SBA’s Office of Hearings and Appeals will have jurisdiction over VA CVE SDVOSB and VOSB protests and appeals beginning on October 1, 2018. SBA issued a final rule establishing the procedure on March 30, 2018.
Source: SBA CVE Protests and Appeals: Coming October 1, 2018 – SmallGovCon
The HUBZone Program’s rules will change on May 25, 2018 to delete the requirement that a HUBZone company owned by U.S. citizens be “directly” owned by those citizens.
Source: HUBZone Program: SBA Will Delete “Direct” Ownership Requirement – SmallGovCon
The DoD Mentor-Protege Program is undergoing some major changes as the result of a final rule issued March 23, 2018. Government contracts attorney Steven Koprince breaks down the good, the bad and the ugly from the final rule.
Source: DoD Mentor-Protege Program: Major Changes Finalized – SmallGovCon
This post provides first impressions of GAO’s new Electronic Protest Docketing System.
Source: GAO’s Electronic Filing System: First Impressions – SmallGovCon
NAICS code appeals must be filed within 10 calendar days, and discussions with Contracting Officers don’t extend the strict deadline to file NAICS code appeals with the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals.
Source: NAICS Code Appeals: Discussions With Agency Don’t Extend Deadline – SmallGovCon
A CIO-SP3 SB contract holder could not protest the award of a task order to a competitor because the order was valued at less than $10 million.
Source: No Protest of CIO-SP3 SB Order Below $10 Million, Says GAO – SmallGovCon
For purposes of determining small business status under a receipts-based NAICS code, the SBA ordinarily doesn’t consider the company’s ongoing fiscal year. A recent SBA OHA decision explains.
Source: Small Business Status: Ongoing Fiscal Year Usually Isn’t Included – SmallGovCon
WOSB status for purposes of a task or delivery order under a multiple-award contract ordinarily is governed by the company’s WOSB certification on the underlying contract.
Source: WOSB Status & Task Orders: Underlying Contract Usually Governs – SmallGovCon
Past performance wasn’t a mandatory evaluation factor under an SDVOSB set-aside competition in which award was to be made to the lowest-price, technically acceptable offeror.
Source: GAO: Past Performance Evaluation Not Required In LPTA Set-Aside Competition – SmallGovCon
An 8(a) Program participant was terminated by the SBA from the 8(a) Program for failing to pay a subcontractor.
Source: 8(a) Program: Participant Terminated for Not Paying Subcontractor – SmallGovCon