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AFCEA Small Business Talk September 29

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Mark your calendars for next week. I’ll be speaking at the AFCEA South Florida’s SB Lunch and Learn on September 29 from 11:30am – 12:30pm eastern time. The topic is “10 things every Small Business should know about Federal Contracting Law.”

AFCEA is an organization dedicated to “exploration of issues relevant to its members in information technology, communications, and electronics for the defense, homeland security and intelligence communities.” The event is open to all and registration information can be found here.

YouTube Tuesday: What is EDWOSB Status?

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There have been a few changes recently to the WOSB and EDWOSB certification process–so now is as good a time as any to walk through the requirements for EDWOSB (or Economically-Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business) status. In this video, I provide an overview of the benefits of and requirements for EDWOSB status:

If you have questions, I’m happy to help! You can reach me here.

FAR Final Rule: Increased Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds

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The Federal Acquisition Regulation has officially been updated to increase the micro-purchase threshold and the simplified acquisition threshold, effective August 31, 2020. Various federal agencies had already increased the thresholds through deviations, but this rule makes it official across the board. A few additional thresholds will increase due to inflation. Read on for the details on how this could impact federal procurement.

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YouTube Tuesday: What is a WOSB?

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With changes coming next week to the WOSB program certification process for women-owned small businesses (which we have discussed recently here and here), we thought we’d take a step back to look at the basics of program benefits and eligibility requirements. In this video, I lay out the reasons why women-owned businesses should consider participating in the program and discuss the three primary eligibility requirements:

Need assistance determining whether you’re eligible? Call us!

Clean-Up on Aisle “FAR”: Joint Venture and Subcontracting Plan Rules Get Modernized

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Joint ventures and small business subcontracting are two issues near and dear to the hearts of many small business federal contractors. Well, the Federal Acquisition Regulation will soon be updated with respect to both of these topics. The new rules will align with SBA’s rules and remove any inconsistencies. Let’s dive in!

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YouTube Tuesday: Why Should You File Bid Protests at GAO?

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We here at Koprince Law have been seeing a lot of GAO bid protests lately, but for those of you unfamiliar with the Government Accountability Office and what it means to file a bid protest, this video is for you:

For more information, check out our helpful Handbook or, if you need assistance filing your GAO Protest, learn more about how we can help here.

YouTube Tuesday: What is a Small Business?

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There’s been a lot of discussion about “small businesses” lately, but there are still many misconceptions about how large “small businesses” can actually be! In this YouTube video, I breakdown how Uncle Sam decides which businesses are small:

If you have questions about the size of your business, you can check out our many, MANY blog posts on the matter & this useful overview of affiliation, or give us a call!