The program helps small businesses grow and transition faster to priming contracts, at a time when a “stasis-is-death” ethos is driving ongoing consolidation in the market.
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
The Section 809 Panel released its first of three reports in January aimed at improving and streamlining Defense Department acquisition across the government. The initial report was well-received for good reason. Through a careful analysis, it recommended bold and much-needed reform to the regulations underpinning everything DoD buys.
Source: When it comes to bid protests, Section 809 panel should follow data
Statistics state that the top ten vendors will likely receive fifty-percent of all contract awards
Source: Congratulations, you won an IDIQ! Now what? | Lohfeld
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
Have you ever wanted to sue the Government for punitive damages? If so, you better find a legal jurisdiction other than one of the Boards of Contract Appeals.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Punitive Damages and Missed Opportunities
Last January, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a report entitled “DHS Needs to Strengthen Its Suspension and Debarment Program“. The report was requested by Congressman Bennie Thompson (Mississippi) in 2016. Here’s what the OIG found.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: DHS’ Suspension and Debarment Procedures Need Improvement
We are tracking three contracts expected to drop in the upcoming months: Application Development Engineering and Sustainment (EADIS), FBI Information Technology Supplies and Support Services (IT Triple S) (IT-SSS), and Project Management Oversight Services. Get more details on these opportunities below, including Red Team’s in-depth look at EADIS.
Source: March Monthly Insights Newsletter | Top 3 Contracts to Watch
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
This week’s episode covers tariff news, bid protest news, and bridge contract news, and is hosted by partner David Robbins. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without. Listen: Crowell.com |… Continue Reading
Source: Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do Without – Government Contracts Legal Forum
