SmallGovCon Week in Review: March 18-22, 2024

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Shane McCall

Hope you are having a good week readers, and enjoying some March Madness. While it looks like spring in our neck of the woods, in this part of the country the weather can change quickly. We joke around that we must always have every type of coat or jacket at the ready on any given day. Never a dull moment! Speaking of never a dull moment, the NCAA tournament has started and there certainly have been some great games in the first round! How’s your bracket doing?

We hope you had a great week and are enjoying some nice spring weather as well as some exciting basketball. Here are some happenings from the federal government contracting world this week. Interesting updates include an update on OASIS+ timing and enhancing whistleblower protections for DoD contracts. Enjoy your weekend!

Govology Webinar: Navigating Government Regulations in Solicitations and Contracts, March 27, 2024, 1:00pm EDT

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Shane McCall

Steven Koprince, Govology Legal Analyst and retired founder of Koprince McCall Pottroff will be presenting this webinar to help you understand the applicable rules and regulations in government contracts and the Federal Acquisition Regulation. These rules can be lengthy and complex–and contractors may also need to follow rules outside the FAR, such as those found in FAR supplements and the regulations of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Please join Steve as he walks you through the process. Register here.

First Annual MyGovWatch Buyer Survey Results May Surprise You

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Nicole Pottroff

This post was written by our friend and colleague, Nick Bernardo, president of MyGovWatch, a
bid notification and intelligence website offering a free trial to government contractors in more
than 200 industries.

Webinar! Small Business Certifications, March 20, 2024, 10:00-11:00 am CDT

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Nicole Pottroff

Please join federal government contracts attorneys Nicole Pottroff & Greg Weber for this informative webinar on SBA certifications hosted by Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship. Participants will get an overview about the Small Business Certifications including:

Woman Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business
8(a) Business Development Program
HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone)
Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

We will discuss how to get certified, how long it may take, regulations, changes, updates, and tips and tricks on how to be prepared. Please Register here.

SmallGovCon Week in Review: March 11-15, 2024

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Nicole Pottroff

Happy Friday and happy, early Saint Patrick’s Day. We hope you have some fun things planned for the weekend. Here, in Lawrence, Kansas, preparations are underway for the annual St. Patty’s Day parade. It seems the whole town comes out to celebrate and it’s a very fun and festive spectacle. I think more than anything, people are just ready to get outside to enjoy the warmer temperatures.

Before you head into your weekend activities, here are a few articles on what’s happening in the federal government contracting world. Enjoy the weekend and don’t forget to wear green!

GAO Says: SBA’s Rules for Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture Experience Evaluations May Limit Solicitation Terms

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Gregory Weber

Contractors will often enter into mentor protégé relationships and joint ventures to leverage the experience and skills of multiple parties for various reasons. SBA regulations dictate how the capabilities, past performance, and experience of a mentor-protégé joint venture will be evaluated. But at the end of the day, what matters is, whether agencies will follow those regulations in their small business set-aside solicitations and evaluations thereunder. A recent GAO case addressed this issue, providing further guidance on the interplay of solicitation terms for experience evaluations and SBA’s rules for evaluating mentor-protégé joint ventures’ experience.

SmallGovCon Week in Review: March 4-8, 2024

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Shane McCall

Happy Friday! March Madness is upon us! For you college basketball fans, it’s a great time of year. The upsets keep things exciting, even if they do bust everyone’s brackets. I guess that’s what makes March Madness so maddening and exciting–one can never predict the outcome. Listening to the news out of the federal government can sometimes feel like March Madness.

So, before you start your weekend of studying those basketball stats, here are some things that happened in federal government contracting this week. These include updates on government spending bills, AI, and use of apprentices. Have a wonderful weekend.