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Victory in House of Representatives for Improvements to WOSB Federal Contract Program

By Barbara Kasoff, President of WIPP Dear WIPP Members & Friends: It is with great pleasure I write today, celebrating an enormous victory for women business owners. As many of you already know, earlier today the House of Representatives passed their annual defense bill, which included two changes that strengthen the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) procurement program. First, the bill allows sole-source contracts to be awarded through the program. Currently, contracting officers are unable to award sole-source contracts through the . . . Read More

HUBZone Map Changes – New Information Released for Over 100 Non-Metropolitan Counties

By Katie Flood Good news for many HUBZone (or HUBZone-interested) firms: The SBA has just announced that 104 non-metropolitan counties have been designated as newly qualified HUBZones or have had their redesignation periods extended, based on 2013 unemployment data recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While the SBA has provided the new information on the counties in the form of PDF and Excel documents, the HUBZone maps have not yet been updated. However, simply because the map has not been updated would . . . Read More

Presumed Loss Rule: They Are Who We Thought They Were

After a gut-wrenching loss on Monday Night Football several years ago, former Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Dennis Green, speaking about the victorious Chicago Bears, famously ranted: “They are who we thought they were. And we let them off the hook!” Since the implementation of the SBA’s presumed loss rule last year, you should be applying the same sentiment to your subcontracts with small businesses. Make sure your subcontractor is who you thought they were, and do not let them off . . . Read More

Strategic Sourcing a.k.a. Constructive Criticism

The small business community’s ongoing struggle to increase its access to federal contracting and its share of the federal spend is facing yet another challenge. We say that small businesses are more robust then larger firms and are more able to adapt and mobilize in less time. Well the fact is that they have to be–particularly in our current environment. As the pie shrinks and agencies struggle to do more with less, a new or recycled term has emerged as . . . Read More

Small Business Construction Contractors Must Voice Their Concerns

Is your construction company in compliance with the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA’s”) limitations on subcontracting requirement? Are you positive? If you are a small business general construction contractor and you feel somewhat skittish of these types of questions, you can take some comfort in knowing that you are not alone. The federal construction industry is undoubtedly popular. However, it is also complicated, particularly when it comes to determining whether your small business is self-performing enough work. Not knowing—at least, not . . . Read More

Right-Sized: How a Contractor and its Outside Counsel Adjusted a GSA Schedule BPA RFQ to the Appropriate Size Standard

Last summer, we helped a contractor with a case that had all of the plot twists of a Hollywood blockbuster. The case involved an RFQ for a blanket purchase agreement (“BPA”) under a GSA Schedule Contract. There were multiple Special Item Numbers (“SINs”) on the schedule, with different NAICS codes and size standards. The procuring agency issued the RFQ as a total set-aside for small businesses, but the terms of the RFQ were unclear as to how size would be . . . Read More

2014: Year of the WOSB

By Megan Connor If current developments are any indication, 2014 very well may be a banner year for the SBA’s Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program. Recent surveys show the WOSB Program is trending up. WOSBs accounted for 4% of all small business federal contracts in fiscal year 2012, up from 3.5% in fiscal year 2009. WOSBs won $16.2 billion in federal contracts in fiscal year 2012, up from $15.7 billion in 2009, despite a 6% overall downturn in federal . . . Read More

New Rules Governing Size Recertifications for Small Businesses – What You Need to Know Before Entering Into a Joint Venture

Recently published in Set-Aside Alert, click here to download article . On October 2, 2013, the SBA published its final rule amending the regulations pertaining to its policies and procedures for setting aside, partially setting aside, and reserving Multiple Award Contracts for small business concerns. See 78 Fed. Reg. 61114 (Oct. 2, 2013). This final rule formalizes many of the SBA’s policies regarding when a small business must recertify its size for a multiple award or long-term contract. See 13 C.F.R. § 121.404 (effective Dec. . . . Read More

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