . . . Read More
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently released a final rule (Final Rule), effective July 21, 2023, updating the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) to include cybersecurity provisions aimed at safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and facilitating improved incident reporting. This rule’s promulgation follows a recent trend and overall government-wide effort focused on strengthening our national security against bad actors and foreign adversaries. PilieroMazza recently blogged about some of those efforts, including the TikTok ban ( here ), new standardized cybersecurity obligations mirroring . . . Read More
In February 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) agreed to take corrective action following three bid protests filed at the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Thereafter, two of the original protestors, Kupono Government Services, LLC and Akima Systems Engineering, LLC, filed protests challenging the scope of DOE’s corrective action. In Kupono Gov’t Servs., LLC; Akima Sys. Eng’g, LLC, B-421392.9 (June 5, 2023) , GAO sustained the protests, finding that DOE neither appropriately explained nor described its reasoning for the corrective action. In this blog, PilieroMazza reviews the facts of the case and offers . . . Read More
