SBA released a 2022-26 strategic plan, or did it?

      The SBA recently posted on the Internet a Strategic Plan for 2022-2026 with goals impacting small business federal contracting and entrepreneurship.

      However, the distribution of the two-page plan apparently had glitches. A purported Request for Comment about the plan on Oct. 21 linked only to a previous strategic plan for 2018-2022. Set-Aside Alert will follow up with SBA to clarify.

      The new plan sets three high-level goals, each with several sub-goals:

• Designing and delivering equitable and customer-centric programs, including building “an inclusive and proficient small business contracting base.”
• Building resilient businesses and a sustainable economy; and
• Implementing strong stewardship of SBA’s resources for greater impact.

      For all, SBA aims to be equitable, customer-centric and technology-driven.

Read more:
SBA plan: https://bit.ly/3obVhhf
Request for Comments: https://bit.ly/3D4b9GC

GAO report on 2021 protests

      There were 1,897 protests filed with the GAO in fiscal 2021, a 12% decrease from the previous year, the GAO said in its annual report on protests. Of the 581 decisions based on merit, 85 (15%) supported the protester. For all protests the effectiveness rate was 48%, down from 51% the year before.

Read more at:
GAO report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-22-900379.pdf

Inside this edition:

Two courts have upheld federal contractor vaccination orders

Debt default threatened

$15 minimum wage starts Jan 30

Non-displacement EO is back

Labor Surplus Area list is halved

Scorecard said under review

Rule for past performance

Hispanic small biz growth

Polaris supply chain risks

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