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Consolidation of Mentor-Protégé Programs and Other Government Contracting Amendments; Correction

SBA · final-rule · Published 2020-11-16 · Effective 2020-11-16 · 85 FR 72916

Document

Document number
2020-25177
Federal Register citation
85 FR 72916
CFR reference
13 CFR 121
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; correction.
Category
final-rule
Agency
US Small Business Administration
Publication date
2020-11-16
Effective date
2020-11-16

Abstract

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020. This rule merged the 8(a) Business Development (BD) Mentor- Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program and the All Small Mentor- Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program to eliminate confusion and remove unnecessary duplication of functions within SBA. This rule also eliminated the requirement that 8(a) Participants seeking to be awarded an 8(a) contract as a joint venture submit the joint venture agreement to SBA for review and approval prior to contract award, revised several 8(a) BD program regulations to reduce unnecessary or excessive burdens on 8(a) Participants, and clarified other related regulatory provisions to eliminate confusion among small businesses and procuring activities. In addition, in response to public comment, the rule required a business concern to recertify its size and/or socioeconomic status for all set-aside orders under unrestricted multiple award contracts, unless the contract authorized limited pools of concerns for which size and/or status was required. This document is making three technical corrections to the final rule.

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