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How to Defend Against SDVOSB Certification Disputes in SDVOSB Status Bid Protests
Understand the SDVOSB certification rules when your status challenged in a bid protest or you may lose millions in government contracts. One of the most challenging experiences as a service disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB business) is to defend against the status of your company in a bid protest. There… Read more »
What is an SBA Size Protest?
Are You Qualified to File an SBA Size Protest? Minimize the chance of getting your case thrown out. An SBA size protest is a legal challenge to the agency’s decision to award a government contract because of the awardee’s alleged small business size violation. Specifically, the protestor challenges the awardee… Read more »
CVE SDVOSB Application Denied? Not in Control of Your Business? Beware of SDVSOB Procurement Fraud
Not Meeting SDVOSB Requirements Can Cause You to Lose Government Contracts and Become Subject to SDVOSB Fraud Criminal Penalties. Sometime Even the Simplest of Mistakes Can Still Trigger Indictment by the DOJ of OIG. One of the common issues in getting small business SDVOSB certification is proving that you are in control… Read more »
OMB M-20-18 Guidance and Successful Contract Performance in the Shadow of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
Avoid the Government’s Defense of Anticipatory Repudiation in Government Contracts
Avoid the Government’s Secret Weapon When You Don’t Adequately Respond to Contract Disputes What is Anticipatory Repudiation? Anticipatory repudiation in government contracting occurs when one party ( usually the contractor) communicates to the other party (the Contracting Officer) “a distinct and unequivocal absolute refusal to perform the promise.” See Dingley… Read more »
SBA Joint Venture Agreements 3 in 2 Rule Changes
Never Guess At the SBA Affiliation Rules, You May be Wrong. SBA joint venture rules can be confusing the say the least. Yet, many companies tend to roll the dice and then late become subject to a small business size protest and lose the profits and revenues from the awarded… Read more »
Bidding on GSA One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (GSA Oasis Small Business Contracts)
Is Your Company Prepared to Really Compete for GSA One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services / GSA OASIS Contracts? Proactive Preparation and Strategic Planning Beats the Competition Every Time. Many federal government contractors find themselves losing OASIS opportunities every time but somehow cannot pinpoint why they lose OASIS small business… Read more »
Are You Meeting Small Business Size Standard Regulations & SBA Size Standard Rules?
As a small federal contractor, you have the benefit of competing for small business set asides where large businesses cannot. However, in order to be eligible to bid on small government projects, you have to comply with small business size regulations. When you bid on small federal contracts, you are… Read more »
Your U.S. Government Contract: The Small Business Set-Aside Prime, the Large Business Subcontractor, and the Deadly Ostensible Subcontractor Rule
Author: Cheryl Adams, Esq. How could this possibly go wrong? You cannot believe your good fortune: a large-business incumbent government contractor is not eligible for award of the agency’s follow-on procurement. The follow-on is a set-aside, the incumbent is too big to be eligible to compete for the contract. The… Read more »