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EPISODE · Feb 12, 2024 · 14 MIN

How GovCon's 'Rule of Two' is poised to grow in scope

from WT 360: The market from all angles · host Nick Wakeman

Multiple-award contract vehicles are where a majority of the government's buying activity seems to take place these days, but the "Rule of Two" that tells agencies how to work with small businesses did not apply there.The White House has started to work on changing that through a Jan. 31 memo that tells agencies to use that golden rule of government contracting for multiple-award vehicles and their task order business.What that means for small businesses is the focal point of this episode featuring Stephen Bacon, government contracts attorney at the law firm Rogers Joseph O'Donnell.Bacon tells our Ross Wilkers all about what the memo does and doesn't do, plus what comes next for the directive to become final and how small businesses can use it as an informational tool for their customers.These links below have more on the Rule of Two expansion memo: Stephen Bacon on LinkedIn: OFPP Memo Small Business Participation on MACsGovCon's 'rule of two' is about to widen in scope

Stephen Bacon of the law firm Rogers Joseph O'Donnell goes over the White House's push for agencies to expand their use of this golden rule of government contracting and what it means for small businesses.

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