Insights | PilieroMazza, Law Firm, Government Contracts Attorney

New SBA Rule Enhances Past Performance Opportunities for Small Businesses

On August 22, 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will implement a final rule that provides two new methods by which small businesses can obtain past performance credit when competing for federal prime contracts. First, the rule allows certain small business offerors to rely on the past performance of joint ventures (JV) in which they were a member. Second, the rule establishes a process by which certain small businesses can request, obtain, and rely upon past performance obtained when performing as a . . . Read More

Law360 Publishes Meghan Leemon’s Article on the Extension of SBA’s Bona Fide Place of Business Moratorium

News 08.05.22

By: Meghan F. Leemon

Law360 recently published an article by Meghan Leemon , an attorney in the Government Contracts Group at PilieroMazza . In the Expert Analysis piece, titled “Benefits Of The Extended SBA Place Of Business Moratorium,” Meghan discusses the Small Business Administration’s extension of its moratorium on enforcement of the bona fide place of business requirement, giving small, disadvantaged businesses more time to participate in 8(a) construction projects without the need for an SBA-approved place of business. Please visit this link for the full article.

PilieroMazza Secures Reversal of PPP Loan Forgiveness Denial After Appeal

News 08.01.22

By: Matthew E. Feinberg, Todd M. Reinecker, Katherine B. Burrows

PilieroMazza is pleased to announce that attorneys comprising three of the Firm’s core practice groups— Litigation & Dispute Resolution , Government Contracts , and Business & Transactions —successfully obtained reversal of a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) decision to deny forgiveness of a client’s Payment Protection Program (PPP) loan. The client obtained a PPP loan of more than $600,000 in early 2021 and sought forgiveness of the full amount of the loan in early 2022. After the client supplied additional information on several occasions in response to SBA’s direct . . . Read More

Transitioning from DUNS to UEI: Elevating Government Contract Service Tickets and Sharing Your Questions

Government Contracts, Blog 07.18.22

By: Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV

As government contractors are all too aware, the transition from DUNS numbers to the SAM assigned Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is causing a myriad of problems, which are jeopardizing contractor payments, awards, and ability to bid on opportunities. Since the April 4, 2022, implementation of the SAM assigned UEI and entity validation through SAM, PilieroMazza is seeing a wide range of SAM registration and renewal issues resulting in numerous entities’ SAM registrations expiring and new joint ventures unable to register . . . Read More

Recent Decision May Result in Significant Increase in Personnel Costs and Back Wage Liability for Companies Doing Work in Maryland

Publications, Client Alerts 07.18.22

By: Matthew E. Feinberg

On July 13, 2022, Maryland’s highest court issued a wide-reaching decision in Amaya v. DGS Construction, LLC that could have a substantial impact on personnel costs for companies doing business in Maryland. The unanimous ruling opened the door for employees to seek payment of wages for time spent waiting at a jobsite and/or traveling to and from a client work site under certain circumstances. Although Amaya involved construction employees, the decision is very likely to touch many companies operating in Maryland and will likely have . . . Read More