Legal Updates

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Correcting amendments.--- THIS INCLUDES the Bona Fide Office Required for Construction Contracts both sole source and competitive. SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is correcting regulations that published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020. The rule merged the 8(a) Business Development (BD)...

Interim Final Rule AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. SUMMARY: This interim final rule announces the implementation of section 311 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the Economic Aid Act). The Economic Aid Act authorizes the U.S. Small Business Administration to guarantee additional loans under the temporary Paycheck Protection...

Interim Final Rule SUMMARY: On April 2, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) posted an interim final rule announcing the implementation of sections 1102 and 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Section 1102 of the CARES Act temporarily adds a new program, titled the “Paycheck Protection Program,” to the SBA's 7(a) Loan Program....

SBA is amending § 124.2 of its regulations to incorporate the optional program term extension for small business concerns participating in the 8(a) BD program on March 13, 2020. Specifically, revised § 124.2 provides that for a firm participating in the 8(a) BD program as of March 13, 2020 and through [Likely tomorrow when published], SBA will extend its program term by one year unless the...

John Klein and Christine Williams spoke on common pitfalls and mistakes for Government Contractors that can land them into trouble.   They spoke to the Native Hawaiian Organization Association and have made the slides available below. John Klein is Associate General Counsel for SBA for Procurement Law and the Suspension and Debarment Official.  Here is a brief bio for Mr. Klein: ...

SBA's New Rules/Regulations were presented by John Klein and Christine Williams.  The power point slides are available . John Klein is the Associate General Counsel for Procurement Law United States SBA.  In this role, Principal legal advisor to senior SBA Agency officials and their staff with respect to the 8(a) Business Development program; the Agency’s Government Contracting...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations, with long awaited changes, were released today in the Federal Register.  The new regulations are complex and are approximately 54 pages.  The new regulations are entitled "Consolidation of Mentor-Protege´ Programs and Other Government Contracting Amendments-Small Business Administration Regulations."  Here is a link to the regulations:...

The revised HUBZone regulations have been out about 8 months and folks have questions.  The SBA is ready and happy to answer them.  On September 16, 2020, at 2:00-3:30 EST, the SBA HUBZone Director, Deputy Director, and Program Manager will give a presentation and do a Q&A session for all those that are interested.  No sign up is required and no charge.  For more information, you can...

On June 23, 2020, the GAO issued a decision in the matter of Eminent IT, LLC, B-4148570, which sustained a protest alleging that a contract was improperly removed from the 8(a) program and placed on a General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS).  Simply put, the agency did not meet the mandate of "new requirement(s)" and receive SBA permission prior to removing the...

Christine V. Williams, the founder and managing partner of Outlook Law, LLC, was nominated by her peers to be a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. "The Fellows compromise a global honorary society of lawyers, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the profession and service to society. Membership is limited to one percent of lawyers admitted...