Advisory
New FAR Clause: Accelerated Payments to Small Businesses Are Here to Stay!
Small business prime contractors and subcontractors are celebrating, as accelerated payments become the new norm and their cash flow gets…
The Architecture Billings Index has a Positive Score for the Fifth Consecutive Month
The September score for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) was positive for the fifth month…
Unclaimed Property: The Stink of Stale Checks
Many companies have their share of outstanding checks cluttering their bank reconciliations, and contractors are by no means different. Reasons can…
Consideration of Variable Interest Entities
Since the introduction of new rules for variable interest entities (VIEs) after the Enron debacle, many companies have faced somewhat…
OASIS Request for Proposal Series #4: Pricing Proposal
Thank you for continuing to follow our special GSA OASIS blog series. In case you missed it, GSA released the…
Consider a Sec 336(e) Election When Planning an Acquisition or Sale Transaction
When negotiating your next business acquisition or sales transaction, don’t be so quick to dismiss an election under Section 336(e)…
GSA Schedule Contract Extension – What You Need to Know about OPEN
Those that went through the GSA Contract extension process in the past know that it was often fraught with disjointed…
Small Business Subcontracting Plan eSRS Reports Due Tuesday, 10/30!
Large business Federal contractors with small business subcontracting plans are required to complete reporting via the Electronic Subcontract Reporting System…
SBA Increases Size Standards in 3 NAICS Sectors; 18,600 Additional Businesses Qualify As Small
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued three final rules in the Federal Register, effective Oct. 24, 2012, increasing size…
New GSA Schedule 70 Requirement: One UPC Code Per SIN
GSA recently released a refresh to the IT Schedule Solicitation that contains new requirements regarding Universal Product Codes (UPC). Products…