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The false choice between veteran-owned and disadvantaged businesses
In fact, two-thirds of veteran-owned businesses qualify as "disadvantaged"
Nov 13
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Sam Le
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Small Business Contracting Updates: FAR Companion Guide, DBE FAQs, and a case update
Plus more Q&A
Nov 6
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Sam Le
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25:25
October 2025
ATI Government Solutions and SBA's Limitations on Subcontracting
The law that applies to the SBA suspension includes several nuances and a big exception
Oct 30
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Sam Le
7
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FAR Overhaul Q&A and Debunking Part 19 Myths
Please donate to the Capital Area Food Bank
Oct 23
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Sam Le
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35:53
Contracting has a new-entrant problem. The FAR Overhaul made it worse.
The last of a three-part series on the rewrite of FAR Part 19 on Small Business
Oct 15
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Sam Le
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Q&A on the FAR Overhaul - Video and Transcript
Leave a comment or reply to this email with your questions for GovCon Intelligence
Oct 10
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Sam Le
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2
14:33
Why the FAR Overhaul's changes won't shrink the 8(a) program
Part two of a three-part series on the rewrite of FAR Part 19 on Small Business. Plus another change you might have missed.
Oct 7
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Sam Le
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DOT requires DBE narrative for social and economic disadvantage
Program for disadvantaged state-level contractors follows SBA's example, halts inclusion of contract goals until participants are evaluated
Oct 2
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Sam Le
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September 2025
The Rule of Two survived. But it's still primed for legal and legislative battles.
Part one of a three-part series on the FAR Overhaul of Part 19 on Small Business
Sep 30
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Sam Le
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FAR Overhaul of Part 19 is out! Here are my initial reactions.
A recording from Sam Le's live video
Sep 26
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Sam Le
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7
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30:06
How not to structure a joint venture
A Federal court throws cold water on JV management by committee. Plus, why JVs are limited to two years.
Sep 26
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Sam Le
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The FAR Overhaul of Part 13 isn't as bad as it seems
The Simplified Acquisition Procedures covered 94% of small-business buys, but it's been renamed Simplified Procedures for Noncommercial Acquisitions.
Sep 23
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Sam Le
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