The Weekly Update December 2, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS FAR Amendment Proposal to Implement Section of NDAA 2016 The Department of Defense (“DOD”), General Services Administration (“GSA”), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, which will clarify that agency acquisition personnel are permitted, and encouraged, to engage in responsible and constructive exchanges with industry, so long as those exchanges are consistent with existing law and . . . Read More
Considerations When Choosing a Mentor or Protege Under the SBAs Programs – Ambi Biggs – Set-Aside Alert
The Weekly Update for November 14, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Revised Interim Implementation of Government-wide Guidance for Grants and Cooperative Agreements The DOD has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”), the first in a sequence of six NPRMs, which collectively establish, for DOD grants and cooperative agreements, an updated interim implementation of government-wide guidance on administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for federal awards. This NPRM removes a part of the DOD Grant and Agreement Regulations (“DODGARs”) and replaces it with a new DODGARs part . . . Read More
Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) Circular A-xxx
Includes our comments on : Aspects of the Circular Require Clarification We recognize that OFPP sees a value in Category Management and intends to institutionalize Category Management principles across the Government. However, clarification of the Government’s approach, as set forth in the proposed Circular, is needed. Consideration of Small Businesses Should Be Required More consideration of small businesses is needed. BIC Sourcing Solutions Must Be Readily Attainable The Circular does not address how competitions for BIC preferred and BIC mandatory . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for November 4, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Withholding of Unclassified Technical Data and Technology from Public Disclosure The Department of Defense (“DOD”) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics has proposed a rule that establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the dissemination and withholding of certain unclassified technical data and technology subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Export Administration Regulations. It applies to DOD components, their contractors and grantees, and is meant to control . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for October 28, 2016
OTHER GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING NEWS “Texas court places temporary halt on Fair Pay rule.” Federal News Radio. October 26, 2016. The Eastern District Court of Texas placed a preliminary injunction on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule that was supposed to take effect October 25. The court adopted most of the arguments set forth by the Associated Builder and Contractors in the initial lawsuit filed on October 7, including that the rule violated federal contractors’ First Amendment and due process rights . . . Read More
PilieroMazza Legal Advisor – Fourth Quarter
In this Issue: Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Halted but Not Dead Recent Clarifications to SBA’s Definition of Receipts Small Business Contracting Opportunities Abound Outside the Federal Marketplace The Corporate Designee in Commercial Litigation
PilieroMazza Legal Advisor – Fourth Quarter 2016
In this Issue: Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Halted but Not Dead Recent Clarifications to SBA’s Definition of Receipts Small Business Contracting Opportunities Abound Outside the Federal Marketplace The Corporate Designee in Commercial Litigation
The Weekly Update for October 21, 2016
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Small Business Mentor-Protégé Programs – Corrections The SBA has issued technical corrections to its final rule published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2016 (81 FR 48557), amending its regulations to establish a new government-wide mentor-protégé program for all small business concerns, consistent with SBA’s mentor-protégé program for participants in SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program. The rule, which went into effect August 24, 2016, also made several additional changes to current size, 8(a), Office of Hearings . . . Read More