Please join us on November 2 for an engaging webinar, Demystifying Controlled Unclassified Information Requirements: Overview of the Regulatory Landscape and Strategies for Implementing a Successful Compliance Program, alongside Stacy High-Brinkley from BDO. Together, we will illuminate the dynamic landscape of federal Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) requirements.
Continue Reading Register Now | Demystifying Controlled Unclassified Information Requirements WebinarThe July 19 Ultima ruling threw the 8(a) program into tumult after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee found the program’s rebuttable presumption mechanism, used to find social disadvantage, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
Continue Reading UPDATE: Next Step in SBA’s Implementation of Ultima Ruling to 8(a) ProgramWhether through the vaccine mandate, minimum wage increase, emissions disclosure rules, or now with Buy America (BA) rules, the Biden administration has long used the government contracting community to advance its domestic policies.
Continue Reading Buy America Update: BAA Requirements Make Compliance Complex, Yet NecessaryOn July 19, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ruled in favor of Ultima Services Corporation, prompting the pause of new 8(a) applications and necessitating a reorganization of the program’s eligibility process.
Continue Reading SBA Issues Interim Guidance on 8(a) Program Following Ultima RulingWe are looking forward to presenting a session titled “Gov Con Legal Update” for the 2023 Government Contracting Conference hosted by the Greater Washington Society of CPAs.
Continue Reading Join Us at the 2023 Government Contracting ConferenceI am looking forward to speaking on a panel titled “GovCon M&A: What Is Going On In 2023? Predictions for 2024” for a webinar hosted by sbLiftOff.
Continue Reading [WEBINAR] GovCon M&A: What Is Going On In 2023? Predictions for 2024We represented AM General (AMG), an automotive manufacturer that builds military vehicles for government customers, including the Humvee, in a successful bid protest involving a $9.7 billion contract for the U.S. Army to build and deliver to the U.S. Army a new generation of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV).
Continue Reading Bid Protest Win for AM General on Multi-Billion Dollar ContractEffective May 30, 2023, a Small Business Administration (SBA) final rule made some notable changes to SBA’s 8(a) Business Development (BD) program, a valuable resource for those firms owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
Continue Reading SBA Tidies Up 8(a) Rules in Welcomed Final RuleOn April 27, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule which, effective May 30, will make a number of changes to the SBA regulations impacting small businesses. The regulations, finalizing the proposed rule issued on September 9, 2022, provide new penalties for noncompliance with the limitations on subcontracting rule, updated joint venture (JV) and size requirements, and changes to the ostensible subcontractor rule. This post dissects the regulations and highlights a few noteworthy changes below.
Continue Reading Final Rule Makes Host of Changes to SBA RegulationsWe will join Chuck Jenkins, CEO of CWU, Inc., to present a panel titled “Preventing a Potential Protest/Handling a Federal Contract Protest Once it is Filed” for the FPTAC at the University of South Florida on June 8, 2023.
Continue Reading Preventing a Potential Protest/Handling a Federal Contract Protest Once it is Filed