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2015-09-14; vol. 80 # 177 - Monday, September 14, 2015 80 FR 55019 - Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Final rule. This rule is effective October 14, 2015. 13 CFR Part 127 Summary This rule makes changes to the regulations governing the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is making changes to those regulations to implement section 825 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. Specifically, this rule implements the authority set forth in section 825 of the 2015 NDAA allowing sole source awards to Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs) in appropriate circumstances.
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Title 13 published on 2015-01-01
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 13 CFR Part 127 after this date.
2015-09-14; vol. 80 # 177 - Monday, September 14, 2015 80 FR 55019 - Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Final rule. This rule is effective October 14, 2015. 13 CFR Part 127 Summary This rule makes changes to the regulations governing the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is making changes to those regulations to implement section 825 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. Specifically, this rule implements the authority set forth in section 825 of the 2015 NDAA allowing sole source awards to Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs) in appropriate circumstances.
2015-05-01; vol. 80 # 84 - Friday, May 1, 2015 80 FR 24846 - Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Proposed rule. Comments must be received on or before June 30, 2015. 13 CFR Part 127 Summary The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to amend its regulations to implement section 825 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (2015 NDAA). Section 825 of the 2015 NDAA included language granting contracting officers the authority to award sole source contracts to Women- Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs). Section 825 of the 2015 NDAA also changed the deadline for SBA to conduct a study to determine the industries in which WOSBs are underrepresented to January 2, 2016. As a result, SBA is proposing to amend its definitions of underrepresentation and substantial underrepresentation.
2015-04-07; vol. 80 # 66 - Tuesday, April 7, 2015 80 FR 18556 - Small Business Mentor Protégé Program; Small Business Size Regulations; Government Contracting Programs; 8(a) Business Development/Small Disadvantaged Business Status Determinations; HUBZone Program; Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program; Rules of Procedure Governing Cases Before the Office of Hearings and Appeals
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Proposed rule; extension of comment period. The comment period for the proposed rule published on February 5, 2015 is extended to May 6, 2015. 13 CFR Parts 121, 124, 125, 126, 127, and 134 Summary The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on February 5, 2015. The comment period is scheduled to close on April 6, 2015. SBA is extending the comment period an additional 30 days in response to the significant level of interest generated by the proposed rule and requests from multiple stakeholders for an extension. Given the scope of the proposed rule and the nature of the issues raised by the comments received to date, SBA believes that affected businesses need more time to review the proposal and prepare their comments.
2015-03-09; vol. 80 # 45 - Monday, March 9, 2015 80 FR 12353 - Small Business Government Contracting and National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 Amendments
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Proposed rule; reopening of comment period. The comment period for the proposed rule published on December 29, 2014 (79 FR 77955) is extended through April 6, 2015. 13 CFR Parts 121, 124, 125, 126 and 127 Summary The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reopening the comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2014 at 79 FR 77955. In that rule SBA proposed to implement provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, which pertain to performance requirements applicable to small business and socioeconomic program set aside contracts and small business subcontracting. SBA also proposed to make changes to its regulations concerning the nonmanufacturer rule and affiliation rules. Further, SBA proposed to allow a joint venture to qualify as small for any government procurement as long as each partner to the joint venture qualifies individually as small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned in the solicitation. Finally, SBA requested comments on the timeline and procedures for North American Industry Classification System code appeals. The comment period closed on February 27, 2015. SBA is reopening the comment period in response to the significant level of interest generated by the proposed rule and due to the request of multiple stakeholders. Given the scope of the proposed rule and the nature of the issues raised by the comments received to date, SBA believes that affected businesses need more time to review the proposal and fully prepare their comments.
2015-02-05; vol. 80 # 24 - Thursday, February 5, 2015 80 FR 6618 - Small Business Mentor Protégé Program; Small Business Size Regulations; Government Contracting Programs; 8(a) Business Development/Small Disadvantaged Business Status Determinations; HUBZone Program; Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program; Rules of Procedure Governing Cases Before the Office of Hearings and Appeals
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Proposed rule. Comments must be received on or before April 6, 2015. 13 CFR Parts 121, 124, 125, 126, 127, 134 Summary The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is proposing to amend its regulations to implement provisions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. Based on authorities provided in these two statutes, the proposed rule would establish a Government-wide mentor-protégé program for all small business concerns, consistent with SBA's mentor-protégé program for Participants in SBA's 8(a) Business Development (BD) program. The proposed rule would also make minor changes to the mentor-protégé provisions for the 8(a) Business Development program in order to make the mentor-protégé rules for each of the programs as consistent as possible. The proposed rule would amend the current joint venture provisions to clarify the conditions for creating and operating joint venture partnerships, including the effect of such partnerships on any mentor-protégé relationships. Finally, the proposed rule would make several additional changes to current size, 8(a) Office of Hearings and Appeals or HUBZone regulations, concerning among other things, ownership and control, changes in primary industry, standards of review and interested party status for some appeals.
