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January 31, 2017 Accelerated Small Business Subcontractor Payments Extended To December 31, 2017

The government’s policy encouraging prompt payment to small business subcontractors has been extended to December 31, 2017. In a Memorandum issued on January 11, 2017 by the Office of Management and Budget, OMB Director Shaun Donovan ordered that the popular policy be …

January 18, 2017 House Moves to Protect Small Biz from FCC Internet Takeover

House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot hailed House passage of H.R. 288, the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act. This legislation exempts small businesses from burdensome new Internet regulations imposed by President Obama’s Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) for five years. …

January 4, 2017 Favor Set-Asides Under Multiple Award Contracts?

DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration, which provide Government-wide policy for partial set-asides and reserves, and setting aside orders for small business concerns …

January 4, 2017 About Contract Pricing

Ever have doubts about the pricing you submit on a contract opportunity?  Here are a few items to consider when you’re building your price. The more you know the mindset of who you’re dealing with on the other end, the …

December 2, 2016 Pentagon’s Innovation Outpost Urges Rest of DoD to Adopt Rapid Acquisition

The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental thinks it’s learned a thing or two about rapid acquisition over the year since its initial standup, and sees no good reason why the rest of the Defense Department can’t use the same techniques it’s …

December 2, 2016 SBA’s New Mentor Protege Program

As of November 1st, SBA’s certify.sba.gov portal is operational and accepting applications for the new Small Business Mentor-Protégé program. If you are considering its potential value for your business, there are a few key things you should consider before submitting your …

November 8, 2016 Should Your Firm Be HUBZone Certified?

The vast majority of Alaska is certifiable–as HUBZone eligible. So why aren’t more Alaska businesses doing business with the federal government HUBZone certified? It’s a good question, one the US Forest Service, the Department of Defense, and other federal agencies …

November 8, 2016 New Rule to Impact Efficiency of Procurement Process?

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Council (the Department of Defense (“DoD”), General Services Administration (“GSA”), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”)), recently finalized a rule that imposes significant restrictions on federal agencies in contracting with corporations that have federal …

October 25, 2016 Now the FAR Wherever You Are

Did you miss the historical releasing of the first ever iBook version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)? While a tome about the complex rules governing the federal government’s purchasing process may not sound like a bestseller, the FAR is essential reading not …

October 12, 2016 SAM.gov No Longer Support IE7 and IE8

GSA has alerted us that, following their quarterly release on October 28th, they will block users from accessing SAM from an Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) or Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) browser. Users will either need to upgrade to a version …

October 3, 2016 CHALLENGE TO 8(A) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STATUTE GETS REBUKED.

On Friday, September 9, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals”) held that the statute creating the Small Business Administration’s “8(a) Program” is not unconstitutional.  Nevertheless, in addition to being appealed, the …

September 27, 2016 Prosper Ala$ka Summit & Expo Call for Vendors

Politicians have talked about diversifying Alaska’s economy since long before we became a state. But progress on that front has been only modest. Is a stable and vibrant Alaska economy possible? It will take some changes in the way we …

September 22, 2016 Department of Labor Issues Notice of 2017 Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors

On September 20, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor published a notice of the minimum wage rate to be paid, beginning January 1, 2017, to workers performing on or in connection with federal contracts covered by Executive Order (E.O.) 13658, …

September 12, 2016 When Do You Need a Go/No-Go Analysis?

Not every RFP or contract opportunity requires a go/no-go analysis. Is it a good idea to go ahead with a project that’s underfunded and outside of your business expertise? Of course not! When pursuing government projects, you need to weigh …

September 12, 2016 Alaska SBA District Office Announces New Director

  Nancy Porzio has been selected as the new District Director for the SBA Alaska District Office. Nancy is one of the most experienced district directors in the country; and, an ideal fit for this position for three reasons: (1) her …

August 31, 2016 Do Change Orders Need to be In Writing?

You’ve likely heard it before or maybe you’ve even said it yourself: “Go ahead and get started, we’ll get you a change order later.” The only thing is, “later” never happens, and after you’ve finished performing the work you find …

August 31, 2016 Possible Impacts of New SBA Recertification Rules

Different management teams running your affiliates? Could be a situation where the left-hand doesn’t know what the right-hand is doing, and it could impact your firm’s contracting success. Under new SBA rules there’s a risk that an affiliate’s M&A deal …

August 19, 2016 OMB to Announce Final Decisions for 2017 NAICS Revisions.

The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) is announcing its final decisions for adoption of NAICS revisions for 2017 as recommended by the Economic Classification Policy Committee (“ECPC”) in Part IV of OMB’s notice for solicitation of comments published in …

August 1, 2016 Effective Date of New LOS Rule and Incorporation into FAR

The new Limitation on Subcontracting (LOS) rules became effective on June 30, 2016.  As is usually the case in the realm of small business contracting, there will be a lag time until the FAR “catches up” with the new SBA …

August 1, 2016 HUBZone Program: SBA Final Rule Brings Significant Changes

The HUBZone program will see significant changes to its rules as a result of major SBA changes set to take effect in late August.  These changes apply generally to two aspects of the HUBZone program: that relating to the SBA’s …

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News & Announcements

  • VA’s Pathfinder Website Is Live June 23, 2022
  • House Passes Bill Increasing Importance of Subcontracting Plan Performance as an Evaluation Factor June 22, 2022
  • A Few Basics About the New Entity Validation Process in SAM.gov June 16, 2022
  • GSA Strengthens Supply Chain with New Monitoring Process to Bolster Federal Marketplace June 16, 2022
  • DOD Exploring Requirements for Service Providers Under CMMC June 10, 2022

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