Rule lifecycle · RIN:3245-AH28

National Defense Authorization Act of 2020, Credit for Lower Tier Subcontracting and Other Amendments

Small Business Administration — observed across 2 documents over 296 days. Use the source documents below before deciding whether this affects your business.

In plain English

The SBA updated rules for how federal contractors can count work they pass to smaller subcontractors toward their required small-business hiring amounts. If your company bids as a subcontractor to federal prime contractors, this change could make you more valuable to them and increase your chance of winning work.

First seen

Dec 19, 2022

Last seen

Oct 11, 2023

Latest stage

Rule

PRORULE → RULE

296d

Effective on

Monday, November 13, 2023

Stage timeline

  1. Proposed·Dec 19, 2022

    National Defense Authorization Act of 2020, Credit for Lower Tier Subcontracting and Other Amendments

    #2022-27213

  2. Final·Oct 11, 2023

    National Defense Authorization Act of 2020, Credit for Lower Tier Subcontracting and Other Amendments

    effective Nov 13, 2023#2023-22466