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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Contractors and contractor teams competing for set-aside contracts should internalize the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) compliance lesson imparted by a recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) protest decision related to small business set-aside procurements. In Kira Training Services, LLC, B-419149.3 (January 4, 2021) GAO illustrated that in the set-aside area, an Agency can violate a mandatory FAR provision, but a contractor cannot complain unless it takes timely proactive steps to protect itself from the ...

Federal bill introduced to start fellowship for aspiring business owners December 11, 2020 A bipartisan group comprising U.S. Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del. and Tim Scott, R-SC, and Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, has introduced The Next Generation Entrepreneur Corps Act to spur new business and job creation in underserved communities by starting a competitive fellowship for entrepreneurs. With a five-year investment of $368 million, the bill will identify talented entrepreneurs through a national competition and directly support the creation of more than 320 new b...