Make Sure that Your Company Meets the Small Business Administration SBA small business certification requirements for Bidding and Official representation Or Else You Risk Losing Your Government Contracts Award in a Small Business Size Protest and Exposure to Criminal Liability Meeting the SBA small business certification requirements requires an understanding of… Read more »
When considering total small business set-aside contracts and upcoming opportunities Congress, in an effort to increase its revenues, and to facilitate the mindset that government small businesses set aside program and opportunities contribute immensely to the economy, Congress has established small business goals for each agency to meet. There is no secret that agencies… Read more »
Subcontractor Totality of the Circumstances Affiliation Test In Small Business Size Appeal Litigation at SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals Can be Very Tricky The SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals (SBAOHA) applies the totality of the circumstances test in small business size determination appeals and subcontractor size protests cases… Read more »
Theodore P. Watson, Esq. When it comes to the famous limitations on subcontracting rules under FAR 52.219 and 13 CFR 125.6, small businesses find themselves making disastrous mistakes when they use a teaming partner or named subcontractor when bidding on federal government contracts. Many companies lose federal contracts due to… Read more »
Given the state of the current economy, businesses across the country are turning towards federal government contracts for survival. To keep your business alive you want to look into government contracting. The federal government purchases services and products from virtually all commercial industry groups. Not only can you increase sales… Read more »
From Washington Technology As iPads, Galaxy Tabs and PlayBooks become ubiquitous in the private sector, the General Services Administration is conducting market research to determine if small-business manufacturers could meet requirements of a possible governmentwide tablet procurement. According to the March 28 FedBizOpps Request For Information, GSA’s Office of the Chief Acquisition… Read more »
Are Small Businesses Getting Their Fair Share of Government Contracts Unfortunately, they don’t. The real question is why not? There is some analysis to this unfortunate fact about small business government contracts. First, large projects appear to be out of the reach of small businesses – or so they think…. Read more »
On May 22, 2013, the Small Business Administration Office of Hearings and Appeals ruled against the Appellant is a SBA Size Protest. (Size Appeal of The Trevino Group, Inc., SBA No. SIZ-5472 (2013). The size appeal was untimely because it was filed more than 15 days after the SBA made… Read more »
Address and Defeat Affiliation Issues in SBA Size Protest Litigation Watson & Associates’ size protest and size determination lawyers share important information to government contractors and small businesses that face adverse decisions stemming from the contracting agencies or the Small Business Administration. The following cases had a national impact on… Read more »
Is Your Bid Subcontracted Out? What is a Small Business Participation Plan? The answer to these questions can make the difference in getting a high proposal evaluation score and a low one. A Small Business Subcontracting plan is an agreement between private party government contractors submitted with a… Read more »