The Weekly Update for October 28, 2016
OTHER GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING NEWS “Texas court places temporary halt on Fair Pay rule.” Federal News Radio. October 26, 2016. The Eastern District Court of Texas placed a preliminary injunction on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule that was supposed to take effect October 25. The court adopted most of the arguments set forth by the Associated Builder and Contractors in the initial lawsuit filed on October 7, including that the rule violated federal contractors’ First Amendment and due process rights . . . Read More
PilieroMazza Legal Advisor – Fourth Quarter
In this Issue: Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Halted but Not Dead Recent Clarifications to SBA’s Definition of Receipts Small Business Contracting Opportunities Abound Outside the Federal Marketplace The Corporate Designee in Commercial Litigation
PilieroMazza Legal Advisor – Fourth Quarter 2016
In this Issue: Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Halted but Not Dead Recent Clarifications to SBA’s Definition of Receipts Small Business Contracting Opportunities Abound Outside the Federal Marketplace The Corporate Designee in Commercial Litigation
The Weekly Update for October 21, 2016
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Small Business Mentor-Protégé Programs – Corrections The SBA has issued technical corrections to its final rule published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2016 (81 FR 48557), amending its regulations to establish a new government-wide mentor-protégé program for all small business concerns, consistent with SBA’s mentor-protégé program for participants in SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program. The rule, which went into effect August 24, 2016, also made several additional changes to current size, 8(a), Office of Hearings . . . Read More
M&A Transactions with Government Contractors – Mike De Gennaro – Set-Aside Alert
The Weekly Update for November 18, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, AND NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Clarification of Requirement for Justifications for 8(a) Sole Source Contracts The Department of Defense (“DOD”), General Services Administration (“GSA”), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) have issued a proposed rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to clarify the guidance for sole-source 8(a) contract awards exceeding $22 million. This proposed rule responds to the recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) in its report, “Slow Start . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for October 14, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Implementing Category Management for Common Goods and Services The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (“OFPP”) in the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) has proposed the issuance of a new OMB Circular, Implementing Category Management for Common Goods and Services, to codify category management, a strategic practice where Federal contracting for common goods and services is managed by categories of spending across the Government and supported by teams of experts. The Circular establishes key principles, and strategies and . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for October 7, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Prohibition on Contracting With Corporations with Delinquent Taxes or a Felony Conviction Updating Federal Contractor Reporting of Veterans’ Employment Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information Sole Source Contracts for Women-Owned Small Businesses Consolidation and Bundling Amendment Relating to Multi-Year Contract Authority for Acquisition of Property Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Section of Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 Implemented Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-91 Small Entity Compliance Guide Department of Defense’s (“DOD”) Defense Industrial Base (“DIB”) Cybersecurity (“CS”) Activities SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Early Stage Business . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for September 30, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Amendments to Department of Defense (“DOD”) Mentor-Protégé Program Temporary Extension of Test Program for Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Small Business Timber Set-Aside Program DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Prohibition on Use of Any Cost-Plus System of Contracting for Military Construction and Military Family Housing Projects Federal Civil Penalties Adjustment Act Amendments LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports This week’s report follows, click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Amendments to Department of Defense (“DOD”) Mentor-Protégé Program DOD has issued a proposed rule which . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for September 23, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Notice of Minimum Wage Rate Change for Contractors SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SBIC – Early Stage Initiative This week’s report follows, click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Notice of Minimum Wage Rate Change for Contractors The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor issued a notice announcing that beginning January 1, 2017, the Executive Order minimum wage rate that generally must be paid to workers performing work on, or in connection with, covered contracts will increase from $10.15 per hour to $10.20 per hour, . . . Read More