Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– April 26, 2022
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s latest episodes and follow us to hear more here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS OMB Issues Guidance about Buy America Preference in Federal Infrastructure Contracts The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance to help federal agencies implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s “Build . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– April 20, 2022
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s latest episodes and follow us to hear more here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ESOPs Have Opportunity to Shape DOD Pilot Program on Sole Source Follow-On Contracts, April 12, 2022, Kevin Barnett In late 2021, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022 NDAA) included a first-of-its-kind provision that authorized . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– April 13, 2022
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s latest episodes and follow us to hear more here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA Increases Its Size Standards, Opening More Opportunities for Winning Government Contracts , April 4, 2022, Peter Ford , Patrick Rothwell The long-awaited increase to size standards by the Small Business Administration (SBA) has arrived. On March 31, 2022, SBA issued four final rules that increase the . . . Read More
PilieroMazza Represents Federal Compass in Venture Capital Transaction
PilieroMazza is pleased to announce that the Firm’s Business & Transactions Group , led by attorneys Dave Shafer and Frank Massaro, served as legal counsel to Federal Compass as it secured a Series A venture financing round from Blueprint Equity . Federal Compass is a Vienna, VA, company that provides software for federal contractors. Blueprint Equity, based in Solana Beach, CA, is an investment firm that supplies expansion capital to enterprise software and technology startups. Federal Compass was founded in 2019. It plans to use the proceeds from this . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 6, 2022
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s latest episodes and follow us to hear more here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS OHA Confirms M&A-Related Recertification Won’t Impact Contractors’ Eligibility Under Pre-Existing Contracts , April 1, 2022, Samuel S. Finnerty For small businesses, navigating the recertification rules promulgated by the Small Business Administration (SBA) is no easy task. SBA rules generally provide that the size of . . . Read More
Federal News Network Quotes PilieroMazza’s Cy Alba about Small Businesses’ Chances of Winning Polaris Contracts
PilieroMazza ’s Cy Alba , a partner in the Government Contracts Group , discussed the Polaris government-wide acquisition contract with Federal News Network recently. His remarks came after the General Services Administration (GSA), which issued the solicitation, clarified that it would allow joint ventures to rely on the past performance and experience of a single member, including large business SBA-approved mentors, when evaluating the entire joint venture for award. This clarification to the solicitation gave some small businesses, especially those with little direct experience in the core . . . Read More
JD Supra Again Distinguishes PilieroMazza for Government Contracting Content
PilieroMazza continues its streak by earning JD Supra’s 2022 Readers Choice Award as the “Top Government Contracting Firm” for content for a fifth consecutive year. Partners Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV , of the Government Contracts Group and Nichole Atallah of the Labor & Employment for Government Contractors Group were among JD Supra’s top five authors from a pool of more than 1,900 authors. “We’re honored that JD Supra acknowledged the insights our attorneys published in the important area of government contracting,” said Tony Franco , PilieroMazza’s managing partner. “Providing thought leadership that readers find beneficial to their business . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 31, 2022
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s latest episodes and follow us to hear more here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GSA Releases Polaris Q&A Signaling Key Changes in Upcoming RFPs, March 25, 2022, Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV GSA recently released a Q&A in anticipation of the first two Polaris Requests for Proposals (RFPs). GSA anticipates the . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 24, 2022
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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 18, 2022
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s latest episodes and follow us to hear more here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Biden Signs PRICE Act to Reform Federal Procurement and Help Small Business Contractors, March 9, 2022, Cy Alba President Biden recently signed the PRICE Act (Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and . . . Read More