Recently, GAO published a report on small business subcontracting plan compliance, concluding that agency oversight of these plans need improvement.
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Prime Contractor Can Sponsor Subcontractor’s Claim to Government
Let’s say you’re a subcontractor to a prime contractor, which holds a construction contract with the Government. And you run into problems which need to be solved by submitting a claim to the contracting officer.
But, as the subcontractor, you don’t have a contractual relationship (privity of contract, in legal speak) with the Government. Can you still submit the claim?
Continue reading2020 NDAA: Subcontractors May Be Allowed to Take Non-Payment Allegations to OSDBU
The draft 2020 National Defense Authorization Act includes a dispute process for subcontractors when the prime contractor fails to pay.
Section 831 of the draft bill would amend the Small Business Act to allow subcontractors to report nonpayment to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
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