PilieroMazza Secures Reversal of PPP Loan Forgiveness Denial After Appeal
PilieroMazza is pleased to announce that attorneys comprising three of the Firm’s core practice groups—Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Government Contracts, and Business & Transactions—successfully obtained reversal of a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) decision to deny forgiveness of a client’s Payment Protection Program (PPP) loan. The client obtained a PPP loan of more than $600,000 in early 2021 and sought forgiveness of the full amount of the loan in early 2022. After the client supplied additional information on several occasions . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– July 13, 2022
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link. Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here. Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here. GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s latest episodes and follow us to hear more here. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA Proposes Adoption of 2022 NAICS Revision for Small Business Size Standards The Small Business Administration (SBA) proposed to amend its small business size regulations to incorporate the Office . . . Read More
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– July 8, 2022
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link. Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here. Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here. GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s latest episodes and follow us to hear more here. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Federal News Network Quotes PilieroMazza’s Cy Alba on Re-Release of Polaris RFP, Cy Alba, 07.06.22 Cy Alba, a partner in PilieroMazza’s Government Contracts Group, recently discussed the re-release of . . . Read More
Federal News Network Quotes PilieroMazza’s Cy Alba on Re-Release of Polaris RFP
Cy Alba, a partner in PilieroMazza’s Government Contracts Group, recently discussed the re-release of the Polaris request for proposals (RFP) with Federal News Network. Potentially worth tens of billions of dollars, the small business governmentwide acquisition contract for IT services has drawn close attention from government contractors, with seemingly endless updates to the RFP. After a nearly two-month pause on bid submissions, the General Services Administration (GSA) re-released the solicitation on June 30, 2022, with updated relevant experience requirements. Among . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– June 30, 2022
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– June 15, 2022
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link. Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here. Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here. GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s latest episodes and follow us to hear more here. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS PilieroMazza’s Cy Alba Testifies Before House Committee: Are Governmentwide Contracts Helping or Hurting Small Contractors? Cy Alba, 06.15.22 On June 14, 2022, PilieroMazza’s Isaias “Cy” Alba, a partner in . . . Read More
PilieroMazza’s Cy Alba Testifies Before House Committee: Are Governmentwide Contracts Helping or Hurting Small Contractors?
On June 14, 2022, PilieroMazza’s Isaias “Cy” Alba, a partner in the Firm’s Government Contracts Group, testified before the House Committee on Small Business to advocate for the rights of small business government contractors in procurement contracts. Specifically, the hearing examined governmentwide contracts, including the Best-In-Class (BICs) contracts that originate from the Category Management initiative, and assessed their impact on the federal small business base. In his testimony, Cy discussed potential solutions to reduce the barriers to entry for small . . . Read More
Small Business Set Asides Now Allowed Outside the U.S.: What You Need to Know
Effective May 26, 2022, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) gives contracting officers the discretion to apply the Small Business Act (Act)—implemented by FAR Part 19—outside the United States and its outlying areas. This final rule (Rule) could create significant business opportunities for small business government contractors capable of competing for overseas procurements. By way of background, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has consistently taken the position that the Act is not geographically limited and, as a result, FAR Part 19, . . . Read More