​The Small Business Blog

On January 19, 2016, the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) issued a decision in the Matter of:  Prosouth Construction Svcs, LLC.   This appeal arose out of Prosouth's size protest against Birmingham Industrial Construction, LLC in conjunction with a construction procurement. In its protest, Prosouth, an unsuccessful offeror, alleged generally that Birmingham was not a small business under the applicable $15 million size standard and questioned whether Birmingham had the ability to self-perform at least 25% of the cost of contract performance, in accordance with the applicable limits on subcontracting.

On January 19, 2016, the SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) issued a decision in the Matter of:  Size Appeal of Oxyheal Medical Systems, Inc.  This appeal arose out of the SBA's size determination that Oxyheal was not a small business for the procurement at issue.  The subject procurement was set aside entirely for small businesses under NAICS Code 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a corresponding size standard of $20.5 million.