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SBA proposes updates to HUBZone regulations

SBA proposes updates to HUBZone regulations

In an August 2024 proposed rule, SBA proposed several updates to the Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) program, aiming to clarify qualifications and enhance program administration. These changes are designed to strengthen HUBZone-certified businesses' access to federal contracts and assist government buyers in meeting small business diversity goals. As

Why expanding small-business contracting is more challenging than one rule

Why expanding small-business contracting is more challenging than one rule

The Washington Business Journal covers SBA’s proposal to expand the rule of two to IDIQ order competition, co-signing without comment SBA’s news release statement that such a rule would drive more than $6 billion annually to small business. What casual observers of the IDIQ trend miss is the

FD Inc. (B-422920; B-422920.2, 10-Oct-2024)

FD Inc. (B-422920; B-422920.2, 10-Oct-2024)

You should not care. Category: Timeliness Date: October 4, 2024 URL: GAO Decision FD Inc., a small business based in South Korea, protested the award of a purchase order to LK Tech Co., Ltd. by Army under an RFQ for fuel tank servicing at Kunsan Air Base. FD argued that