The 2014 National Defense Authorization Act allowed prime contractors with individual subcontracting plans to receive credit towards their subcontracting goals for awards made to small business concerns at any tier by subcontractors with individual subcontracting plans. In 2016, SBA issued its final rule implementing these directives. SBA’s regulations require prime contractors to establish two sets […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POARCH CREEK INDIAN RESERVATION, Alabama – The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI) announced today it purchased Integrated Federal Solutions (IFS), a Reston, VA based company. IFS will remain a standalone business and operate under the direction of the economic development division of the Tribe, Creek Indian Enterprises Development Authority (CIEDA). The […]
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On June 24, 2019, a much anticipated proposed rule that changes the period of measurement for a receipts-based size calculation from three years to five years was published by the Small Business Administration. The proposed rule summary reads: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) proposes to modify its method for calculating annual average […]
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According to a recent article by Nextgov.com, there’s still a chance that federal contractors unpaid during the January/February 2019 shutdown could get back pay. The House Appropriations Committee package now includes contractor back pay to hundreds of thousands of federal contractors who went unpaid during the last government shutdown, which lasted 35 days. The provision […]
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As another spending crisis looms, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee advanced a bill on June 19 to help prevent future shutdowns. The bill is designed to impose negative consequences on Congress and the administration if there is a government shutdown. According to FCW.com: The bipartisan bill sponsored by Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) […]
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