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GovCon Intelligence

Sam Le

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

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34 épisodes

  1. 8(a) admissions have restarted. Should you apply? (with Emily Reid) 34:33
  2. SBA's Increases to Size Standards: Why, When, and How... 56:04
  3. AI is reading your bids. Here’s what you can do about it (with David Timm) 54:22
  4. The Case Against the FAR Overhaul (with Marcos Gonzalez) 54:56
  5. SBA's Huge Size Standards Increases: Are they too much? 1:02:28
  6. Domestic Sourcing: The Buy American Act and TAA Explained (with Karri Palmetier) 57:48
  7. SBA Case Updates: Joint Ventures, 8(a) & Size 38:26
  8. FOCI: The Next Small Business Compliance Bomb (with Erin Estevez) 44:07
  9. The Next Stage of the FAR Overhaul (with David Mullis) 52:21
  10. Behind the Scenes of the Fight for the Rule of Two (with Lizzie Sullivan) 1:01:34
  11. SBA's 8(a) eligibility changes, the DoW Small Business Bill of Rights, SBA's Reorg, and more 54:02
  12. How 8(a) survives (with Jackie Robinson-Burnette) 49:44
  13. Navigating the Messy Middle of Federal Contracting (with Stephanie Kostro) 54:54
  14. From the Front Lines: Bid Protests and Beyond (with Scott Flesch) 1:12:09
  15. 8(a) firms dip below 3,400--plus an important SBIR case 49:43
  16. AI Legal Risks and the Anti-DEI Executive Order 36:38
  17. Update on 8(a) suspensions, new cases on disadvantage, and policy predictions 41:24
  18. How the Supreme Court changed GovCon (with Jayna Rust) 30:44
  19. What's next for GovCon M&A (with Damien Specht) 48:42
  20. AI, GovCon, and the Perils of Speed (with Jessica Tillipman) 1:03:29
  21. Trump Isn't Done Reshaping the SBA (with Robb Wong) 38:57
  22. Who are the 1,000 firms suspended by SBA--plus Q&A 32:36
  23. The truth about 8(a) and ANCs (with Christine Williams) 53:33
  24. What SBA says it will do with the 8(a) data call (with Matt Schoonover) 39:04
  25. Closing out 2025 with 8(a) audit questions and a FAR Overhaul update 35:35
  26. What SBA is probably looking for in the 8(a) audit 18:19
  27. Courts asked to review constitutionality of the 8(a) program and race-based presumptions 25:47
  28. Small Business Contracting Updates: FAR Companion Guide, DBE FAQs, and a case update 25:26
  29. FAR Overhaul Q&A and Debunking Part 19 Myths 35:28
  30. Q&A on the FAR Overhaul - Video and Transcript 13:42
  31. FAR Overhaul of Part 19 is out! Here are my initial reactions. 29:22
  32. The FAR Overhaul: Be a Little Worried but Not Too Much 59:14
  33. What the FAR Council’s legislative proposals say about the future of the Rule of Two 3:34
  34. The new SBA Scorecard is like a time machine 2:22