Government Contracts Insights

December 09, 2019 - Small Business
SBA’s Long-Awaited Implementation of the Runway Extension Act Is Finally Here
By: Damien C. Specht and Alissandra Young McCann
For many small business government contractors, the winter holidays came early on December 5, 2019, when the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued its final rule adjusting its regulations on the calculation of average annual receipts in small business size determinations for revenue-based size standards.
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September 16, 2019 - Small Business
MoFo Webinar: Navigating Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Opportunities
By: Damien C. Specht and Alissandra Young McCann
On Wednesday, September 18, 1-2:30PM ET, MoFo partner Damien Specht and associate Ali Young will present a Clear Law Institute webinar titled “Navigating Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Opportunities.” The Federal Government gives many opportunities to small businesses, granting them more than $100 billion
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August 20, 2019 - Small Business
Five-Year Annual Receipts: Don’t Start Until SBA Says “Go!”
By: Damien C. Specht
Absent further action by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Office of Hearings and Appeals or a Federal Court, the GAO has effectively ended the argument as to whether the Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 (“Runway Extension Act”) immediately changed the annual receipt
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August 08, 2019 - Small Business
Highlights From the Currently Stalled Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2019
By: Damien C. Specht and Alissandra Young McCann
Last month, Senator Marco Rubio, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, released the Chairman’s mark to the Small Business Administration (SBA) Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2019 (the “SBA Reauthorization Act”). This legislation aims to modernize and streamline SBA programs,
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June 25, 2019 - Small Business
SBA Proposed Rule Revised Timeframe for Receipt Calculation in Size Determinations
By: Damien C. Specht and Locke Bell
Responding to statutory requirements in the 2018 Small Business Runway Extension Act, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule on June 24, 2019 to adjust its regulations on the calculation of average annual receipts in small business size determinations. This change would
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April 22, 2019 - Small Business
Key Takeaways from the Small Business Administration’s Revised Policy Directives for the SBIR and STTR Programs
By: Tina D. Reynolds and Damien C. Specht
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has statutory authority to establish federal Government-wide policies to implement the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. SBA recently issued a significantly revised final SBIR/STTR Policy Directive, which is effective May 2, 2019.
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March 26, 2019 - Protests & Litigation, Small Business
Class Waivers of the Non-Manufacturer Rule: New OHA Decision Creates Uncertainty
By: Damien C. Specht and James A. Tucker
Those familiar with Federal procurements know the general rule: If you submit a proposal against a solicitation despite disagreeing with one of its provisions, you usually waive the right to challenge that provision in the future. That rule applies to bid protests at both
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November 26, 2018 - Small Business
New Decisions Clarify Small Business Minority Shareholder Protections
By: Damien C. Specht, James A. Tucker and Victoria Dalcourt Angle
One of the easiest small business affiliation rules to apply is that a person that owns “50 percent or more of a concern’s voting stock. .. controls or has the power to control the concern.” 13 C.F.R. § 121.103(c)(1). It is far more difficult, however,
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September 11, 2017 - Acquisition Regulations, Small Business
NAICS Code Appeals: One Size Does Not Fit All
By: Damien C. Specht and James A. Tucker
The federal government sets aside many contracts for small businesses, but not all small business set-asides are created equal. Instead, different size standards define small business status for different procurements. The size standards vary from industry to industry, so a given firm may be
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Topic Archives: Small Business

SBA’s Long-Awaited Implementation of the Runway Extension Act Is Finally Here

By: Damien C. Specht and Alissandra Young McCann

MoFo Webinar: Navigating Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Opportunities

By: Damien C. Specht and Alissandra Young McCann

Five-Year Annual Receipts: Don’t Start Until SBA Says “Go!”

By: Damien C. Specht

Highlights From the Currently Stalled Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2019

By: Damien C. Specht and Alissandra Young McCann

SBA Proposed Rule Revised Timeframe for Receipt Calculation in Size Determinations

By: Damien C. Specht and Locke Bell

Key Takeaways from the Small Business Administration’s Revised Policy Directives for the SBIR and STTR Programs

By: Tina D. Reynolds and Damien C. Specht

Class Waivers of the Non-Manufacturer Rule: New OHA Decision Creates Uncertainty

By: Damien C. Specht and James A. Tucker

New Decisions Clarify Small Business Minority Shareholder Protections

By: Damien C. Specht, James A. Tucker and Victoria Dalcourt Angle

NAICS Code Appeals: One Size Does Not Fit All

By: Damien C. Specht and James A. Tucker