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
The SBA’s New Mentor-Protégé Program: The Dilemma of Hiring Project Managers
On July 25, 2016, SBA released its long-awaited final rule creating the new mentor-protégé program for all small businesses. Many aspects of the new rule are very exciting and should be beneficial for the small business community at large. However, buried in the lengthy rulemaking are a few provisions that will be problematic for small businesses when the rules go into effect on August 24, 2016. One of the problematic provisions will adversely effect how many small businesses form joint . . . Read More
SBA Releases Long Anticipated Final Rule Establishing Governmentwide Mentor-Protegé Program for All Small Business Concerns
On July 25, 2016, SBA published the eagerly anticipated Final Rule establishing a governmentwide mentor-protégé program for all small business concerns. While there are a few departures from the details outlined in the Proposed Rule released nearly a year and half ago, the Final Rule generally adheres to the plan outlined in the Proposed Rule, which was modeled on the existing 8(a) mentor-protégé program. The Final Rule also contains changes in other areas of SBA’s regulations, such as the rules applying to . . . Read More
SBA Simplifies Minority Shareholder Affiliation Rule for Loan Program Applicants
SBA recently issued a final rule redefining the rules of affiliation for firms applying to SBA’s business loan programs. The final rule separates and distinguishes the loan program affiliation rules from SBA’s government contracting and business development programs. Moreover, the final rule simplifies the guidelines for determining affiliation for small business eligibility as it relates to the loan programs. Case in point—the minority shareholder rule. Under the new minority shareholder rule, when no single owner (individual or entity) holds more . . . Read More
New Rules on the Limitations on Subcontracting Seminar with John Klein from SBA
SBA’s Final Rules on Limitations on Subcontracting Seminar Slides
Pam Mazza and featured speaker, John Klein, U.S. Small Business Administration Associate General Counsel for Procurement Law. Handout: Chart comparing the prior and current rules
Client Alert – Overview of Select Provisions on the SBA’s Final Rule of Limitations on Subcontracting
On May 31, 2016, SBA released its long anticipated final rule on the limitations on subcontracting. The final rule becomes effective on June 30, 2016. In order to help you understand how the final rule changes the existing regulations, we have prepared a chart of the major regulatory changes announced in the new rule which accompanies this letter In the final rulemaking, SBA adopted most of the changes announced almost a year and half ago in its proposed rule . . . Read More
2016 SBA Issues Final Limitations on Subcontracting Rule
Today, SBA issued its final rule to implement provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, which pertains to the limitations on subcontracting (“LOS”) applicable to small business set-aside contracts, socioeconomic program set-aside contracts, and small business subcontracting. SBA issued this rule after considering all comments provided in the rulemaking and, while we are still reviewing the rule in more detail, we are pleased that the rule accounts for concerns raised during the rulemaking process and is not as . . . Read More
SBA Announces New WOSB Online Portal
By Josh Humi Recently, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) announced a new online portal to serve women-owned small businesses (“WOSBs”). The new portal allows WOSBs to manage their SBA-related documents, complete SBA application forms online, and receive notices of deadlines. In addition, the new portal supports self-certifications for WOSBs. SBA will be transferring existing repository documents to the new online portal, so WOSBs will not need to re-submit documents which they have already submitted to SBA. Furthermore, SBA is now managing all WOSB requirements through . . . Read More
PilieroMazza sends letter to House Small Business Committee expressing concerns with SBA’s recent rule applying the nonmanufacturer rule to ITVARs
Attorneys Jon Williams and Cy Alba recently wrote a wrote a letter to the House Small Business Committee to address a new rule from the U.S. Small Business Administration that we believe is contrary to the Small Business Act, as amended by the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. This new rule also unfairly and unnecessarily increases the regulatory burden for small businesses in the information technology value-added reseller (“lTVAR”) industry. We have heard from many small businesses and have talked with agency procuring officials who . . . Read More