SBA Update: SBA Clarifies Protégés’ Past Performance and/or Experience Exception

As PilieroMazza has been reporting, the Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a final rule updating and clarifying many regulations that impact small businesses. The revised regulations cover a wide range of programs, including the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program. One clarification addresses how agencies should credit the past performance and experience of protégés when bidding as part of a joint venture with its mentor. The rule seeks to clarify the extent to which an agency may require a protégé to submit past . . . Read More

SBA’s Final Rule Is Here: Key Takeaways on Updates to HUBZone Program, Other Small Business Programs, and Various Small Business Matters

Click  here  to view the recorded session. Join  PilieroMazza’s   Meghan Leemon  as she unpacks SBA’s final rule implementing changes to the HUBZone Program, other small business programs, and various small business matters. This comprehensive rule goes into effect on January 16, 2025, and brings significant changes that government contractors need to understand to maintain compliance and position your business for success under the new regulations. Learning objectives: changes to the HUBZone program and how they impact eligibility and certification; updates to size standards, . . . Read More

SBA Update: Final Rule Significantly Changes Effect of Size/Status Recertifications, Alters M&A Landscape for Government Contractors

As PilieroMazza outlined on December 17, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued its highly-anticipated final rule (Rule) in response to its August 2024 proposed rule and the hundreds of public comments. The Rule significantly alters the size and socioeconomic status recertification obligations for government contractors and the effect of those recertifications. The Rule impacts eligibility for set-aside contracts, alters the landscape for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the government contracts industry, and could have other downstream consequences. Earlier this year, we . . . Read More

SBA Update: Final Rule Makes Investing in 8(a) Firms Easier Than Ever!

As PilieroMazza has been reporting, the Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued its much-anticipated final rule, which updates and clarifies many regulations that impact small businesses. The revised regulations impact not only small businesses but also firms in preferential procurement programs like the 8(a) Program and individuals and larger businesses that do business with these firms. Of these amendments to the regulations, there are three that loosen ownership restrictions on the minority owners in 8(a) firms and should be welcomed by . . . Read More

SBA Update: Final Rule Appears Beneficial for IT Value-Added Resellers

As PilieroMazza covered here on December 17, 2024, SBA issued its much-anticipated final rule in response to the proposed rule it issued in August and the hundreds of public comments it received.  One area of particular interest for IT value-added resellers (ITVARs) is how SBA finalized its proposed rule pertaining to the use of tax returns to determine a firm’s annual revenue for small business purposes.  At first blush, we think the final rule—which will take effect on January 16, 2025—is . . . Read More

SBA’s Final Rule Is Here: Key Takeaways on Updates to HUBZone Program, Other Small Business Programs, and Various Small Business Matters

On December 17, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule that will make changes to its regulations for the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program, clarifying certain policies. PilieroMazza recently covered the proposed changes (linked here ), which impact not just the HUBZone Program. This final rule goes into effect on January 16, 2025, “will apply to existing contracts,” and makes several amendments impacting all GovCon small businesses. PilieroMazza ’s Government Contracts Group will release various blogs on different aspects of the final rule . . . Read More

SBA’s Proposed Changes to “Rule of Two” Increases Award Opportunities for Small Business Government Contractors. . .Maybe

On October 25, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed rule to implement recommendations from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy’s memorandum “Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple-Award Contracts” from earlier this year. The SBA hopes to increase small business participation on multiple award contracts (MAC) through the application of the Rule of Two to MAC task and delivery orders. However, by declining to follow the Court of Federal Claims’ (COFC) decision in Tolliver Group, the SBA created a . . . Read More