International Development
SBA Orders All 8(a) Participants to Provide Financial Records
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued letters to all contractors within the 8(a) Business Development Program, requiring them to produce financial records as...
97% of Small Federal Contractors Shrink as They Succeed. Here’s Why That Should Alarm Everyone
Maidon Services Group - For decades, federal leaders have celebrated small business participation as a driver of innovation, competition, and economic stability. But beneath...
House Passes SBA Modernization Bill Linked to Failed Platform Tollout
FedScoop - The Small Business Administration may soon be forced to confront the flawed rollout of an online certification platform it launched late in...
Small Business Contracting Updates: FAR Companion Guide, DBE FAQs, and a Case Update
GovCon Intelligence - Welcome back to another Q&A edition of GovCon Intelligence. This post discusses several important documents released over the past few weeks...
PSC Supports SBA’s Proposed Size Standard Increases, Warns Against Future Reductions
ExecutiveGov - The Professional Services Council has voiced support for the Small Business Administration’s plan to increase monetary-based size standards for small businesses, while...
5 Surprising Truths Buried in the New FAR Part 19 Overhaul
rTurner Consulting - Sweeping changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) often create anxiety and confusion for federal contractors. While the stated goal of...
8(a) Certifications are Changing: What Small Businesses Must Know in 2025
PilieroMazza - GovCon Giants’ Eric Coffie and PilieroMazza’s Meghan Leemon show you the critical changes happening with 8(a) and other small business certifications in...
Contracting Has a New-Entrant Problem. The FAR Overhaul Made It Worse.
GovCon Intelligence - Contracting has a new-entrant problem. The FAR overhaul made it worse. New entrants have become a barometer for the health of...
FAR Overhaul Eliminates WOSB Subcontracting Self-Certification
Steven Koprince - With little fanfare, the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul has eliminated a subcontractor's ability to self-certify as a woman-owned small business under an...
Is Your Mentor-Protégé Program Joint Venture Agreement Compliant with SBA’s Regulations? It May Not Be.
Womble Bond Dickinson - Many joint venture (JV) contractors have spent weeks of painstaking effort developing proposals only to learn later after winning a...
FAR Part 19 Overhaul: What It Means for Size Recertification, M&A, and Contract Eligibility
PilieroMazza - When the FAR Council issued its long-awaited rewrite of FAR Part 19, many in the government contracting community focused on headline issues...
OMB Seeks to Revise the Small Business Act – Another Shot at the Rule of Two
PilieroMazza - Concerns are mounting that the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul will eliminate the regulatory “Rule of Two” found in FAR Part 19. Now, the...
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