Many insiders (including me) expected the SBA's size standard issues to be straight forward, and mainly dealing with the changes necessary to accommodate the new SBIR reauthorization law. However, what we received were many changes to important areas where there was no statutory authority to do so, such as redefining "Domestic Business Concern" and items such as changing eligibility from "at time of award" to "at time of submission."
This edition is very important because it deals with the complex issues of SBIR/STTR eligibility, the size standards that allow you and others to participate in the program, as well as several proposed changes that are viewed by many SBIR veterans as destructive to the program, and small businesses alike. The SBIR program and the SBA desperately need your involvement and informed comments.
To read the full, original article click on this link: SBIR Insider 5-15-2012 Issue
