SDVOSB Joint Venture Loses Contract Award Due to Flawed Joint Venture Agreement

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A recent decision issued by the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) emphasizes the importance of entering into joint venture agreements that are properly structured. In Veterans Contracting, Inc., SBA No. CVE-107 (April 10, 2019), OHA found the agreement between the parties, that was intended to establish a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) joint […]

New SBA Eligibility Rule Changes Impact Small Business Government Contractors

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Included in a Direct Final Rule issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that became final on May 25, 2018 and innocuously entitled “Conforming Statutory Amendments and Technical Corrections to Small Business Government Contracting Regulations,” was a change to SBA’s eligibility rules following a change in status of a contractor. Many small business government contractors, as […]

Resolution is on the Horizon for Inconsistent VA and SBA Rules for Veteran Owned Businesses

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For years both the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) have had overlapping jurisdiction over Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). Unfortunately these agencies have applied inconsistent standards for determining what constitutes unconditional ownership and control of the business by the veteran […]

Basic Cybersecurity Compliance Requirements for Government Contractors

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The ever growing number of cybersecurity breaches and incidents occurring both in the commercial and public sectors in recent years has resulted in heightened focus on the protection of the Federal Government’s information by government contractors. Currently, the two most important contract provisions addressing these concerns are FAR 52.204-21–BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS […]

GovCon – Understanding Federal Agile Adoption

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MWL is proud to be a Marketing Sponsor of the Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce’s seminar on GovCon – Understanding Federal Agile Adoption. The event will be held on August 23, 2017 from 7:30-9:00am in Tysons Corner, VA. This event will feature Agile experts that have hands on experience implementing Agile in the federal space […]