SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html A Reversal in Course? SBA Rescinds Several 8(a) Suspension Notices FAR Updates Trade Agreement Act Thresholds Back to Basics: Novation Agreements (and Name Changes) Breaking: EO Mandates “FAR 2.0” & Deep Dive Into Federal Procurement Efficiency A Wobbly Bike: Some Initial Thoughts on FAR 2.0 FAR 2.0 Update: Part 6 – Competition FAR 2.0 Update: Part 8 – Required Sources of Supplies and Services FAR Overhaul Webinar: What to Expect from FAR 2.0 on October 21, hosted by GT (Georgia Tech) APEX Accelerators FAR 2.0 Update: Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services FAR 2.0 Update: Part 15 – Contracting By Negotiation FAR 2.0 Update: Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals FAR 2.0 Update: Small Business Rule of Two Lives on in Part 19 – Small Business GovCon FAQs: My Contract Was Terminated For Convenience, What Do I Do? Back to Basics: The Two-Year Rule Proposed Updates to DFARS Regarding Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence Govology Webinar Announcement: Limitations on Subcontracting: A Step-by-Step Compliance Guide, May 19, 2026 Webinar Announcement: Teaming Agreements & Joint Ventures, April 14, 2026 hosted by UT San Antonio APEX Accelerators Back to Basics: Requests for Equitable Adjustment RES 2026 Conference: Rising Together, Las Vegas, NV, March 23-26, 2026 TAA Can Apply to Small Business Set-Aside: COC Clarifies Trade Agreements Act and Buy American Act Applicability Webinar Announcement: Joint Ventures & Teaming, April 23, 2026 hosted by El Paso Texas APEX Accelerators Nicole Pottroff Shane McCall John Holtz Gregory P. Weber Webinar Announcement: Protests in Federal Contracting: What Contractors Need to Know Event Announcement: GovCon Roundup Live, Teaming Agreements, April 15, 2026 OHA Finds Totality of the Circumstances Affiliation Based on Loans and Close Oversight of Operations OMB Continues Push for Commercial Products and Services Webinar Announcement: The SBA Mentor Protégé Program, May 5, 2026 hosted by Washington DC APEX Accelerators “In Scope” vs. “Out of Scope” Modifications: How GAO Explains The Difference Back to Basics: Price Realism vs. Price Reasonableness Upcoming Events EO Maximizes Fixed-Price Over Cost-Reimbursement Contracts The “Once 8(a), Always 8(a)–or HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB” Rule, Where Are We Now? Steven Koprince Back to Basics: GSA CTAs Webinar Announcement: Legal Updates, May 13, 2026 SmallGovCon Week in Review: March 23-27, 2026 SmallGovCon Week in Review; April 20-24, 2026 GAO Evaluation of CMMC Program and Important Information for Defense Contractors SmallGovCon Week in Review: March 16-20, 2026 SmallGovCon Week in Review: April 13-17, 2026 SmallGovCon Week in Review: May 11-15, 2026 SmallGovCon Week in Review: April 6-10, 2026 President’s Executive Order Requires Terms Addressing DEI in Contracts SmallGovCon Week in Review: May 4-8, 2026 SmallGovCon Week in Review: March 30-April 3, 2026 Koprince McCall Pottroff Names John Holtz and Gregory Weber as Partners SmallGovCon Week in Review: April 27-May 1, 2026