Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– May 11, 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 GSA Awards Blanket Purchase Agreements for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Procurement The General Services Administration (GSA) awarded new Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), which will . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– May 6, 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 Requests Comments on Potential Change in Size Standard for Resellers, April 28, 2022, Jon Williams On April 26, 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule regarding . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– April 26, 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 OMB Issues Guidance about Buy America Preference in Federal Infrastructure Contracts The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance to help federal agencies implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– April 20, 2022

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 ESOPs Have Opportunity to Shape DOD Pilot Program on Sole Source Follow-On Contracts, April 12, 2022, Kevin Barnett In late 2021, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022 NDAA) included a first-of-its-kind provision that authorized a pilot program through . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– April 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 Increases Its Size Standards, Opening More Opportunities for Winning Government Contracts, April 4, 2022, Peter Ford, Patrick Rothwell The long-awaited increase to size standards by the Small Business . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 6, 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 OHA Confirms M&A-Related Recertification Won’t Impact Contractors’ Eligibility Under Pre-Existing Contracts, April 1, 2022, Samuel S. Finnerty  For small businesses, navigating the recertification rules promulgated by the Small Business . . . Read More

Federal News Network Quotes PilieroMazza’s Cy Alba about Small Businesses’ Chances of Winning Polaris Contracts

PilieroMazza’s Cy Alba, a partner in the Government Contracts Group, discussed the Polaris government-wide acquisition contract with Federal News Network recently. His remarks came after the General Services Administration (GSA), which issued the solicitation, clarified that it would allow joint ventures to rely on the past performance and experience of a single member, including large business SBA-approved mentors, when evaluating the entire joint venture for award. This clarification to the solicitation gave some small businesses, especially those with little direct . . . Read More

OHA Confirms M&A-Related Recertification Won’t Impact Contractor’s Eligibility Under Pre-Existing, Set-Aside Contracts

For small businesses, navigating the recertification rules promulgated by the Small Business Administration (SBA) is no easy task. SBA rules generally provide that the size of a concern is determined at the date of its initial offer including price and if the firm is small at that time, it generally will be considered small throughout the life of the contract. However, if a concern undergoes a merger, sale, or acquisition, or novates its small business contract to another concern (each . . . Read More

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 31, 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 GSA Releases Polaris Q&A Signaling Key Changes in Upcoming RFPs, March 25, 2022, Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV GSA recently released a Q&A in anticipation of the first two Polaris Requests for . . . Read More