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Mentor-Protégé Program
83 published works
GovCon & Trade
Mentor-Protégé Expansion Creates Opportunities for all Government Contractors Large and Small
By Richard Arnholt, Todd Overman
On Friday, July 22, 2016, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a Final Rule (Final Rule) establishing a government-wide mentor-protégé program for all small business concerns, designed to increase opportunities…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
Look Before You Leap: Strategic Teaming Under the New SBA Rules
The SBA’s new “small business mentor-protégé program” is causing quite a stir. As we covered yesterday, the new final rule opens the door for all small businesses (not just those…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
SBA Opens the Floodgates: The Mentor-Protégé Program Expands to All Small Businesses
By Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, Elizabeth Buehler
On July 25, 2016, the SBA published its final rule establishing a government-wide mentor-protégé program for the benefit of all small businesses as protégés. This widely-anticipated rule, implementing provisions of…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
SBA Final Rule Creates New “Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program”
The future is now for government contractors. A new Small Business Administration (SBA) regulation finalizes the long-anticipated expansion of the small business mentor-protégé program. This major policy shift vastly expands…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
New Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program Announced By The SBA
By Michael H. Payne, Edward T. DeLisle, Maria Panichelli
The long-awaited Final Rule addressing changes to the SBA's Mentor-Protégé program is being published in the Federal Register today. The Mentor-Protégé program that was limited to 8(a) Small Business Concerns has…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
SBA: No Set-Aside Contract For Lapsed Small Business Joint Venture
The Small Business Administration recently denied an appeal by a disqualified joint venture on a small business set-aside contract. The SBA found that -- even though the JV was able…
GovCon & Trade
Event: How to Prepare for and Take Advantage of SBA’s Expansion of the Mentor Protégé Program
By Todd Overman
On Friday morning, I’ll be back in Oak Ridge. We've partnered with the East Tennessee Economic Council (ETEC), and I’ll be presenting, "How to Prepare for and Take Advantage of…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
The National 8(a) Association 2016 Winter Conference
Ed DeLisle will present his seminar, "Navigating the Protest and Claims Processes as a Small Business," on February 9th at the National 8(a) Association 2016 Winter Conference in Orlando, FL. The conference…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
Small Business Contracting May Be Very Different in 2016
By Edward T. DeLisle, Cohen Seglias
This article was originally published by Law360 on December 16, 2015. In the past year, the Small Business Administration has issued proposed rules that will likely result in major regulatory changes. Some…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
Legal Landscape: Top News in the Mentor-Protégé Program, Bond Claims & DBE Fraud
By Edward T. DeLisle, Maria Panichelli
Welcome to the third edition of Legal Landscape, a series we have developed with Onvia's blog to provide government contractors with a quick, but thorough, summary of important legal developments and regulations in government contracting,…