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August 19, 2016 By AMK

VA doesn’t waste time in implementing Supreme Court decision

The Veterans Affairs Department acted unusually quickly to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s “rule of two” decision in the Kingdomware case.

VA-LogoSo much so that it both surprised observers and had them wondering if VA was acting too hastily.

VA issued new acquisition regulations July 25, just more than a month after the decision, which found VA’s interpretation of a law requiring the agency to set-aside all procurements if at least two veteran-owned small businesses are qualified was flawed. The nation’s highest court reversed the lower court’s decision on June 16 by an 8-0 vote, finding VA must use the “rule of two” for supply schedule contracts even if it has met its statutory contracting goals.

Keep reading this article at: http://federalnewsradio.com/reporters-notebook-jason-miller/2016/08/va-doesnt-waste-time-implementing-supreme-court-decision/

See the VA’s new rules here.

See the VA’s “decision tree” for following the Rule of Two here.

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: Kingdomware, rule of two, SDVOSB, set-aside, Supreme Court, VA, veteran owned business, veteran owned businesses, Veterans Affairs, Veterans First, VOSB

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