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May 24 2019    Next issue: Jun 7 2019

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Set-Aside Alert news analysis:

SBA proposes WOSB cert. rule; Wong says certification staff workload may increase 6-fold

WOSB certification implementation postponed to 2021

     The Small Business Administration recently published its long-awaited proposed rule for eliminating self-certification for the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program and for setting up a formal certification process for the program.

      Under the rule, the SBA would establish a no-cost WOSB certification process run by the SBA, accept some state and federal certifications, and also would authorize third-party certifiers that may or may not charge a fee for performing WOSB certifications.

      Congress ordered the SBA to set up a WOSB certification program in the 2015 national defense bill.

      Nearly four and a half years later, lawmakers at a House hearing on the WOSB program on May 16 were critical of the SBA’s delay--especially when they learned of yet another apparent pushback in implementation...more....

     

Inside this Edition:

SBA proposes WOSB cert. rule; Wong says certification staff workload may increase 6-fold

8(a) owners allowed $750K

$334B in DOD contracting fraud

Shutdown hit small biz hard

GSA to host FAST in 2020

SBIR/STTR data rights changing

Column: Corporate Transactions and Affiliation Pitfalls

Washington Insider:

  • Legislation to boost DOD mentor-proteges
  • $106M to NASA SBIRs
  • Vendors owing taxes



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