SBA OHA Decides First EDWOSB Eligibility Appeal
My daughter is learning to take her first steps, while holding onto the furniture. Yesterday, she started pushing her stroller around the living room, essentially using it as a walker. My wife and I...
View ArticleLimitations On Subcontracting: 1099 Contractor’s Work Didn’t Count
Under the FAR’s limitations on subcontracting clause, the work to be performed by a 1099 independent contractor did not count toward the prime contractor’s performance. In a recent bid protest...
View ArticleWOSB Program: House-Passed 2015 NDAA Allows Sole Source Contracts
Women-owned small businesses could receive sole source contracts under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015, which was passed by the House of Representatives last week. The House-passed 2015...
View ArticleWOSB Program: Sole Source Contracts are Coming!
Just in time for the holidays, there is good news for WOSBs–sole source contracts are coming! If you have followed SmallGovCon over the past week, you have seen a few posts about changes made to the...
View ArticleWOSB Sole Source Contracts: One Step Closer
Women-Owned Small Business sole source contracts have moved one step closer to becoming a reality. Today, the SBA issued a proposed rule implementing the WOSB sole source authority contained in the...
View ArticleWOSB Program: 15 Of 34 Set-Aside Awards Improper, Says SBA OIG
Of 34 WOSB and EDWOSB set-aside awards examined by the SBA Office of Inspector General, 15 of those awards were improper. The SBA OIG’s conclusion comes in a new WOSB program report, and suggests that...
View ArticleWOSB Sole Source Contracts Authorized As Of October 14, 2015
WOSB and EDWOSB sole source contracts will be authorized under the SBA’s regulations effective October 14, 2015. In a final rule published today, the SBA implemented regulatory authority pursuant to...
View ArticleWOSB Sole Source Authority Added To FAR
WOSB sole source authority is now part of the FAR. Effective December 31, 2015, the FAR Council has adopted an interim rule incorporating the WOSB sole source authority adopted in the 2013 National...
View ArticleSmallGovCon Week In Review: February 29-March 4, 2016
Now that the calendar says March, I’m getting ready for March Madness. The basketball excitement is building here in Lawrence, home of the #1 ranked Jayhawks. Tomorrow, I’ll be at Allen Fieldhouse...
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