Jon Williams Testifies in Kingdomware Senate Committee Hearing
On June 23, Jon Williams, Partner in the PilieroMazza Government Contracts Group, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship. The committee held a hearing on the ramifications of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States. Mr. Williams, and others, testified about the significance of the Kingdomware ruling for veteran-owned small businesses. The Supreme Court found that the “Vets First” mandate applies to all Department of Veterans Affairs contracts, including Federal Supply Schedule (“FSS”) task orders. . . . Read More
PilieroMazza sends letter to House Small Business Committee expressing concerns with SBA’s recent rule applying the nonmanufacturer rule to ITVARs
Attorneys Jon Williams and Cy Alba recently wrote a wrote a letter to the House Small Business Committee to address a new rule from the U.S. Small Business Administration that we believe is contrary to the Small Business Act, as amended by the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. This new rule also unfairly and unnecessarily increases the regulatory burden for small businesses in the information technology value-added reseller (“lTVAR”) industry. We have heard from many small businesses and have talked with agency procuring officials who . . . Read More
WOSB Sole-Source Contracting Program Now Official
Women-Owned Small Businesses are now eligible to be awarded sole-source contracts. Our attorneys and friends have written several articles about the new sole-source authority under the WOSB program. Women Impacting Public Policy has developed a Q and A on this topic that might be useful for those who are interested in participating.
“Military Contract Appeals Board Case Shows Risks of Fraud,” LAW360 article by Cy Alba
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals recently found that Dongbuk R&U Engineering Co. Ltd. was not entitled to payment for the services performed due to alleged fraudulent conduct of at least one of the company’s officers. This should come as no surprise in the current economic environment, but the degree to which such scrutiny can impact a firm’s ongoing business may raise some eyebrows, says Isaias Alba of PilieroMazza PLLC. Click here to download Cy Alba’s LAW360 Article from September 20, . . . Read More