The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently considered a protest challenging a Department of Energy (“DOE”) decision not to set...

In a recent case at the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Office of Hearings and Appeals, (“OHA”), the OHA clearly explained when...

Agencies must strictly adhere to the procurement method as set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”). Failure to do so may...

A recent decision by the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) sustained the SBA’s termination...

What is a fair market price, or a fair and reasonable price? The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) requires that in a small...

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) recently considered whether a business was a...

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) size regulations include an “ostensible subcontractor” rule. This rule provides that when a...

When a manufacturing or supply contract is set aside for small businesses, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) size regulations...

The following saga of two appeals demonstrates the importance of sworn affidavits in size protests and size appeals. In the first...

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) adjudicates size protests, typically where one company protests that another company is not...

One of the fundamental principles in the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) size regulations is that in determining a company’s size,...

In North Star Magnus Pacific Joint Venture, SBA No. SIZ-5715, Feb. 17, 2016, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Office of Hearings...