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 occurs when a small business holds a prime contract – but a subcontractor hired for the job actually ends up controlling the work. The SBA…
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 in on the essential objective of its contract and make sure to perform those requirements with its own employees. If those requirements are subcontracted out…
Small business owners must always be mindful of what it means to be “small” in the world of government contracting. After all, losing that small business size status means losing direct access to the lucrative world of set-aside contracts and the SBA’s socio-economic programs.
In the past, we’ve discussed the SBA’s rules on affiliation…
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