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SmallGovCon Week in Review: Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2024
Happy February! Our Kansas City Chiefs have once again managed to make it back into the Super Bowl and we couldn’t be happier about it! Whether you’re a Chiefs fan, a 49ers fan or a Swiftie, it’s sure to be a good one! Start gathering those favorite snack recipes and get out the
Koprince Law LLC · Feb 2, 2024
Why File: A VOSB or SDVOSB Status Protest
The second entry in our new “Why File” series covers some of the main reasons unsuccessful offerors file veteran-owned small business (VOSB) and service-disabled veteran owned small businesses (SDVOSB) status protests. Don’t worry if VOSB and SDVOSB are new acronyms to you–or you
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 31, 2024
OMB Issues Command to Increase Small Business Participation on MACs
The White House has issued a memorandum that calls for specific procedures for Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple-Award Contracts. To that end, OMB has recommended steps such as increasing small business order set-asides and maximizing small business set-asides a
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 30, 2024
SmallGovCon Week in Review: January 22-26, 2024
Happy Friday! We hope you had a productive week. We are slowly exiting the deep freeze that we have been enduring the past few weeks, here in the midwest. We’ve had snow, ice, rain and sub degree temperatures! Not fun! We are looking forward to seeing the sun again and warmer day
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 26, 2024
CMMC 2.0 and You: A Look at the Department of Defense’s Proposed New Cybersecurity Rules
In 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the development of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program, which was then implemented in 2020 as an interim rule. We blogged about that way back in 2020. This program was designed to give a certification to
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 25, 2024
SDVOSB Updates: SBA VetCert Achievements, JV Certification, and NDAA Contracting Goal
It’s been one year since the U.S. Small business Administration (SBA) took over the federal government’s veteran-owned small business contracting program from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and a lot has happened in that amount of time. Here, we discuss how SBA has hand
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 22, 2024
SmallGovCon Week in Review: January 15-19, 2024
Happy Friday! Brrr, another very cold day here in the Midwest. We are looking for relief next week as the forecast is set for warmer temperatures after this deep freeze. I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are ready! We hope that you are staying warm in your neck of t
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 19, 2024
Government Claim Appeals Nuggets from the ASBCA and CBCA 2023 Annual Reports
Everyone has New Year traditions. Some do resolutions, some take vacations, some simply buy a fun new calendar. Here at SmallGovCon we like reading the different federal contracting annual reports. These annual reports function as almost yearbooks or like a friend’s yearly holida
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 18, 2024
SmallGovCon Week in Review: January 8-12, 2024
Happy Friday! Boy, were we hit with a major snowstorm this week with very cold temperatures sweeping in from the north! We dug out just in time for a cold blast to arrive today and our Kansas City Chiefs have a playoff game at home this weekend, with the high expected to be a bal
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 12, 2024
Free Event! SBA & DoD Mentor Protégé Webinar hosted by MST Contract Opportunities Center APEX Accelerator, El Paso: January 23, 2024, 10:00-11:30am MST
Touted as a “game-changer” when it was first introduced in 2016, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s All Small Mentor-Protégé Program isn’t new anymore. Known now as simply the “SBA Mentor-Protégé Program,” it is still extremely useful for large and small contractors alike.
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 12, 2024
Year in Review: Top SmallGovCon Posts of 2023
Happy New Year to our SmallGovCon readers! While we have already posted some updates from 2024, it’s a good time to reflect on the important posts from 2023. This post revisits those blog posts from 2023 that were the most popular. Below, we summarize the blogs written in 2023 th
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 11, 2024
Extraordinary Actions v. Day-to-Day Decisions for Joint Ventures: A Cautionary Tale
Back in 2020, we discussed an SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) decision stating that the managing venturer must control every aspect of the joint venture. This position, which we questioned in that article, has changed since that time, and we explored the changes to the r
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 8, 2024
SmallGovCon Week in Review: January 1-5, 2024
Happy new year! We hope you enjoyed the holiday and are looking forward to what 2024 brings. It’s been a pretty mild winter so far, but we expect old man winter will be showing up any day now. Until then, everyone has been taking advantage of getting out and about without any maj
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 5, 2024
Why File: A Size Protest
We at SmallGovCon are excited to announce this first in a new line of blogs we call Why File. Our firm handles a wide variety of federal procurement and contract litigation matters–from SBA size and status protests to contract claims and appeals, and everything in between. One of
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 2, 2024
SmallGovCon Week in Review: December 25-29, 2023
Happy Friday! It’s time to say goodbye to 2023 and usher in the new year. Here at SmallGovCon, we would like to thank all of our blog readers for a wonderful year. We will continue to work hard to provide helpful federal contracting news and updates in 2024 and we truly appreciat
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 29, 2023
SmallGovCon Week inReview: December 18-22, 2023
Happy Holidays, Blog Readers! Please make sure to thank all those that work tirelessly during the holidays to make things merry and bright and I’m not just referring to Santa. We truly appreciate you! We hope you have a very joyful holiday season surrounded by family and friends.
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 22, 2023
Two Bites of the Same Apple: Protester Wins Sustain on Second Name Brand or Equal Protest with an Unexpected Result
When submitting an offer, it is important to make sure that all the requirements of the solicitation are met. This is essentially Federal Government Contracting 101 and applies to any type of solicitation. In RELX, Inc., B-421597.2, 2023 CPD ¶ 262 (Comp. Gen. Nov. 17, 2023), GAO
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 21, 2023
GAO: Small Task Order Protesters Can Protest Scope of Task Order
Congress has made it pretty tough to file a protest against a task order. For one thing, task order protests can generally only occur at the Government Accountability Office (GAO). For another, if a task order dollar value is too small, it can’t be protested at all. A recent case
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 18, 2023
SmallGovCon Week in Review: December 11-15, 2023
Happy Friday! We are halfway through December already and oh my, how time does fly! 2024 is just around the corner and the holiday season is now in full swing. We hope you are enjoying all the season has to offer. There have been a lot of changes in federal government contracting
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 15, 2023
SBA’s 2023 Update: Demonstrating 8(a) Social Disadvantage
SBA recently issued new guidance on how to demonstrate social disadvantage–one of the elements an individual must meet to be eligible for SBA’s illustrious 8(a) Business Development Program. The guidance implements a streamlined social disadvantage narrative format–limiting the n
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 11, 2023
A HUBZone Appeal Appears! Continuing our Look at the HUBZone Appeal Process
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Koprince Law LLC · Dec 8, 2023
SmallGovCon Week in Review: December 4-8, 2023
Happy Friday, Readers! It was another busy week here at SmallGovCon and in the federal government contracting world. GSA announced some new political appointees, while cyber security and AI have also been ongoing hot topics. You can read more about these and other contracting new
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 8, 2023
Reminder: 2023 SDVOSB Deadline Looming
SmallGovCon has covered the SBA’s assumption of control over certification of Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (“SDVOSB”) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (“VOSB”) since it was first announced well over a year ago. Now, we are coming close to one of the final dea
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 5, 2023
Webinar Event: Small Business Certifications hosted by the Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship, December 14, 2023, 4:00pm EST
Please join Greg Weber and I for this informative webinar on small business certifications. Participants will get an overview about: - Woman Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business - 8(a) Business Development Program - HUBZone (Historically
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 5, 2023
Free Webinar Event: Mastering Size Calculations for SBA Size Determinations hosted by LeftBrain, December 12, 2023, 1:00pm EST
If your small business status hangs in the balance, you can’t afford mistakes in your next SBA size determination. Join us for an in-depth look at key accounting strategies and lessons from recent SBA size appeal decisions involving affiliation issues, joint ventures, and receipt
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 1, 2023