Small Business Guide to Government Contracts Compliance Rules & Avoiding Penalties by Steven J Koprince 2012 Hardcover

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Item Width: 6.5 in Book Title: Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts : How to Comply with the Key Rules and Regulations ... and Avoid Terminated Agreements, Fines, or Worse Synopsis: Each year, the federal government awards billions of dollars in small-business contracts. It's both the lifeblood of hundreds of thousands of companies and a quagmire of red tape. One misstep can result in hefty fines, cancelled contracts--even jail time. The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts puts a wealth of specialized legal counsel at readers' fingertips. It's the one book that looks beyond winning a piece of the $500 billion pie and concentrates on the crucial but complex Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other rules required for keeping the contract alive and avoiding penalties. Clear answers to the most important compliance questions are inside, including: - Is a small business really small? - Who is eligible for the HUBZone, 8(a), SDVO or WOSB programs? - What salaries and benefits must be offered? - What ethical requirements must be followed? - When does affiliation become a liability? No one can afford to be lax with the rules or too harried to heed them. This book helps contractors meet their compliance obligations--and keep the pipeline flowing., Learn how to cash in on your slice of billions of dollars the federal government awards each year in small-business contracts, while also knowing how to avoid the missteps that can result in fines, cancelled contracts, or even jail. This one-stop manual will guide contractors through all the complex rules and keep the pipeline flowing., Government law attorney Steven J. Koprince teaches you to concentrate on the crucial but complex Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other rules required for keeping contracts alive and avoiding penalties. Each year, the federal government awards billions of dollars in small-business contracts. The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts puts a wealth of specialized legal counsel at readers' fingertips, answering the most important compliance questions like: Is a small business really small? Who is eligible for HUBZone, 8(a), SDVO, or WOSB programs? What salaries and benefits must be offered? What ethical requirements must be followed? When does affiliation become a liability? Small-business contracts are both the lifeblood of hundreds of thousands of companies and a quagmire of red tape. No one can afford to be lax with the rules or too harried to heed them. The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts empowers contractors to avoid missteps, meet their compliance obligations--and keep the pipeline flowing., Each year, the federal government awards billions of dollars in small-business contracts. It's both the lifeblood of hundreds of thousands of companies and a quagmire of red tape. One misstep can result in hefty fines, cancelled contracts-even jail time. The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts puts a wealth of specialized legal counsel at readers' fingertips. It's the one book that looks beyond winning a piece of the $500 billion pie and concentrates on the crucial but complex Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other rules required for keeping the contract alive and avoiding penalties. Clear answers to the most important compliance questions are inside, including: * Is a small business really small? * Who is eligible for the HUBZone, 8(a), SDVO or WOSB programs? * What salaries and benefits must be offered? * What ethical requirements must be followed? * When does affiliation become a liability? No one can afford to be lax with the rules or too harried to heed them. This book helps contractors meet their compliance obligations-and keep the pipeline flowing. gtin13: 9780814431931 Publication Year: 2012 Author: Steven J. Koprince Dewey Edition: 23 Item Height: 1.1 in Number of Pages: 352 Pages LC Classification Number: KF849.K67 2012 Genre: Law, Political Science, Business & Economics Dewey Decimal: 658.1/2 Number of Volumes: 1 vol. Topic: Business & Financial, Public Contract, Public Affairs & Administration, Government / General, Business Law, Small Business, Contracts Format: Hardcover TitleLeading: The ISBN-13: 9780814431931 Item Length: 9.2 in eBook Format: Portable Document Format Publisher: Amacom Intended Audience: Trade ISBN-10: 0814431933 Item Weight: 17.6 Oz Language: English brand: Amacom LCCN: 2012-001971