Proposed Changes to the FAR Regarding 8(a) Program Contracts

DoD, GSA and NASA have proposed amending the FAR to provide guidance on an 8(a)’s ability to continue to accept orders after its departure from the program and provisions related to …

SBA recently issued a significant rule affecting Multiple Award Contracts (MACs) that implements Section 1331 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.  Section 1331 focuses on several “tools” contracting officers can use to increase small business participation in MACs.  …

Read the Federal Contracts Report article here.…

Pending Small Business Regulatory Actions:

Acquisition Process:  Task and Delivery Order Contracts, Bundling, Consolidation, 77 Fed. Reg. 29130 (May 16, 2012) (Proposed Rule).

• Authorizes set-asides of orders issued under Multiple Award Contracts including those on the GSA Schedule; discusses process

Section 1641 – Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program

• Authorizes SBA to establish a Mentor-Protégé Program for small businesses
• Small business Mentor-Protgege Program should be “identical” to 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Program
• Agencies other than SBA cannot establish a Mentor-Protégé Program unless the agency

On November 13, the Government Accountability Office made its annual report to Congress which includes the hotly anticipated bid protest statistics report. Ok, not so hotly anticipated, but it is always interesting. Also included in the annual report is a …

On Tuesday, November 27, 2012, the US Court of Federal Claims issued a much-anticipated decision in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States. Kingdomware filed a protest at the Court challenging the VA’s use of the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) …

On July 26, 2012, the FAR Council issued a final rule entitled “Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.”  The final rule follows an interim rule issued on the same subject on July 8, 2010.  Both the interim and final …

On February 6 of this year, the Air Force proposed for debarment the San Antonio office of Booz Allen.  The Air Force proposed the San Antonio office for debarment because a former Air Force official who joined Booz Allen brought …