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CVE Wrong for All the Right Reasons on SDVOSB Protest

October 31st, 2014
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
With daily reports of indictments and guilty pleas of individuals and companies that have improperly obtained federal government contracts that were set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs”), giving the VA’s… Read More
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Status-Based Protests of Your Company's Contract Awards Will “Completely Lack Merit”, “Misapply the Law”, And Contain “Disingenuous” Characterizations -- Are You Ready?

July 31st, 2014
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
It takes a substantial investment to bid on government contracts. And natural reactions to losing a government contract bid can include disappointment, confusion, frustration, and even anger. In response to the sting of that loss some unsuccessful bi… Read More
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Categories: Recent Developments
Tags: bid, Bid Protest, blanket purchase agreement, control, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business, EDWOSB, Federal Supply Schedule, General Services Administration, government contract, GSA, Office of Hearings and Appeals, ownership, PotomacWave, protest, protestor, SBA, SBA Director of Government Contracting, SBA Office of Hearings & Appeals, Small Business Administration, Stokes Evans Limited, U.S. Coast Guard

VA Amends Regulations Regarding SDVOSB/VOSB Status Protests

October 31st, 2013
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
In an about face, the Department of Veterans Affairs has issued an interim final rule amending its status protest procedures for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB). Before the VA’s iss… Read More
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Tags: 38 CFR Prt 74, appeal, Center for Verification and Evaluation, control, CVE, Executve Director, FAR, FAR 19.306, Federal Acquisition Regulation, HUBZone, interim final rule, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, OSDBU, ownership, protest, protest procedures, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), United States Department of Veterans Affairs, VA, Veteran-Owned Small Business, VOSB

VA Issues Final Rule Extending VOSB and SDVOSB Re-verification Requirement

August 31st, 2013
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a final rule amending the re-verification requirements of the VA Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Guidelines. Effective August 22, 2013, the final rule implements the Veterans Benefits, Heal… Read More
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Categories: Recent Developments
Tags: Center for Verification and Evaluation, control, government contractors, guidelines, ownership, re-verification, SDVOSB, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, set-aside, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA, verification, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Veterans Affairs

COFC Holds Residency is Not Sole Determining Factor in Determining Ownership & Control of VOSB Company

May 30th, 2013
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims recently issued an opinion clarifying the scope of reliance on an owner’s residency in determining ownership and control under the Veteran’s First Contracting Program. In KWV, Incorporated v. U.S., the plaintiff w… Read More
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Categories: Recent Developments
Tags: control, CVE, government contractor, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, ownership, US Court of Federal Claims, US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA, Veteran-Owned Small Business, veteran's residency, Veterans First Program, VOSB

Recent Developments

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) needs more Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) for its CIO-Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) Small Business Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). Because a number of prior awardees… Read More

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GCARL started the year off with a victorious bang for a client, Alpha Transcription, in a “Bet the Company” protest. If Alpha Transcription lost it could have been devastating for them. The Transcription Services Industry and Market is hi… Read More

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