B-421216, B-421216.2 (Feb. 9, 2023)—clarified that in evaluating the experience of a mentor-protégé joint venture (JV) for a small business set-aside procurement, the agency must evaluate each JV member’s experience individually, as well as any experience of the JV itself
Finnerty of PilieroMazza Originally published March 29, 2023 As PilieroMazza previously highlighted , contractors wishing to pursue set-aside work through small business joint ventures (JVs) must comply with the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) JV regulations, which require certain JVs to have detailed and specific JV agreements (JVAs)
However, these JVs must strictly comply with SBA’s JV regulations. Among other things, this means each JV must have a JV agreement (JVA) that checks a litany of regulatory boxes
NASBP's Online Joint Ventures Course: A joint venture (JV) is a partnership between one or more businesses to take on a commercial enterprise
The seminar will consist of these major components: Federal contracting and fraud and how the surety industry will be affected Key elements of joint ventures and mentor-protégé agreements that will keep your clients out of trouble The new SBA business regulations and how they will impact federal contracting Luncheon speaker on the Justice Department’s view of fraud in the construction industry and what it is doing to solve the problem Ten key problems in negotiating joint venture agreements Examples of problem JV clauses and fraud that you would not suspect is fraud (This session is designed to assist attendees in helping clients to spot red flags in JV agreements.)
Gregory of Baker Donelson Published June 14, 2021 Approximately one month after the coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (Board) issued an opinion denying a contractor's claim for additional compensation due to disruptions caused by an Ebolavirus outbreak in Sierra Leone. See Pernix Serka JV v. Dept. of State , CBCA 5683 (U.S
Americaribe-Moriarty JV, 681 Fed. Appx. 771 (11th Cir. 2017), a surety issued a performance bond on behalf of a pool subcontractor, which subsequently failed to complete the work
More recently, in Pernix Serka JV v. Department of State , a case decided in 2020, a contractor struggled to meet deadlines on a construction contract in Sierra Leone due to an Ebola outbreak