Jul 1, 2016 | Legal, Small Business
Stephen E. Ruscus, Partner and Donna Lee Yesner, Partner Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP For many years, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) interpreted the set aside provisions of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (the...
Feb 5, 2016 | Legal, Small Business
By Joe Hornyak and Denisse S. Velarde-Cubek On January 26, 2016, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published in the Federal Register a final rule modifying the employee-based size standards for 36 industries and sub-industries that are not part of North American...
Feb 4, 2016 | Category Management, FAR & Beyond, Rules and Regulations, Small Business
As promised in last week’s FAR & Beyond, this week, the focus is on the challenges and opportunities associated with the management of transactional data. Last spring, GSA published a proposed General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) that would...
Jun 6, 2014 | FAR & Beyond, Small Business, Strategic Sourcing
At least 10 firms filed Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protests this week against the six month extension of the strategic sourcing Office Supply (OS2) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). GSA had extended the OS2 BPAs for a six month term beyond the...
Jul 26, 2013 | Contract Compliance, Contract Duplication, Federal Budget, Federal Supply Schedule, MAS Pricing Policy, Other Direct Costs (ODC), Rules and Regulations, Small Business
As we approach the end of July here is a word association blog post regarding the federal procurement system. The word associations below are based on observations, comments and feedback we have received from throughout the procurement community. The word...
Jun 14, 2013 | Contract Duplication, Federal Budget, Federal Supply Schedule, MAS Pricing Policy, Other Direct Costs (ODC), Rules and Regulations, Small Business
Yesterday I testified in a hearing titled “Putting the Strategy in Sourcing: Challenge and Opportunities for Small Business Contractors” before the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce. My oral statement to the subcommittee is provided...
