According to FederalRegister.gov, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is proposing to amend its regulations to implement a statutory requirement to certify Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (EDWOSB) participating in the Women-Owned Small Business Contract Program. Over the past few years, Congress and GAO have requested the SBA eliminate […]
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According to the Federal Register, the Small Business Administration has revised its size standards methodology white paper. The revised paper (“SBA’s Size Standards Methodology (April 2019)”) explains how the SBA establishes, reviews, or revises small business size standards. The Revised Methodology is effective starting April 11, 2019. The SBA published a notification that they were […]
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The U.S. General Services Administration recently announced a five-year, $41.8 million contract to Ernst and Young LLP that will replace a long-held contract by Dun & Bradstreet. This change will replace the Data Universal Number System (DUNS) with a transition to SAMMI (a new government-owned System for Award Management Managed Identifier). The move will also […]
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The Department of Defense issued a final rule that amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. It implements the National Defense Authorization Act, section 2804, for FY2019. This increases the threshold for small business set-asides for acquisitions of architect-engineer services. This includes construction design for military family housing or military construction projects to $1 million. […]
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On April 15, 2019, Representative Troy Balderson introduced H.R.2322 – Accelerated Payments for Small Businesses Act of 2019. The bill would establish accelerated payments, ‘with a goal of 15 days after a proper invoice for the amount due is received’. Click here to follow its progress >
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