The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) amended its regulations last week to implement provisions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (takes awhile to go from statute to regulation, it seems) and the 2013 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act). The new rule establishes a Government-wide mentor-protege program for all small business concerns, similar to the SBA’s own mentor-protege program for participants in SBA’s 8(a) business development program.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: SBA Expands its Mentor-Protege Program
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’
