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US Army Corps of Engineers – Mobile District Linda Spadaro , Chief , Small Business Office. SAME Tampa Small Business & Matchmaking Event 2013 14 August 2013. M/V Lawson heads up Mobile River enroute to commissioning in Tuscaloosa. Small Business Size & Status Integrity.
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US Army Corps of Engineers – Mobile District Linda Spadaro, Chief, Small Business Office SAME Tampa Small Business & Matchmaking Event 201314 August 2013 M/V Lawson heads up Mobile River enroute to commissioning in Tuscaloosa
Small Business Size & Status Integrity • Final Rule – Implements provisions of Small Business Jobs Act 2010. Presumption of loss equal to the value of the contract or other instrument when a concern willfully seeks and receives an award by misrepresentation. Ref: 13-CFR-121 for size regulations. • Failure to update size information in ORCA and SAM at least annually will no longer be identified in the database. • Full text: http://www.gpo.gov/ffsys/pkg/FR-2013-06-28/pdf/203-15418.pdf
NDAA of 2013 Includes Significant Small Business Related Provisions • Expansion of SBA’s Mentor Protégé Program to all Small Businesses. Allows JV’s without triggering size and affiliation. • Changes formula for calculating the limitations on subcontracting for services contracts. A “similar situated entity” (same socio-economic category as prime) is considered in the 51% performed by SB Prime.
Surety Bond Limits • Raises the SBA guaranteed surety bond limits from $2m to $6.5m, and $10m if certified by Contracting Officer if required for award.
Small Business Subcontracting • Final Rule – implements provisions of SB Jobs Act 2010 – Prime Contractor must notify the KO in writing whenever the prime contractor does not utilize a SB sub used in preparing its bid or proposal during contract performance. • Full text: www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-16/pdf/2013-16967.pdf
Information Sources Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps.Gov) http://www.fbo.gov US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District http://www.sam.usace.army.mil Click on Small Business Link for FY 2013 & 2014 Forecast and Upcoming Solicitations. Small Business Office Linda L. Spadaro, Linda.L.Spadaro@usace.army.mil Chief, Small Business Office 251-690-3597 Cy Simons, Cy.C.Simons@usace.army.mil Procurement Analyst 251-690-3579
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