SEWP served up $9.2B in 2022: rpt

      NASA’s SEWP V GWAC for IT & communications reached nearly $9.2 billion in obligations in fiscal 2022, according to a Strategic Asset Spotlight report by the Coalition for Government Procurement.

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Coalition report: http://bit.ly/3IXsJCn

Size standards rule

      Effective March 17, small business size standards are changing under a final rule for Manufacturing & Industrial Employee-Based standards, except for Wholesale & Retail Trade. The 500-employee standard is retained for suppliers under the non-manufacturing rule.

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FedRegister final rule: https://bit.ly/3Y9OPGa

OHA needs leader

      House Small Business Committee chair Rep. Roger Williams, R-TX, and ranking member Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-NY, wrote to President Joe Biden urging him to nominate a Chief Counsel for Advocacy at SBA’s Office of Advocacy.

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HSBC letter: https://bit.ly/3ZnVjml

CIO-SP4 protests

      Seventeen new protests have been filed after second round evaluations were released on the NIH’s CIO-SP4 contract .The value of the contract is estimated at $50 billion. GAO has until May to decide the protests.

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GAO docket: https://bit.ly/3IFKS66

Vet commute dropped

      The SBA has dropped a “reasonable commute” rule requiring veterans to live near their principal offices to prove they were full-time SDVOSB managers, according to law firm Koprince, McCall & Pottroff.

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Koprince update: https://bit.ly/3YaQ5c1

A chance for Syed?

      Since 2021, Republicans on the Senate Small Biz panel have repeatedly skipped the votes on confirming Biden nominee Dilawar Syed to be SBA’s deputy administrator. The strongest objections were from Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, former Ranking Member, due to Syed’s ties to a get-out-the-vote group for Muslim Americans. Critics called that an anti-Muslim bias. With new ranking member Sen. Joni Ernst, R-IA, will Syed’s prospects brighten?

Inside this edition:

OMB announces four strategies to attract & keep new vendors

$2.7B VETS 2 extended 5 yrs

DOD upcoming rules on CMMC, access, foreign-owned & more

Dashboard shows vendor numbers

Cybersecurity final rule at VA

FAPIIS in SAM now R/Qs

Column: Understanding the Value of Your Small Business

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