SBA to require social disadvantage narratives for most 8(a) program participants
The decision comes in light of a July district court injunction, which cited the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the use of race in college admissions.
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Federal judge enjoins use of presumed racial disadvantage in SBA contracting program
The ruling follows the Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions.
Small business government contracting hits record high of $163B, SBA says
The figure represents a 5.6% year-over-year increase in the volume of small business contract awards made by the U.S. government.
DHS extends proposal deadline for $10B FirstSource III solicitation following changes
The solicitation for IT value-added resellers and software producers was hit with eight preemptive protests.
SBA publishes new rule designed to help small federal contractors demonstrate prior experience
From Aug. 22, small businesses will be able to use prior experience from joint ventures and prime contracts with subcontracting plans.
NIST seeks 3 additional high-performance computers from a small business
The computers will bolster a cluster used by researchers at the agency's Gaithersburg, Maryland headquarters.
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Census Bureau seeks small business to develop 2030 census IT strategy
The strategy is expected to build on lessons learned from 2020, when integration testing of 12 systems was delayed.
GSA looks to issue delayed Polaris solicitations ‘soon’
No reason was given for the delay, but interested vendors should monitor SAM.gov and the Small Business GWAC Community of Interest for updates.
GSA to create 6 new categories for small business contracts under Services MAC solicitation
GSA issued an initial request for information for the contract vehicle in June last year.
Polaris solicitations for 2 small business pools coming in February
GSA plans to first open competition for the Small Business and Women-Owned Small Business pools.