CALL TO ACTION: Sign on to Support FY 2022 NDAA Small Business Changes

CALL TO ACTION

Sign on to Support FY 2022 NDAA Small Business Changes

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The House-passed FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) contains amendments that will strengthen federal contracting for HUBZone businesses. The HUBZone Council advocated for many of these and we need as much support as possible to make sure they get into the final bill. The amendments include:

• Floor #186 – Creates category management exemptions for Tier 0 contracts. Reps Houlahan (D-PA), Fitzgerald (R-WI)

• Floor #314 – Clarifies that the HUBZone price preference applies to task orders. Reps. Newman (D-IL), Meuser (R-PA)

• Floor #337 – Requires DoD Report impact of CMMC on small businesses. Reps Phillips (D-MN), Van Duyne (R-TX)

• Floor #352 - Transfers decisions for HUBZones to OHA. Reps Radewagen (R-American Samoa), Houlahan (D-PA)

• Floor #365 – Raises sole source thresholds for all socioeconomic programs to $8/$10 million. Reps. Salazar (R-FL), Newman (D-IL), Evans (D-PA)

• Floor #26– Raises small business contracting goals. Reps Mfume (D-MD), Neguse (D-CO)

• Floor #149–Adds cyber counseling capability to SBDCs. Reps Garbarino (R-NY), Evans (D-PA), Houlahan (D-PA), Chabot (R-OH)

• Floor #412 –Requires a company to update their small business status in SAM/notify KO’s if status changes. Reps Stauber (R-MN), Golden (D-ME)

Please add your voice and sign-on to this letter to the Senate. We need your support to strengthen our advocacy efforts. The deadline to sign on is 5 PM EST Friday, October 8, which you can do so by clicking on the link below:

Link to Sign on: https://forms.gle/1kRc4ws1F9AhuSwJ9