SBA’s recent proposed rule will increase size standards for a number of industries. The rule also said that SBA was thinking about lowering size standards. While most often, size standards increase over time, SBA can also lower them. However, SBA decided against lowering them. Read on for what standards will change.
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SmallGovCon Week in Review: Nov. 9 – Nov. 13, 2020
We sure are enjoying the change to fall weather here in Lawrence, Kansas, home of the SmallGovCon blog! The leaves are beautiful–until you have to start raking them. Hope you are enjoying the weather in your parts, too.
This week saw some important updates in the government contracting world. These included lessons from public and private sector organizations on cybersecurity, a new Army museum, and what a new administration could mean for contractors.
Continue readingSmallGovCon Welcomes Christopher Coleman
I am pleased to announce that Christopher Coleman has joined our team of government contracts attorney-authors here at SmallGovCon. Christopher is an associate attorney with Koprince Law LLC, where his practice focuses on federal government contracts law.
Before joining our team, Christopher was in private practice and served as an Assistant District Attorney, where he advocated for clients and drafted and edited contracts, agreements, and manuals, developing skills that enable him to to lead clients through the government contracts realm. Check out Christopher’s full biography to learn more about our newest author, and don’t miss his first SmallGovCon post on how to properly protest competitive range decisions.
SBA Eases Lifetime Limit on Mentors
The SBA has long had a lifetime limit of two mentors for each protégé–and this limit was enforced very strictly. Say the mentor ghosted the protégé, or the two just never did any contracts together. Well, too bad, that still used up one of the two lifetime mentors that a protégé could have.
They say there are no second chances, but the SBA’s new rule will allow for second chances on a mentor protégé arrangement in some circumstances, which should benefit protégés going forward.
Continue readingHappy Veterans Day
Here at Koprince Law, we salute the service of all veterans and their families, both at home and abroad. Thank you.
SmallGovCon Week in Review: Nov. 2 – Nov. 6, 2020
Happy Friday, SmallGovCon readers. Even as the votes are sifted, the federal government continues to buy goods and services from contractors. To that end, here are some important updates from the last week.
These include veteran-owned small business trends, the critical role of CUI in federal supply chain security, and and update on the rule banning some Chinese equipment.
Continue readingSBA Confirms Mentor can Own 40% of Protégé and Get 60% of Joint Venture Workshare
The SBA’s recent final rule on Mentor-Protégé Program consolidation included a number of important updates and clarifications. Among these was an explanation of the rules involving a mentor owning part of a protégé while also being part of a joint venture with the same protégé. It’s something I’ve always wanted SBA to confirm, so I’m glad they did.
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