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Recent Legislation

H. R. 585:  Small Business Size Standard Flexibility Act of 2011.

H. R. 3438:  annual goal for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans with service-connected disabilities.

S. 1756:  HUBZone Protection Act of 2011.

H. R. 3184:  Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2011

H. R. 2974:  to require 10 percent to socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns.

H. R. 2949:  Small Business Opportunity Expansion Act of 2011

S. 1590:  Fairness for Small Businesses in Federal Contracting Act of 2011.

H. R. 1425:  Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011

S 1184: misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern.

S. 1110:  Small Business Fairness Act of 2011.

H. R. 2131:  Protect HUBZones Act of 2011

H. R. 1812:  Small Business Growth Act.

H. R. 1657:  misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern.

H. R. 1392:  Fairness to Veterans Act of 2011.

S. 633:  Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011.

S. 493:  SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011.

H. R. 658:  FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011.  (DBE Program)

H. R. 447:  SBIR Enhancement Act of 2011.

H. R. 448:  Small Business Innovation Enhancement Act of 2011.

H. R. 449:  STTR Enhancement Act of 2011.

H. R. 585:  Small Business Size Standard Flexibility Act of 2011.

H. R. 598:  Alaska Native Corporations.

H. R. 744:  Women's Business Ownership Act of 2011.

S. 125:  Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2011.

S. 236:  Alaska Native Corporations.

S. 370:  Apparent "bid shopping" issue.



Agency Small Business Offices

Department of Defense
General Services Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

More agency small business offices


Legal Decisions

Bid Protest Decisions FAR PART 19

SBA Office of Hearings & Appeals Decisions Precedent Decisions

Recent Rules

New Small Business Administration

Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program.  (PDF Version (January 12, 2012)

Small Business Administration

Small Business Subcontracting.  (PDF Version)  (December 1, 2011)

Small Business Administration

Educational Services.  (PDF Version (November 15, 2011)

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing.  (PDF Version (November 15, 2011)

Reopening comment period for Small Business Size and Status Integrity shown below.  (PDF Version (November 8, 2011)

Small Business Size and Status Integrity.  (PDF Version)

Small Business Jobs Act of 2010; business lending, disaster lending, and contract bundling.  (PDF Version (October 13, 2011)

Small Business Size Standards:
Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services
.  (PDF Version (October 12, 2011)

Small Business Subcontracting.  (PDF Version (October 5, 2011)

Office of Management and Budget

Accelerating Payments to Small Businesses for Goods and Services.  (September 15, 2011)

Small Business Administration

HUBZone Program:  Government Contracting Programs.  (PDF Version (July 21, 2011)

Small Business Administration

Notice of Denial to Waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Eyeglass Frames.  (PDF Version (July 18, 2011)

Terminating a waiver of
the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Service Code (PSC) 9130, Liquid Propellants
.  (PDF Version (July 18, 2011)

Department of Defense

Increase Dynamic Small Business Role in the Defense Marketplace.  (pdf)  (June 28, 2011)

Small Business Administration

Correction to waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule.   (PDF Version (June 16, 2011)

Proposed retraction of a Class Waiver from the Nonmanufacturer
Rule for Product Service Code (PSC) 9130, Liquid Propellants
.  (PDF Version (June 3, 2011)

Small Business Administration

Small Business Size Standards:  Transportation and Warehousing.  (PDF Version (May 13, 2011)

Small Business Size Standards; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.  (PDF Version (May 13, 2011)

8(a) Business Development Program Regulation Changes:  Tribal Consultation Meetings.  (PDF Version (May 13, 2011)

Waivers of Nonmanufacturer Rule:  for GEN II and GEN III Image Intensifier Tubes.  (PDF Version)  (May 11, 2011)

Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Eyeglass Frames.  (PDF Version (April 26, 2011)

Small Business Size Standards:  Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.  (PDF Version (March 16, 2011)

Small Business Administration

8(a) Business Development Program Regulation Changes; Tribal Consultation.  (PDF Version)  (March 7, 2011)

Small Business Administration

Surety Bond Guarantee Program: 
Timber Sales
.  (PDF Version (February 23, 2011)

Small Business Administration

Small Business Size Regulations; 8(a) Business Development/Small Disadvantaged Business Status Determinations.   (PDF Version (February 11, 2011)

Small Business Administration

Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Status Protest and Appeal Regulations.  (PDF Version(February 2, 2011)

Department of Transportation

Improvements to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program.  (PDF Version)  (January 28, 2011)

Small Business Administration

Surety Bond Guarantee Program:  Disaster and Miscellaneous Amendments.  (PDF Version)  (January 14, 2011)

Small Business Administration

Information Request

Evaluation for used in responsibility determination process.  (PDF Version)  (November 29, 2010) 

Small Business Administration

Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Woven and Knit
impregnated with Flat Dipped Rubber/Plastic Gloves
.  (PDF Version)  (November 5, 2010)

Surety Bond Guarantee Program; Timber Sales.  (PDF Version)  (October 15, 2010)

Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program.  (PDF Version)  (October 7, 2010)

Small Business Size Standards:

More rules

Small Business Blogs

Blog Organization
Chief Visionary Blog The American Small Business Coalition
SCORE Success Blog SCORE
Small Business Federal Government Contracting  
Small Business Watchdog SBA, Office of Advocacy
SDVOSB Blog PrepFire Solutions
VAntage Point Department Of Veterans Affairs

Government Needs, Contracting Offices &  Awards

Federal Needs & Awards ― FedBizOpps.Gov
State, County, & Local Contracting Offices
Federal Procurement Data System ― Next Generation
USASpending.gov

Events

Events at bottom of Wifcon Forum page.

Recent News

Small Business Administration

October Web Chat Revisits Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program (October 21, 2011)


Audits, Reports & Hearings

Hearings

House Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations  

Webcast and statements from an October 26, 2011, hearing entitled--Misrepresentation and Fraud: Bad Actors in the Small Business Procurement Programs (October 28, 2011) 

House Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce

Statements from a September 15, 2011, hearing entitled:  Subpar Subcontracting: Challenges for Small Businesses Contractors.  (October 10, 2011)

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Webcast and statements from a September 15, 2011, hearing entitled:  Disaster Recovery: Evaluating the Role of America’s Small Business in Rebuilding Their Communities (September 16, 2011)

House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce

Statements from a September 15, 2011, hearing entitled: Helping Small Businesses Compete: Challenges Within Programs Designed to Assist Small Contractors (September 16, 2011)

House Small Business Committee

Statements from a September 15, 2011, hearing entitled: Beyond the Size Standards: Sustainability of Small Business Graduates(September 16, 2011)

House Subcommittees on Economic Opportunity and Oversight and Investigations

Webcast and statements from a July 26, 2011, hearing entitled:  Evaluating the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Certification Process (July 29, 2011)

Senate Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight

Webcast and statements from a July 26, 2011, hearing entitled:  Small Business Contracts: How Oversight Failures and Regulatory Loopholes Allow Large Businesses to Get and Keep Small Business Contracts (July 27, 2011)

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Webcast and statements from a hearing entitled:  An Examination of SBA Programs: Eliminating Inefficiencies, Duplications, Fraud and Abuse (June 17, 2011)

House Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce

Video and statements for a May 26, 2011 hearing entitled:  Defer No More: The Need to Repeal the 3% Withholding Provision (May 27, 2011)

House Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Capital Access and Tax

Statements from a May 5, 2011 hearing entitled:  Professional Services: Proposed Changes to the Small Business Size Standards.  (May 9, 2011)

House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity

Webcast of May 5, 2011, mark-up of H. R. 1657.  (May 9, 2011)

Webcast and statements of a May 3, 2011, hearing on H. R. 1657.  (May 9, 2011)


Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Webcast and statements from an April 7, 2011 hearing entitled:  Promise Fulfilled: The Role of the SBA 8(a) Program in Enhancing Economic Development in Indian Country (April 8, 2011)


Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Statements and webcast from a March 1, 2010 hearing entitled: Closing the Gap: Exploring Minority Access to Capital and Contracting Opportunities.  (March 7, 2011)


House Committee on Small Business

Oversight of the Small Business Administration and its Programs Opening statement.  (July 29, 2010)

More hearings by topic

Audits

Government Accountability Office

DOD Weapon Systems: Missed Trade-off Opportunities During Requirements ReviewsHighlights(pdf)  (June 17, 2011)

Small Business Contracting: Action Needed by Those Agencies Whose Advocates Do Not Report to Agency Heads as RequiredHighlights (pdf)  (June 17, 2011)

Small Business Contracting: Survey of 25 Agency Advocates—an E-supplement.  (June 17, 2011)

National Aeronautics And Space Administration  Review of NASA's Management of Its Small Business Innovation Research Program.  (pdf)  (January 13, 2011)

Government Accountability Office Small Business Administration: Undercover Tests Show HUBZone Program Remains Vulnerable to Fraud and AbuseHighlights.  (pdf)  (July 29, 2010)
Government Accountability Office 8(a) Program: Fourteen Ineligible Firms Received $325 Million in Sole-Source and Set-Aside ContractsHighlights.  (pdf)  (April 30, 2010)

Other Reports

Small Business Administration The HUBZone Program Report(pdf)  (June 3, 2008)

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