Small Business Administration

One of the primary benefits offered by the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) mentor-protégé programs is the ability to operate outside the normal rules governing affiliation.  Generally speaking, SBA allows…
Continue Reading Freedom from Affiliation? Check Your Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture Agreement

Please see the following link for Fox Rothschild LLP’s Federal Contractors’ Guide to Small Business Administration Set-Aside Contracts, Size Standards, Size Protests, and Affiliation. 

http://www.foxrothschild.com/douglas-p-hibshman/publications/federal-contractors-guide-to-small-business-administration-set-aside-contracts-size-standards-size-protests-and-affiliation/

The federal government sets aside…
Continue Reading Federal Contractors’ Guide to Small Business Administration Set-Aside Contracts, Size Standards, Size Protests, and Affiliation

As I have covered here before, every small business owner needs to be aware of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) ostensible subcontractor rule.

In a nutshell, ostensible contractor affiliation…
Continue Reading SBA: Ostensible Subcontractor Rule in Play Even Between Two Small Firms

The most common basis to establish timeliness for a Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest is found in Section 21.2 of the GAO’s regulations.  Under the regulation, the protester…
Continue Reading New GAO Decision Emphasizes “Should Have Known” Element of Bid Protest Timeliness

Today, we take a look at the culmination of a long fight over the size status of a joint venture competing for a Federal contract.  After losing battles at…
Continue Reading SBA Size Update: Strategies for Contesting Affiliation based on Economic Dependence

Contractors seeking to avoid affiliation under the Ostensible Subcontractor Rule know the soundbite:  Your firm must self-perform the “primary and vital” contract requirements.

A small business prime contractor must zero…
Continue Reading SBA Finds Violation of Ostensible Subcontractor Rule – Even Though Contractor Performs “Primary and Vital” Requirements

Small business owners need to be aware of the simple, proactive measures that are available right now to avoid headaches down the road.

One prime example is properly maintaining your…
Continue Reading WOSB Certification Errors Lead to Size Protest