Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 19, 2023
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 13, 2023
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here and Clocking in with PilieroMazza here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Final Rule: NASA Mentor-Protégé Program NASA is finalizing amendments to the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to reflect updates to NASA’s Small Business Mentor Protégé Program (MPP). Amendments include . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 5, 2023
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here and Clocking in with PilieroMazza here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Small Business Administration (SBA) Press Release: SBA Administrator Guzman Releases Statement on the Reopening of the 8(a) Application Portal On Friday, September 29, U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman released the following statement on . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 29, 2023
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here and Clocking in with PilieroMazza here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA Tightens Enforcement of HUBZone Regulations, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Antonio R. Franco , Jon Williams , Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV , Matthew E. Feinberg Government contractors maintaining or seeking HUBZone certification should make themselves aware of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) recent efforts to tighten and enforce . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 22, 2023
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 14, 2023
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 8, 2023
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The Washington Post Quotes PilieroMazza’s Tony Franco: Potential Impact of Social Disadvantage Ruling on Minority-Owned Government Contractors
Thousands of Black, Latino and other minority business owners are scrambling to prove that their race puts them at a “social disadvantage” after a federal judge declared a key provision of a popular Small Business Administration (SBA) program unconstitutional, extending the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent retreat from affirmative action. The SBA changes come amid a broad legal assault on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the private sector, one that has only intensified in the wake of the Harvard . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 31, 2023
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PilieroMazza’s Tony Franco Discusses Changes to SBA’s 8(a) Program with Law360 and the Impact on Small Business Government Contractors
Changes to SBA’s 8(a) program, prompted by a recent district court decision, will make it more difficult for current participants to remain eligible for the 8(a) program and may dissuade potential participants from applying. With the SBA requiring social disadvantage narrative statements from current participants to be eligible to receive 8(a) contracts, there is a great deal of uncertainty as to how the SBA will evaluate the narratives of thousands of owners of 8(a) firms. In an interview with . . . Read More