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#GovConThoughts: SBA Should Issue a Correction to Harmonize its JV Past Performance, Experience Rules
[My #govconthoughts series provides a quick take on recent developments in the government contracting space.] In December, the U.S....
Joshua Duvall
Jan 102 min read
SBA Publishes Major Rule Change: Heeding Input, the Administration Clarifies and Refines M&A-Related Rules to Ease Concerns
In August, the Small Business Administration ("SBA") issued a proposed rule that included significant and sweeping changes to its...
Joshua Duvall
Dec 19, 20247 min read
SBA Issues Proposed Rule to Require "Rule of Two" for Orders Under Multiple Award Contracts
Today, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule that would expand the application of the "rule of two" (for small...
Joshua Duvall
Oct 25, 20242 min read
SBA Proposes Rule That Will Change M&A Landscape for Small Business, Recertifications to Impact Award Eligibility
The Small Business Administration ("SBA") recently issued a proposed rule which changes the effect of a concern's size recertification...
Joshua Duvall
Sep 17, 20247 min read
SBA Proposes to Amend its Negative Control Rule, Which Could Have Major Implications for Small Businesses and Minority Shareholders, Investors
Recently, the Small Business Administration ("SBA") issued a proposed rule , which could significantly alter the status quo for...
Joshua Duvall
Sep 12, 20246 min read
White House Announces OMB Guidance to Increase Small Business Contracting Opportunities
Yesterday, the White House announced that the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") issued guidance to help small businesses in the...
Joshua Duvall
Jan 26, 20244 min read
SDVOSB Self-Certification Grace Period to Expire: Submit Applications by Dec 31 To Remain Eligible While Applications are Pending
The 2023 clock is winding down, which means that some folks are planning New Year's Eve parties and others are googling the lyrics to...
Joshua Duvall
Dec 27, 20232 min read
#GovConThoughts: $9M False Claims Settlement Shows SBA's Affiliation Rules In Play for PPP Loans
As a government contracts attorney, we regularly deal with the Small Business Administration's ("SBA") affiliation regulations in the...
Joshua Duvall
Oct 18, 20232 min read
Joshua Duvall Quoted by Law360 on Federal Court Decision Impacting the SBA 8(a) Program
Maynard Nexsen Government Solutions shareholder Joshua Duvall (Washington, D.C.) was quoted by Law360 in its article "SBA Small Biz...
Joshua Duvall
Aug 23, 20231 min read
ALERT: SBA to Require All Individually-Owned 8(a)s to Affirmatively Establish Social Disadvantage
We recently wrote about a federal court decision in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., which held that the "rebuttable...
Joshua Duvall
Aug 17, 20232 min read
