SBA Proposed Rule May Boost Use of Small-Business Contractors

Bass Berry & Sims – The Small Business Administration recently proposed a rule that could boost the use of small-business contractors in federal contracts. On January 23, the comment period closed for the proposed rule poised to overhaul how prime contractors count subcontracting credit for lower-tier subcontracts toward their subcontracting goals by widening the scope of subcontractors that may be counted.