The Procurement Fraud Prevention Act would require notice of free assistance (through PTACs and others) for SAM and other government contracts registrations.
Source: SAM Registration: New Bill Requires Notification Of Free Assistance – SmallGovCon
An agency backdated a market research memorandum to support its defense of a bid protest–and the Court of Federal Claims wasn’t happy about it.
Source: Agency Faces Sanctions For Backdating Market Research – SmallGovCon
A VA Class Deviation would severely restrict the use of nonmanufacturer rule waivers in VA SDVOSB and VOSB procurements.
Source: VA Class Deviation Restricts SDVOSB Nonmanufacturers – SmallGovCon
The 8(a) Program could face a Supreme Court constitutional challenge if the Court accepts a petition filed by Rothe Development Inc.
Source: 8(a) Program: Will Supreme Court Take Rothe’s Constitutionality Case? – SmallGovCon
SDVOSB fraud allegations have led to an indictment alleging that the members of an SDVOSB joint venture had a “secret side agreement” undermining the JVA.
Source: SDVOSB Fraud: Indictment In “Secret Side Agreement” JV Case – SmallGovCon
Stephanie Alexander of Boost LLC writes about creating a culture of compliance for government contractors.
Source: GovCon Voices: A Culture of Compliance – SmallGovCon
An agency engaged in “egregious” misconduct in its evaluation of proposals and defense of several bid protests, according to the Court of Federal Claims.
Source: Agency’s Conduct “An Egregious Example Of Intransigence And Deception,” Court Says – SmallGovCon
A proposed SBA regulation would adopt the 2017 NAICS codes as part of the SBA’s size standards table.
Source: Proposed SBA Rule Adopts 2017 NAICS Codes – SmallGovCon
27 Percent of DoD mentor-protege agreements may be deficient, according to a recent GAO report on the DoD mentor-protege program
Source: 27 Percent Of DoD Mentor-Protege Agreements May Be Deficient, GAO Says – SmallGovCon
A contractor working under a VA FSS order should have filed its claim with the GSA Contracting Officer, not the VA Contracting Officer, according to the CBCA.
Source: Claim Under VA FSS Task Order Should Have Gone To GSA – SmallGovCon