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SBA Issues Interim Guidance on 8(a) Program Following Ultima Ruling

GovCon & Trade

The ruling has precipitated the issuance of guidance by the Small Business Administration (SBA), providing greater clarity to the current state of 8(a) eligibility and next steps for 8(a) participants. Section 8(a) of the legislation allows the SBA to award contracts to small businesses “whenever [SBA] determines such action is necessary[.]”

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What is the FAR: Your Guide to the Federal Acquisition Regulation

Select GCR

Codified in Title 48, Chapter 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the FAR came to life as a comprehensive guide for the government acquisition process, symbolizing a significant stride towards a uniform and streamlined federal procurement system.

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Challenging Other Transaction Agreements – Navigating the Jurisdictional Highway

Government Contracts & Investigations

4022(f), which enables the DoD to award a follow-on production contract or transaction, without competitive procedures, to the participants in a successful Prototype OTA that was competitively awarded and successfully completed. Production OTAs are authorized under 10 U.S.C. Compare these statutes to 10 U.S.C. B-417379, Apr.

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Friday Flash 08/16/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Don’t miss your chance to participate in the Joseph P. Join us for a day of golf, camaraderie, and charitable giving as we support veterans through Paws for Purple Hearts and The Coalition for Government Procurement Endowed Scholarship Fund. Register for Next Week’s Joseph P.

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How exporting weapons becomes risky for contractors who make the exports

Federal News Network

And so you introduce a lot of complexity for any contractor that is thinking about participating in that market. government is going to be your contracting party and they’ll basically operate as a bit of a middleman between you, the contractor and that foreign government. procurement contract. supply chains.

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Friday Flash 08/02/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OASIS+ Small Business Awardees Announced On July 30, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced the first OASIS+ Small Business contract awardees. 1,383 small businesses have been awarded across seven domains under the small business set-aside contract. OASIS+ Small Business is one of six contracts in the OASIS+ program.

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Friday Flash 07/26/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Last year, the Coalition raised $13,000 for PPH through the generosity of our members and participants of the tournament. Login.gov is a single-sign-on (SSO) platform that allows customers to access applications from participating Federal agencies, while ID.me is an external authentication provider.