Procurement chief tells agencies to focus on small business set-asides
Agencies must report on their progress in steering federal contracting set-asides to specific types of small businesses, according to new direction from Joe Jordan, the recently installed White House...
View ArticleContractors object to parts of Defense authorization bills
Both the House and Senate versions of the fiscal 2013 National Defense Authorization Act contain contracting provisions that are out of synch with competitive market forces, according to leaders of the...
View ArticleLegislation signed to deliver more government contracts to small businesses
Washington’s elected officials are taking new steps to direct more government work to small businesses, just as contractors are bracing for the threat of sequestration. President Obama on Tuesday...
View ArticleFederal government again falls short of small business contracting goals
The federal government made progress but again fell short of its small business contracting goals last year, according to government data released Tuesday. Just 22.25 percent of federal contracting...
View Article‘Good faith efforts’— effective enforcement or a convenient excuse?
[Note: The following article is taken from a blog operated by Bryan Cave's Airport Concessions Law blog. The article was originally published on July 5, 2013. A link to the blog appears at the end of...
View ArticleNew SBA rule mandates notification if contractors don’t use small business...
A new rule set to go into effect Aug. 15, 2013 directs prime contractors to notify contracting officers if they don’t use small business subcontractors that were integral to producing a bid proposal....
View ArticleMnDOT to pay $300,000 contractor settlement
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will pay $300,000 to C.S. McCrossan Construction Inc. as part of a settlement in a suit the Maple Grove-based contractor filed after the agency...
View Article3-day course covers all federal small business programs
The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech is offering a three-day course delving into the intricacies of the government’s Small Business Programs, including efforts to improve small business...
View ArticlePopular small business course scheduled to be repeated
The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech is repeating its three-day course that delves into the intricacies of the government’s Small Business Programs. The course focuses on the government’s...
View ArticleLittle guys complain they’re tossed aside as big contractors absorb cuts
Computer Frontiers Inc.’s owner thought she’d gotten a break when Stanley Inc. agreed to team up with the small technology company in the U.S. government market. Instead, Barbara Keating says she feels...
View ArticleNew military spending deal includes help for small business contractors
In unusually speedy fashion, Congress this week approved both a new federal budget and a military spending bill, both of which provide a sense of clarity to small business owners, particularly those...
View ArticleFeds should provide more education and easily available information for...
Federal agencies should provide more education and make contracting information more easily available to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses to help agencies meet the governmentwide 3...
View ArticleHouse committee approves bills to increase agencies’ small biz goals and more
The House Small Business Committee has marked up and approved a six-pack of contracting reform bills, including legislation that would raise the current agency goals for steering work to small...
View ArticleChicago construction firm pays $12 million to settle DBE contract fraud claims
A Chicago-based construction company will pay the United States and the State of Illinois $12 million to resolve allegations of fraud on government programs designed to benefit women- and...
View ArticleHouse bill would raise small business goals and require bundling justifications
The defense policy bill that cleared the House May 22 is controversial for multiple reasons, most stemming from its rejection of many of the Obama administration’s cost-cutting proposals in troop...
View ArticleHow one small word change could mean many more contracting dollars for small...
Sometimes, it’s the most subtle nuances in a phrase that matter most — and for small government contractors, that appears to be the case in the federal procurement rulebook. The Federal Acquisition...
View ArticleLarge business’s unmet subcontracting goals result In “marginal” score
A large business was appropriately awarded a “Marginal” score for small business participation based on the large business’s history of failing to meet its small business subcontracting goals. In a...
View ArticleBusinesses, Pentagon agree this program doesn’t work — Congress saved it anyway
Over the past quarter century, the Defense Department has been testing a contracting program that was intended to help small businesses obtain a larger share of federal work. However, Pentagon...
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GTPAC-hosted Jan. 22 event to aid Georgia small businesses
On Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, the Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) will play host to six federal agencies holding an industry day forum directed at small businesses in Georgia. NOTE:...
View ArticleSBA proposes stronger enforcement of subcontracting plans
Large businesses’ subcontracting plans would be subject to stricter compliance standards under a SBA proposed rule introduced December 29, 2014. The intent of the new regulations is to compel prime...
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