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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
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
Court Enjoins Rebuttable Presumption in 8(a) Program: What's Next for Future, Current Participants?
With Emily Chancey On July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee held in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S....
Joshua Duvall
Aug 9, 20235 min read
Hello Q4: SBA Clarifies 8(a) Sole Source Rules, Individual 8(a)s Have More Options for Larger Awards
The government's fiscal year ("FY") is coming to an end on September 30, which means the need for agencies to spend "use it or lose it"...
Joshua Duvall
Jul 24, 20234 min read
ALERT: Court Enjoins SBA from Using Rebuttable Presumption in 8(a) Program
On July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee held in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric. that...
Joshua Duvall
Jul 21, 20232 min read
New SBA Rule: Past Performance Ratings for JV Members and First-Tier Subs, Impacts Large Primes
The Small Business Administration ("SBA") recently issued a final rule implementing new regulations regarding past performance ratings. ...
Joshua Duvall
Aug 5, 20224 min read
SBA Issues Proposed Rule for VOSB and SDVOSB Certification
On July 6, 2022, the Small Business Administration ("SBA") issued its proposed rule to implement a statutory requirement from the...
Joshua Duvall
Jul 18, 20222 min read
SBA Rule Extends Lookback for Employee-Based Size Standards to 24 Months
Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA") published a final rule that changes the lookback period for employee-based size...
Joshua Duvall
Jun 6, 20222 min read
