By virtue of congressional mandates and FAR regulations for small business firms, and under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Small Business Administration regulations (SBA) has made recent changes to various SBA affiliation rules that regulate government contracts for small businesses including those set aside for designated SBA programs and… Read more »
The SBA adopted new rules and revised 13 CFR 126.200(b)(6). HUBZ Ones small businesses must still comply with the required subcontracting requirements in the performance work statement. In other words, the company must certify in its bid that it will company with the limitation on subcontracting requirements with respect to… Read more »
Caution: Violations of the Ostensible Contractor Rule Result in Lost Contracts Given the new SBA subcontractor rules and regulations, subcontractors should pay special attention to whether or not they still can be ostensibly affiliated. Although the new SBA affiliation rules relax the possibility of becoming affiliated, the Ostensible Subcontractor Rule… Read more »
Not understanding the small business set aside subcontracting rules that govern whether or not your company is a similarly situated small business can cost everyone the contract in a small business set aside size protests Theodore P. Watson, Esq. Many small businesses will be faced with dissecting the most recent SBA… Read more »
Is your company qualified under SBA small business joint venture regulations? Do you legally meet the joint venture definition? Understand the rules and get your company better positioned when bidding on federal government contracts. Improper joint venture relationships can lead to affiliation and contracts being revoked. In some situations, the… Read more »
On of the most under-utilized tools in federal government contracting is the Native American Indian Incentive Program (IIP) or Native Indian Incentive Program. This program is sponsored by United States Congress and allows for a 5% rebate back to prime government contractors on amounts subcontracting to Native American Indian-Owned Companies…. Read more »
Qualifying under the Code of Federal Regulations 13 CFR 125.18 as an SDVOSB Joint Venture agreement means that you must first qualify as an SDVOSB. Getting the best guidance about the rules can put your company in a strong position even before you bid on a federal contract. Although this seems… Read more »
Does Your SBA Operating Agreement Comply With the Rules Under 13 CFR 121.103? If Not, You Can Lose Your Contract. When making size determinations and affiliation under the negative control definition for small businesses, the SBA not only looks at finding actual control over the protested business but also whether a non-disadvantaged… Read more »
Be aware of the various legal nuances that can cost you the contract. Independent Government Contractor agreements in federal contracting have vastly different legal issues. Not only do the parties have to very careful at the bidding stages; they also have regulated approaches to subcontracts during the performance stage.Government contracts should… Read more »
Applying contractor teaming agreement best practices can create a great tool to “get your foot in the door” in Federal government contracting. As best practices for small business success in government contracting, they are vital when bidding for substantially large contracts, such as federal government agency projects. However, federal contractors should… Read more »