An agency’s issuance of an out-of-scope task order led to a sustained protest, in a recent GAO bid protest decision.
Source: Agency Erred in Issuing an Out-of-Scope Task Order – SmallGovCon
Women-owned small businesses remain underrepresented on some of the government’s biggest contracts, writes GovCon Voices contributor Courtney Fairchild
Source: GovConVoices: Women-Owned Small Businesses Still Underrepresented – SmallGovCon
The ostensible subcontractor affiliation rule is fact-specific, but avoiding “four key factors” identified by SBA OHA will go a long way toward avoiding a
Source: Ostensible Subcontractor Rule: OHA Confirms “Four Key Factors” To Avoid – SmallGovCon
SBA OHA found an American affiliate of a foreign company to be an eligible small business because it had a U.S. location and contributed to the U.S. economy.
Source: SBA OHA: Foreign Subsidiary Was “Small Business” – SmallGovCon
The SBA is processing “All Small” Mentor-Protege Applications in about eight days, according to the SBA’s John Klein.
Source: SBA Processing “All Small” Mentor-Proteges In Eight Days – SmallGovCon
Guy Timberlake focuses on the 2017 NDAA’s terrible small business proposals that “almost were” in a contribution to SmallGovCon’s GovCon Voices series.
Source: GovCon Voices: The Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Ugly Changes That Almost Were! – SmallGovCon
GovCon Voices is a new feature on SmallGovCon, and provides candid commentary and opinions on government contracting from government contracts thought leaders.
Source: Introducing GovCon Voices: A New SmallGovCon Feature – SmallGovCon
President Donald Trump will not repeal Executive Order 13672, which prohibits federal contractors from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender
Source: Trump Won’t Repeal Obama’s Order Prohibiting Contractor LGBTQ Discrimination – SmallGovCon
GAO denied a protest challenging an agency’s refusal to evaluate fixed-prices for realism, even where the agency believed the price might be too low.
Source: GAO: Corrective Action Not Required to Price Realism for Fixed-Price Contract – SmallGovCon
The so-called Christian doctrine applies to the FAR’s payment bond and performance bond requirements, according to a recent ASBCA decision.
Source: ASBCA Applies Christian Doctrine to Payment and Performance Bonding – SmallGovCon