Happy Friday! Another week in the books and it sure was a busy one! For small business owners, that means celebrating the wins, learning from the challenges, and giving yourself a little credit for everything you managed to get done. This weekend we hope you can take a breath, step away from the emails for a bit, and enjoy some time off.
This week in federal government contracting news, stories include a CIO-SP4 post-mortem and new RFO parts being published for comments.
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Clear communication with contracting officers and agency officials can help contractors resolve performance issues, negotiate contract changes, and protect valuable business relationships. But missteps can lead to unauthorized commitments, violations of gratuities and conflict-of-interest rules, contract disputes, or protests.
In this webinar, government contracts attorneys Nicole Pottroff and John Holtz will debunk common myths about contractor communications, including who has authority to modify a contract, how to respond to unauthorized instructions, when one-on-one communications are appropriate, and how government gratuities rules differ from commercial practices. Register here.
Happy Friday! It’s sunflower season here in Kansas—our state flower—and the sunflowers were at peak bloom over Labor Day weekend. The hot weather didn’t seem to bother them, and it certainly didn’t keep people from coming out to enjoy the beautiful fields this year. It’s a great place to remember how beautiful the world can be. If you have a sunflower field near you, I encourage you to take some time to go see them.
As you head into the weekend, here is our roundup of the latest in federal contracting news.
This week in federal government contracting included stories about the savings from contract cancellations and a continued push for AI use by the federal government.
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Happy September! We’ve kicked off the month with some very hot days here, but we know the seasons will soon change and cooler fall weather will be here before we know it. We hope you enjoy the long holiday weekend and have plenty of time to relax and spend time with friends and family. Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend and a great start to September!.
This week in federal government contracting included important stories related to a continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown, and a report that purported saved costs from last year’s contract terminations may not be as large as touted.
Continue readingOn August 28, SBA released an 8(a) Social Disadvantage Regulation list of Frequently Asked Questions. This guidance provides more details to implement SBA’s final rule to revamp the social disadvantage rule for the 8(a) Program that will become effective on September 10.
Here are some key points from this guidance.
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Touted as a “game-changer” when it was first introduced in 2016, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s All Small Mentor-Protégé Program isn’t new anymore. Known now as simply the “SBA Mentor-Protégé Program,” it is still extremely useful for large and small contractors alike.
Government contracts attorney and SmallGovCon contributor, Gregory Weber, will explain the ins and outs of the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program, covering the program’s eligibility requirements, its various benefits (including the ability to form special mentor-protégé joint ventures), the application process, and common misconceptions and pitfalls. Additionally, he will provide an introduction to the even older DoD Mentor-Protégé Program, which set the stage for the SBA’s program, and compare the two programs.
Happy Friday! Somehow, it’s already the end of August. The days are still warm, but we are looking forward to some fall weather and football games. Make sure to enjoy the last days of summer before Labor Day arrives. We hope you have a great weekend.
This week in federal government contracting included stories related to the monumental SBA size standard proposal (that we discussed here) and GSA highlighting procurement fraud.
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