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SBA Streamlines Affiliate Determinations for Loan Programming
By: Michael C. Zisa, Abby B. Salinas
Published Date: May 11, 2023
Effective May 11, 2023, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is amending various regulations governing its Capital Access loan programs which were created to bridge the financing gap in private markets to help small businesses start and grow. Among these changes, the SBA is simplifying criteria for determining affiliation in the 7(a) Loan Program, 504 Loan Program, Microloan Program, ILP Program, [...] Read More
OMB Proposed Guidance and Rule on Build America, Buy America Construction Material Requirements
By: Timothy D. Matheny, Abby Bello Salinas
Published Date: May 4, 2023
On February 9, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued proposed guidance and a proposed rule for the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”), Build America, Buy America Act (“BABAA”), which, among other things, required all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials (the “materials”) in federally-funded infrastructure projects be produced in the United States. [...] Read More
Final Rule Amends Buy American Act Requirements
By: Timothy D. Matheny, Abby Bello Salinas
Published Date: April 28, 2023
On March 7, 2022, the Department of Defense (“DoD”), General Services Administration (“GSA”), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) issued a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (“EO”) 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers. The final rule amends the FAR to include: A near-term [...] Read More
Bid Protestors Are Reminded to Take Caution When Determining Where to File an Action
Published Date: March 15, 2023
The New Jersey Appellate Division recently held that University Hospital is not a “state administrative agency” and, therefore, the Appellate Division does not have original jurisdiction to determine the merits of an action commenced by an unsuccessful bidder to challenge the award of a contract. Read more about this decision and what it means for bid protestors in our Client [...] Read More
Changes to Commercial Item Contracting
By: Kevin Taylor
Published Date: February 23, 2023
The FAR Council has recently published two changes to commercial item contracting that clarify the definition of commercial services and simplify commercial item determinations (“CIDs”) for contracting officers (“COs”). Since the 1990s, the federal government has encouraged the purchase of commercial items to ease the regulatory burden on vendors who have not previously conducted federal business, encourage innovation, and lower [...] Read More
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