SBA Issues Amendment to WOSB Regulations Lifting Limitation on Dollar Amounts

On May 7, 2013, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued an amendment to its women-owned small business (“WOSB”) federal contract program regulations which lifted the limitation on the dollar amount of a contract that can be set aside for WOSBs. See 78 Fed. Reg. 26504 (May 7, 2013). This amendment takes immediate effect.

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 3, 2026

 The Weekly Update recaps recent legislative and regulatory updates affecting government contractors and commercial businesses. If you have questions concerning this content, please email marketing@pilieromazza.com. _____________________________________________ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GovCon M&A and Past Performance: Can Buyers Use a Target’s Experience After an Acquisition? – The GovCon M&A Playbook, Part 4 PilieroMazza Blog; Author: Samuel S. Finnerty One of the most persistent misconceptions in GovCon M&A is that acquiring a contractor also means acquiring its past performance. Government contractors, investors, and acquirers frequently ask the . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 27, 2026

 The Weekly Update recaps recent legislative and regulatory updates affecting government contractors and commercial businesses. If you have questions concerning this content, please email marketing@pilieromazza.com. _____________________________________________ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GovCon Due Diligence: The Assets Investors and PE Buyers Need to Understand Before Closing – The GovCon M&A Playbook, Part 3 PilieroMazza Blog; Author: Samuel S. Finnerty A private equity fund acquires an SDVOSB with strong revenue, attractive contract vehicles, and a promising pipeline. The financial diligence checks out, and the customer relationships appear solid. . . . Read More

GovCon Due Diligence: The Assets Investors and PE Buyers Need to Understand Before Closing – The GovCon M&A Playbook, Part 3

A private equity fund acquires an SDVOSB with strong revenue, attractive contract vehicles, and a promising pipeline. The financial diligence checks out and the customer relationships appear solid. The employees stay and integration proceeds as planned. Then the buyer discovers the company can no longer compete for many of the opportunities that drove its growth projections. A major contract vehicle no longer offers the same access to future work. A mentor-protégé joint venture is less valuable than expected. A facility . . . Read More

Emily A. Spence

Emily is an experienced government contracts attorney who focuses on providing business-oriented solutions to government contractors on a broad range of federal procurement, corporate, and regulatory matters. Her practice focuses on helping businesses navigate the complexities of government contracting, including compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), conflict mitigation, bid protests, contract disputes, corporate transactions, and small business program requirements. Emily advises clients throughout the government contracting lifecycle, from pursuing and performing federal . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 20, 2026

 The Weekly Update recaps recent legislative and regulatory updates affecting government contractors and commercial businesses. If you have questions concerning this content, please email marketing@pilieromazza.com. _____________________________________________ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA to Propose Massive Changes to Its Small Business Size Standards, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Jon Williams, Meghan Leemon Today SBA published stunning proposed changes to its size standards, replacing the August 2025 proposed rule, which we discussed here, as well as revised size standards methodology. From time to time, SBA reviews and proposes changes to its . . . Read More