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Small-business government contracting updates and analysis from legal, regulatory, and data perspectives. I spent 20 years writing contract regulations for the government. Now I help small business owners understand the fine print. www.govconintelligence.com

5 Nov

How the election changed GovCon (with Matt Schoonover)

Right after Election Day, Matt Schoonover of Schoonover & Moriarty and I spoke before a live audience at the SAME Small Business Conference in Charlotte. We discussed what the fate of the SBA size-standard proposal looks like after the midterms and what a Democratic majority might do with the 8(a) program. Then the audience had some really though-provoking questions about veterans education, OTAs, and how to grapple with constant change. Please sponsor my marathon! On Saturday, November 14, I’m running the Rivers & Rails Marathon in Brunswick, Md., to raise money for the Capital Area Food Bank. My company, Sam Le Law PLLC, will match every donation made by November 28. That match turns each $1 into 4 meals for families in D.C., Northern Virginia, and Maryland. Please donate here: https://give.capitalareafoodbank.org/fundraiser/7704998. Links * SAME Small Business Conference https://www.samesbc.org * Schoonover & Moriarty http://schoonoverlawfirm.com * APEX Accelerators https://www.apexaccelerators.us * MySBA Certifications Knowledge Base https://sbaone.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/UCPUKB/overview?homepageId=3085172979 * Proposed rule, 91 Fed. Reg. 53741 (Docket SBA-2026-0199): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-17042/small-business-size-standards * 60-day extension notice, which moves the comment deadline to November 20, 2026: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19546/small-business-size-standards * Place-Based Federal Procurement and Resident Jobs: Lessons from the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/working-paper/2026/wp-2632-place-based-federal-procurement-and-resident-jobs Chapters 0:00 Welcome and Election Night in Kansas 3:21 Size Standards and the Delay Into 2027 4:25 Predicting the Final Size Standards 6:19 Three Ways a Divided Congress Can Act 10:30 The 8(a) Data Call: Suspensions and Appeals 12:48 Fraud, Voter Turnout, and the 8(a) Program 14:31 Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts: Can the 8(a) Program Survive? 17:53 Why Small Businesses Should Support Every SBA Program 21:11 Audience Question: Why Are the Proposed Size Standards So High? 26:16 Audience Question: Advice for a Constantly Changing Market 34:13 Audience Questions: OTAs, GSA Schedules, and Fraud Investigations 38:55 Audience Question: SDVOSB Certification at SBA 42:40 Closing This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.govconintelligence.com
20 Oct

8(a) admissions have restarted. Should you apply? (with Emily Reid)

Emily Reid, a lawyer with PilieroMazza, joined me to discuss the new direction of the 8(a) program. SBA has redefined social disadvantage, and companies are applying and resubmitting their prior applications under the new standard. Emily went through what SBA is looking for now, plus how companies can get their applications on a fast track. Before PilieroMazza, Emily worked at the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals, so she also knows what firms need to do if they get rejected from 8(a) and want to appeal. Links MySBA Certifications https://certifications.sba.gov 8(a) Social Disadvantage Regulation FAQ https://certifications.sba.gov/faq/8_a_Social_Disadvantage_Guidance_8-28-2026.pdf FAQ II: 8(a) Applicants in Defense-Critical Industries and Next Steps for Pending Individually-Owned 8(a) Applications https://certifications.sba.gov/faq/8_a_Social_Disadvantage_Regulation_Change_FAQ_Volume_Two.pdf 8(a) Potential for Success Requirement FAQ https://certifications.sba.gov/faq/8_a_Potential_For_Success_FAQ.pdf Ultima Services Corporation v. U.S. Department of Agriculture et al, 2:2020cv00041 (E.D. Tenn. 2026) https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/tennessee/tnedce/2:2020cv00041/93612/140/ Chapters * 0:00 Introduction * 0:48 Why SBA Paused 8(a) Applications * 3:08 What the New Social Disadvantage Rule Requires * 4:34 What Evidence SBA Will Accept * 7:21 What the Application Form Asks For * 8:55 Beyond Ultima: Other Policies That Qualify * 12:14 Pending Applications and the 45-Day Deadline * 14:15 The Two Certifications and the Risk of Getting Them Wrong * 16:57 Finding the Documents, and Why Not to Rely on AI * 19:20 Potential for Success: SBA Cuts Back on Waivers * 21:14 Defense-Critical Industries and Fast-Track Review * 23:12 How the Ultima Case Ended * 25:06 Two Systems: SBA and the Department of Transportation * 27:46 How to Appeal a Denial to OHA * 28:56 Should You Apply? Benefits and Compliance Costs * 31:47 What Happened After the Data Call * 34:04 Where to Find Emily Reid With over 20 years of Federal legal experience, Sam Le counsels small businesses through government contracting matters, including bid protests, contract compliance, small business certifications, and procurement disputes. Sam received his law degree from the University of Virginia and formerly served as SBA’s director of procurement policy. His website is www.samlelaw.com. This video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.govconintelligence.com
1 Oct

SBA's Increases to Size Standards: Why, When, and How...

In a livestream, I answered the two questions I get most about SBA’s proposal on size standards: Why is SBA doing this? And when might it happen? I also broke down how SBA could leave just 360 small businesses left in Federal contracting. Links Proposed Rule: Small Business Size Standards https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-17042/small-business-size-standards Regulations.gov docket https://www.regulations.gov/document/SBA-2026-0199-0001/comment Google Sheet of Size Standard Proposals https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lY83yT6T-THskHao-Vf28JrryhKay-XP Text of all 2,723 comments as of 9/21 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mhbiHWMVFWqfbUhYwd1H4LTNoBtG1oAN Courtney Modecki’s post on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/courtneymodecki_govcon-smallbusiness-sba-share-7506740781034930176-vVAs Wolverine Group Size Standard Impact Tool https://wolverine-group.com/tooling-size-standard.html Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project (Heritage Foundation) https://static.heritage.org/project2025/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf Statement of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Re: Amendment of Section 73.3555(e) of the Commission’s Rules, National Television Multiple Ownership Rule, MB Docket No. 17-318, Report and Order (August 6, 2026) https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424076A2.pdf FY26 SBA Scorecard Methodology Update https://legacy.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2026-09/FY26%20SBA%20Scorecard%20Methodology%20Update-1.pdf Press Release: Advocacy Supports SBA Size Standards Update https://advocacy.sba.gov/2026/09/17/advocacy-supports-sba-size-standards-update/ Small Business Innovation Measure by Patenting Activity https://advocacy.sba.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Fact-Sheet_Small-Business-Innovation-Measured-by-Patenting-Activity-1.pdf Department of Defense Small Business Strategy https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jan/26/2003150429/-1/-1/0/SMALL-BUSINESS-STRATEGY.PDF Bending the Rules by Rachel Augustine Potter https://www.augustinepotter.com/books.html Denes et al., How Big is Small? The Economic Effects of Access to Small Business Government Support https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3451424 Feinstein, Small Business Favoritism https://faculty.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Small-Business-Favoritism.pdf Size Appeal of Brice Solutions, LLC https://govt.westlaw.com/sbaoha/Document/I36932e89aba311f195c6ba05d03f86cf HUBZone Appeal of DT Professional Services LLC https://govt.westlaw.com/sbaoha/Document/I1e9a0d5ab5d111f19a6dae822e4bdc94 Chapters * 0:00 Introduction * 1:25 The 60-Day Comment Extension * 2:24 Two Dockets and 2,723 Comments * 3:28 Why the 60,000 Comment Figure Is Wrong * 4:46 87 Percent Against * 8:35 Comments by NAICS Code * 10:29 Why Is SBA Doing This? Project 2025 * 14:14 The FCC Ownership Cap Parallel * 18:37 Why SBA Uses Four-Digit NAICS Codes * 19:57 The Mid-Size Business Problem Since the 1980s * 20:48 37,000 or 4,200 Mid-Size Firms? * 23:20 Companies Grow Up to the Cap * 24:18 The Math: 60,000 Small Businesses or 360? * 29:23 The Short Answer on Why * 30:02 When Will SBA Finalize? Rachel Potter’s Three Tools * 33:46 Timing as a Tool and the Midterm Elections * 36:31 Roadblocks: Opposition and Organization * 37:49 Legal Challenges * 39:19 The Scorecard and New Entrants * 40:17 What the Research Says About Raising Size Standards * 42:45 Small Businesses and Innovation * 45:29 Audience Questions * 52:40 HUBZone Appeal: DT Professional Services * 53:54 Size Appeal: Brice Solutions * 55:34 Closing With over 20 years of Federal legal experience, Sam Le counsels small businesses through government contracting matters, including bid protests, contract compliance, small business certifications, and procurement disputes. Sam received his law degree from the University of Virginia and formerly served as SBA’s director of procurement policy. His website is www.samlelaw.com. This video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.govconintelligence.com
15 Sept

AI is reading your bids. Here’s what you can do about it (with David Timm)

David Timm is watching AI change Federal contracting, both at agencies and with contractors themselves, and he’s worried about where this will lead. The Burr & Forman lawyer specializes in bid protests, where AI has created huge problems for GAO and the Court of Federal Claims. He’s also tracked the undisclosed use of AI by the government to evaluate proposals. David and I talked about what steps contractors should take when they think AI might be reading their bids. And we discussed the strange irony that, while researchers are worried about AI will kill us all, it can’t research for a basic GAO protest. Links David Timm on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmdavid/ Burr & Forman profile https://www.burr.com/people/david-timm Disclosure for Thee But Not for Me (Washington Technology) https://www.washingtontechnology.com/opinion/2026/07/disclosure-thee-not-me/415084 How GenAI Misuse is Changing in Procurement Litigation https://www.burr.com/government-contracting/how-genai-misuse-is-changing-in-procurement-litigation Cal Newport: Anthropic Just Threatened to Kill Billions of People. This Is Not Okay. https://calnewport.com/anthropic-just-threatened-to-kill-billions-of-people-this-is-not-okay/ OMB Use Case Inventory https://github.com/ombegov/2025-Federal-Agency-AI-Use-Case-Inventory AI Hallucinations Database https://www.damiencharlotin.com/hallucinations/ OMB Memo M-25-21 https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/M-25-21-Accelerating-Federal-Use-of-AI-through-Innovation-Governance-and-Public-Trust.pdf OMB Memo M-25-22 https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/M-25-22-Driving-Efficient-Acquisition-of-Artificial-Intelligence-in-Government.pdf Trax Int’l Corp. v. United States (COFC) https://dockets.justia.com/docket/federal-claims/cofce/1:2026cv00796/54375 Proposed GSAR Clause on Basic Safeguarding of Data Within Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence Systems https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/17/2026-12205/general-services-acquisition-regulation-acquisition-of-information-and-communication-technology Salient CRGT, Inc., B-423640.2, .4, Jan. 5, 2026 (GAO) https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423640.2%2Cb-423640.4 Warfighter Focused Logistics, Inc., B-423546, B-423546.2, Aug. 5, 2025 (GAO) https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423546%2Cb-423546.2 Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15304 AI Self-preferencing in Algorithmic Hiring: Empirical Evidence and Insights https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00462 AI Agents Push Humans Out of the Loop https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.23642 Lost in the Middle https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10276 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:34 The Weed Whacker Strapped to the Dog 4:06 Where the Disclosure Requirement Comes From 7:47 How We Know Agencies Are Using LLMs to Evaluate Bids 10:48 Where Is the Harm? A Race to the Bottom 13:45 Disclosure for Thee: The GSAR Clause and Prompt Injection 18:05 Best Practices: Papering the Record Before and After Award 23:26 Will Agencies Keep the LLM’s Reasoning? 25:35 What the Tribunals Are Likely to Do 27:11 Plausibility and the Lost-in-the-Middle Problem 31:19 Counting Gen AI Misuse in Procurement Litigation 34:10 Tucker v. United States and Other Fake Cases 37:20 Is GovCon a Uniquely Risky Niche? 42:20 The Donut Factory and the Risk-Importance Matrix 45:33 Recommendations for the Tribunals 49:19 De-Skilling and What Clients Actually Pay For 53:11 Where to Find David Timm With over 20 years of Federal legal experience, Sam Le counsels small businesses through government contracting matters, including bid protests, contract compliance, small business certifications, and procurement disputes. Sam received his law degree from the University of Virginia and formerly served as SBA’s director of procurement policy. His website is www.samlelaw.com. This video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.govconintelligence.com
1 Sept

The Case Against the FAR Overhaul (with Marcos Gonzalez)

I had a feeling this was coming: When the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul first came out, the process that the FAR Council used looked every bit as revolutionary—and ultimately even more so—than the FAR itself. Now, Marcos Gonzalez of GovSpring Legal, a small law firm in D.C., is suing on behalf of a contractor, arguing that that process is illegal. We talked about the basis for his case against the FAR at the Court of Federal Claims. We also discussed how Marcos’s firm uses AI in the practice of law. Links Marcos Gonzalez (LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgonzalez15 GovSpring Legal https://govspringlegal.com Don Acquisition https://donacquisition.com Contractor Says Federal Procurement Overhaul Prevented Bid https://news.bloomberglaw.com/federal-contracting/contractor-says-federal-procurement-overhaul-prevented-bid Don Acquisition v. USA https://dockets.justia.com/docket/federal-claims/cofce/1:2026cv01039/54625 Revolutionary FAR Overhaul https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul Executive Order 14275 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/restoring-common-sense-to-federal-procurement/ You said, We did (GSA) https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/you-said-we-did Rhodes to exit as OFPP administrator https://federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2026/08/rhodes-to-exit-as-ofpp-administrator/ 41 USC 1707: Publication of proposed regulations https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1707&num=0&edition=prelim Wilson 5 Service Company, Inc., B-424429, July 17, 2026 https://www.gao.gov/products/b-424429 Chapters * 00:00 Introduction: Suing Over the FAR Overhaul Process * 01:27 Starting GovSpring Legal * 04:01 How the Don Acquisition Case Came Together * 05:54 What the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Is and Why Now * 09:45 Regulatory Burden and the Commercial Marketplace * 11:25 Three Sets of Rules at Once * 13:10 When the RFO Takes Away Contractor Rights * 15:03 Notice and Comment Rulemaking Under 41 U.S.C. 1707 * 20:04 Why the FAR Council Used Deviations Instead * 24:11 Can the Government Cure the Defect After the Fact? * 25:33 Informal Feedback vs. the Federal Register * 28:03 The Changes That Matter: Small Business and the DEI Clause * 33:27 Subcontractor Monitoring and False Claims Act Risk * 36:45 Transactional Data Reporting and Small Business Compliance * 39:11 Advice to Contractors: Engage Counsel Earlier * 41:33 The Precedent: You Can’t Unring the Bell * 43:50 AI in Legal Practice * 50:52 Rethinking Legal Marketing and Business Development * 54:30 Where to Find GovSpring Legal Transcript available at http://govconintelligence.com. With over 20 years of Federal legal experience, Sam Le counsels small businesses through government contracting matters, including bid protests, contract compliance, small business certifications, and procurement disputes. Sam received his law degree from the University of Virginia and formerly served as SBA’s director of procurement policy. His website is www.samlelaw.com. This video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.govconintelligence.com
21 Aug

SBA's Huge Size Standards Increases: Are they too much?

SBA published proposed size standards that raise small-business limits by 15x in some important industries. As I explained in my live stream earlier, the across-the-board increases flow from SBA’s interpretation of the “dominance” provision in the Small Business Act. SBA explains that, for $20 billion industries, a $500 million business “would not be dominant.” That’s why the proposed size standards go up to $531 million in some important government contracting industries, and even higher in others. An auto-generated transcript of the live stream follows. Links * Google Sheet comparing the proposed standards to current standards and previously proposed standards https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lY83yT6T-THskHao-Vf28JrryhKay-XP * SBA Proposed Rule on Small Business Size Standards https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-17042/small-business-size-standards * SBA Proposed Size Standards Methodology https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-17039/small-business-size-standards-revised-size-standards-methodology * Prior SBA proposed changes from August 2024 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-22/pdf/2025-16142.pdf * Prior SBA Size Standard Methodology https://legacy.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/Updated_Size_Standard_Methodology_WhitePaper_2024_Proposed_508_v0.pdf * Link for Submitting comments by September 21, 2026 https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/SBA-2026-0199-0001 * How Big is Small? The Economic Effects of Access to Small Business Government Support by Matthew Denes et. al. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3451424 Chapters * 0:00 Breaking News: SBA Proposes a Sweeping Overhaul of Size Standards * 1:17 Sam’s Background at SBA * 3:02 What the Law Requires: Defining “Small” * 5:49 Two Types of Size Standards: Employees vs. Receipts * 8:52 Procedural Requirements: NAICS Codes and Public Hearings * 11:44 Walking Through the Proposed Numbers * 18:12 How These Numbers Got So Big: The Old Methodology * 21:19 The New Methodology and the $500 Million Anchor * 26:08 Footnotes and Sub-Industries Eliminated * 30:42 What This Means: Mid-Sized Companies Become Small * 33:05 Second-Order Effects: The Rule of Two and Set-Asides * 36:52 Contract Consolidation, M&A, and the Mentor-Protégé Program * 41:23 Timeline: The Comment Period and Path to a Final Rule * 47:57 Audience Q&A: SBIR, Loan Programs, and Multi-Award IDIQs * 50:33 The Old Maximum Cap, and Research on Raising Size Standards * 54:07 Effects on Subcontracting and Certification Programs * 56:07 The Dominance Standard and How to Submit Comments * 58:41 Closing Thoughts: Sam’s Take With over 20 years of Federal legal experience, Sam Le counsels small businesses through government contracting matters, including bid protests, contract compliance, small business certifications, and procurement disputes. Sam received his law degree from the University of Virginia and formerly served as SBA’s director of procurement policy. His website is http://www.samlelaw.com. This video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.govconintelligence.com
4 Aug

Domestic Sourcing: The Buy American Act and TAA Explained (with Karri Palmetier)

Karri Palmetier is a legal expert on one of the fastest evolving subjects in government contracting: domestic-sourcing requirements. She joined me after her well-attended session at NCMA World Congress in Orlando, and we started our discussion with a new Executive Order. The Order prioritizes domestic sourcing in the military supply chain. Underlying that Order is a combination of complicated laws, the Buy American Act and the Trade Agreements Act (or TAA). This is an area where knowing the caselaw is critical. Neither the FAR nor the statute provide much guidance on how those laws operate in real-world situations. Karri and I talked through some of the biggest cases. Then I couldn’t let Karri leave Orlando without asking her about an important SBIR case about national security reviews. If you’re watching this on YouTube or listening to the podcast, you can find the full auto-generated transcript at http://www.govconintelligence.com. Links * Karri Palmetier on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/karri-palmetier-93094736 * Palmetier Law https://palmetierlaw.com/ * Executive Order on “Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Sourcing of Critical Materials” https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/07/securing-americas-defense-supply-chains-and-ensuring-domestic-acquisition-of-critical-materials/ * Buy American Act https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title41/subtitle4/chapter83&edition=prelim * Trade Agreements Act https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title19/chapter13&edition=prelim * FAR Part 25, Foreign Acquisition https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25 * OMB’s Made in America Office https://www.madeinamerica.gov/ * The DaVinci Company LLC v. United States (COFC) https://ecf.cofc.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2024cv1238-54-0 * Energizer Battery LLC v. United States (CIT) https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/cit/13-00215/13-00215-2016-12-07.html * Cyber Power Sys. (USA) Inc. v. United States (CIT) https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/cit/20-00124/20-00124-2022-02-24.html * Acetris Health LLC v. United States (CAFC) https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/18-2399.opinion.2-10-2020_1529718.pdf * Kayvan Space Corp. v. United States (COFC) https://ecf.cofc.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv0104-79-0 Chapters * 00:00 - Introduction to GovCon Intelligence and Karri Palmetier * 01:58 - The Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains Executive Order * 05:44 - Balancing Supply Chain Requirements and Small Business Burdens * 10:57 - Demystifying the Buy American Act Pricing Preference * 14:00 - The Made in America Office and the Waiver Process * 18:00 - Defining Manufacturing and the Component Test * 22:12 - The Trade Agreements Act (TAA) and the Da Vinci Case * 28:33 - The Substantial Transformation Test Under the TAA * 36:52 - Bid Protests vs. Customs Cases: The Acetris Decision * 44:55 - Compliance Tips for Prime Contractors and Subcontractors * 48:36 - Knowing Your Competition and Pricing Trade-offs * 52:19 - SBIR Contracts and Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) * 57:10 - Conclusion and Contact Information With over 20 years of Federal legal experience, Sam Le counsels small businesses through government contracting matters, including bid protests, contract compliance, small business certifications, and procurement disputes. Sam received his law degree from the University of Virginia and formerly served as SBA’s director of procurement policy. His website is http://www.samlelaw.com. This video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.govconintelligence.com
28 Jul

SBA Case Updates: Joint Ventures, 8(a) & Size

Meghan Leemon and I caught up after her excellent presentation on joint ventures at the National HUBZone Conference in Virginia. Meghan, who practices out of PilieroMazza’s Colorado office, was involved in one of the most important joint-venture cases in years. She also had a fascinating tip on how larger small businesses can use JVs to keep their status longer. We then talked through her recent wins on 8(a) suspensions and few recent SBA OHA decisions. The cases that Meghan works on aren’t just interesting legal decisions. They also create new regulatory guidance for 8(a) firms completing their annual reviews and responding to the ongoing SBA audit. Links * Meghan Leemon on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghan-leemon-710615b * PilieroMazza profile https://www.pilieromazza.com/people/meghan-f-leemon/ * Primary Healthcare LLC d/b/a Anglin Distinctive Health Care JV LLC v. United States, Case No. 25-1795C (2026). https://ecf.cofc.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv1795-40-0 * OS-DB-JV-2, LLC, B-424382, June 16, 2026. https://www.gao.gov/products/b-424382 * Size Appeal of DSC-EMI II, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-6387 (2026). https://govt.westlaw.com/sbaoha/Document/I3277fc47670f11f1b5ede6c75ce634c0 * SBA Unified Agenda: Joint Ventures in Government Contracting Programs. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202510&RIN=3245-AI23 * Matter of PolyCon Solutions, LLC, SBA No. BDPT-742 (2026). * Matter of ThirdPacket Technologies, SBA No. BDPE-763 (2026). * Matter of Parsco LLC, SBA No. BDPT-749 (2026). https://govt.westlaw.com/sbaoha/Document/I9258bebc790211f1bab1a69685c3e57d * Millbrook Support Services, Inc., B-424107, Feb. 23, 2026. https://www.gao.gov/products/b-424107 * Size Appeal of A&H Ambica JV, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-6382 (2026). https://govt.westlaw.com/sbaoha/Document/I59112c234f9e11f1b1f6a9415ba6940b * Size Appeal of Tayrona Investments, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-6390 (2026). https://govt.westlaw.com/sbaoha/Document/Ieb859d2a79e111f19f5fb3c8f8e54d0b Chapters * 00:00 - Introduction to GovCon Intelligence * 00:23 - Joint Ventures: Managing Receipts and Size Limits * 03:07 - The Primary Healthcare Case: Size at Final Proposal Revision * 08:44 - Consolidating SBA Joint Venture Rules and Certifications * 12:40 - Contract-Specific Affiliation and Numbered Joint Ventures * 15:57 - 8(a) Suspensions and Calculating Owner AGI * 23:20 - Reporting Jointly Owned Assets in MySBA Certifications * 26:30 - The Parsco Case: Submitting Documents to SBA * 29:22 - Millbrook Support Services: Recertification on VA Task Orders * 32:34 - The A&H Ambika JV Case: The Adverse Inference Rule * 35:30 - The Non-Manufacturer Rule and Size Standards * 37:47 - Conclusion and Contact Information Read a transcript at govconintelligence.com With 20 years of Federal legal experience, Sam Le counsels small businesses through government contracting matters, including bid protests, contract compliance, small business certifications, and procurement disputes. Sam received his law degree from the University of Virginia and formerly served as SBA’s director of procurement policy. His website is www.samlelaw.com. This video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.govconintelligence.com

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