Now is the Time for a Joint Venture Checkup – Jon Williams, Set-Aside Alert
SBA Will Begin Accepting Applications for the New Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program on October 1, 2016
Late last month, SBA published its final rule establishing a government-wide mentor-protégé program for all small business concerns called the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program. The rule is set to become effective on August 24, 2016. Click here to read our analysis of the final rule and the new program. SBA recently announced that it will begin accepting applications for the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program on October 1, 2016. The application, approval, and monitoring process will be centralized in SBA’s headquarters in Washington, . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for August 26, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Guidance for Executive Order 13673, “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” This week’s report follows, click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces DOD, GSA, and NASA issued a final rule amending the FAR to implement Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, which is designed to increase efficiency and cost savings in Federal contracting by improving contractor compliance with labor laws. The Department of Labor is simultaneously issuing final guidance to assist federal agencies . . . Read More
The SBA’s Two New Recertification Rules
The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has issued two more regulations that will require that small businesses recertify their size when they engage in a merger and/or acquisition (“M&A”). The regulations, published in conjunction with the final limitation on subcontracting regulation and the new mentor-protégé program, further limit the ability of small businesses to engage in acquisitions that could impact their continued performance of small business set-aside contracts. Both are certain to make it more difficult for small businesses to engage . . . Read More
Understanding SBA’s New Government-Wide Small Business Mentor-Protege Program
Presented by Tony Franco and Katie Flood Handout: Chart comparing the prior and current rule
PilieroMazza Legal Advisor – Third Quarter
In this Issue: Category Management: What Contractors Need to Know Aftermath of the Kingdomware Decision: Where Does the VA Go From Here? Estate and Succession Planning Essentials for Small Business Owners Size Recertification Now Required for Pending Proposals After Merger or Acquisition
PilieroMazza Legal Advisor – Third Quarter 2016
In this Issue: Category Management: What Contractors Need to Know Aftermath of the Kingdomware Decision: Where Does the VA Go From Here? Estate and Succession Planning Essentials for Small Business Owners Size Recertification Now Required for Pending Proposals After Merger or Acquisition
Out With the Old “Mad Men” Era Sex Discrimination Guidelines for Federal Contractors
By Final Rule on August 15, 2016, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) updated its sex discrimination guidelines, in an effort to ensure that companies doing business with the federal government refrain, in accordance with current law and today’s workplace environment, from discriminating against their employees, based on their sex. The OFFCP had previously determined that the original guidelines and regulations, which enforce Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 11246 and date back as far as . . . Read More
Our Comments in Response to FAR Case 2015-15 Regarding the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative – FSSI
PilieroMazza recently submitted comments to the General Services Administration stating that the proposed rule should not be applied in small business set-asides, the brief analysis should allow for flexibility, and the notice of proposed rulemaking understates the impact on small businesses. Click here to read the proposed rule Click here to read our comments submitted to SBA
DOJ Doubles Penalties for Violation of the False Claims Act
By Ambi Biggs The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has issued an interim final rule that dramatically increases the dollar amount for civil penalties that can be assessed against an entity or individual who violates the False Claims Act (“FCA”). Under the FCA, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq., anyone who knowingly presents a “false or fraudulent” claim to the government for payment or approval or knowingly makes or uses a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim . . . Read More