The Weekly Update for August 5, 2016

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HUBZone and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Amendments GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts Amendments Related to Sources of Electronic Parts This week’s report follows,  click here if you would like to download a copy . SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Small Business Mentor-Protégé Programs The SBA is amending its regulations to the HUBZone Program.  The amendments: (1) authorize Native Hawaiian Organizations (“NHO”) to own HUBZone small business concerns; (2)  expand the HUBZone Program to assist small businesses in disaster areas and base closure areas; and (3) . . . Read More

FAQ on the Limitations on Subcontracting New Rules

We recently held a live seminar and a webinar on the new Limitations on Subcontracting (“LOS”) rule.  We reviewed the questions submitted during the sessions, and noticed that many of the same questions were being asked by attendees.  We hope this article addresses several questions you may also have on LOS.  We have grouped those questions by topic.   Construction vs. Supplies vs. Services We received a couple of questions asking for clarification on which LOS rule applies to different . . . Read More

The Weekly Update for July 22, 2016

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Small Business Mentor-Protégé Programs DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustment This week’s report follows,  click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Small Business Mentor-Protégé Programs The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) is amending its regulations to implement provisions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. Based on authorities provided in these two statutes, the rule: (1) establishes a government-wide mentor-protégé program for all small business concerns, consistent with SBA’s mentor-protégé program for participants in . . . Read More

The Weekly Update for July 1, 2016

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Affiliation for Business Loan Programs and Surety Bond Guarantee Program GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Acquisition Threshold for Special Emergency Procurement Authority Amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Pilot Program on Acquisition of Military Purpose Non-developmental Items Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Treatment of Interagency and State and Local Purchases Contract Financing Administrative Cost to Issue and Administer a Contract BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Affiliation for Business Loan Programs and Surety Bond Guarantee Program This final rule amends the . . . Read More

Revitalizing the HUBZone Program

In a recent article , published by Bloomberg BNA in their Federal Contracts Report, Jon Williams and Katie Flood talk about Revitalizing the HUBZone Program and calls on Congress and SBA to take the steps outlined in the article to revitalize the HUBZone program so it can realize its full potential. The HUBZone Program was created in 1997 to spur economic development in historically underutilized regions of the country.  The aim is as worthwhile now as it was then, and there remains . . . Read More

The Weekly Update for June 24, 2016

SENATE TESTIMONY Jon Williams Testifies in Kingdomware Senate Committee Hearing GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Small Business Transforming America’s Regions Act of 2016 Federal Acquisition Regulation: Strategic Sourcing Documentation Federal Civil Penalties Adjustment Act Amendments Transactional Data Reporting This week’s report follows,  click here if you would like to download a copy . SENATE TESTIMONY Jon Williams Testifies in Kingdomware Senate Committee Hearing On June 23, Jon Williams, Partner in the PilieroMazza Government Contracts Group, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship. The committee held a hearing on the ramifications of the Supreme . . . Read More

Jon Williams Testifies in Kingdomware Senate Committee Hearing

On June 23, Jon Williams, Partner in the PilieroMazza Government Contracts Group, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship. The committee held a hearing on the ramifications of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States. Mr. Williams, and others, testified about the significance of the Kingdomware ruling for veteran-owned small businesses. The Supreme Court found that the “Vets First” mandate applies to all Department of Veterans Affairs contracts, including Federal Supply Schedule (“FSS”) task orders. . . . Read More

The Weekly Update for June 10, 2016

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS OMB Issues Final Guidance for Category Management Amendments Proposed for 2017 NDAA SBA Releases Semiannual Regulatory Agenda This week’s report follows,  click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS OMB Issues Final Guidance for Category Management Final guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) last week has accelerated the push for government-wide consolidation of acquisitions for software licenses. Part of the so-called “category management” initiative, the government’s goal is to eliminate redundancy in software licenses and make the buying and managing of software management more efficient and unified by grouping similar products into categories. OMB’s . . . Read More

The Weekly Update for June 3, 2016

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Small Business Government Contracting and National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 This week’s report follows,  click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Small Business Government Contracting and National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 This final rule amends the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA or Agency) regulations to implement provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, which pertains to performance requirements applicable to small business and socioeconomic program set-aside contracts and small business subcontracting.  This rule also amends SBA’s regulations concerning the nonmanufacturer . . . Read More

The Weekly Update for May 27, 2016

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Debt Refinancing in 504 Loan Program Small Business Size Standards This week’s report follows,  click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Debt Refinancing in 504 Loan Program The Small Business Administration has issued an interim final rule that implements Section 521 of Division E, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, which authorizes projects approved for financing under Title V of the Small Business Investment Act to include the refinancing of qualified debt, 81 Fed. Reg. 33123 .  Comments are due by July 25, 2016 and the rule is effective . . . Read More