Small Business Wins in the House's FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act Amendments

On September 23, the House passed H.R. 4350, the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Accompanying the 1,362 pages of legislation were  476 amendments offered by lawmakers. Included in the amendments were several wins for MSGI clients: HUBZone Contractors National Council, GovEvolve, and Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC). These amendments are huge win for the small business community and are the result of months of advocacy. 

• Floor #352 - Transfers decisions for HUBZones to OHA. 
• Floor #314 – Clarifies that the HUBZone price preference applies to task orders. 
• Floor #365 – Raises sole source thresholds for all socioeconomic programs from $4/$7.5 to $8/$10 million (does not eliminate option years, this is total over the life of the contract). 
• Floor #26– Raises small business contracting goals. 
• Floor #186 – Creates category management exemptions for tier 0 contracts. 
• Floor #412 –Requires a company to update their small business status in SAM/notify KO’s if status changes within 2 days. 
• Floor #149–Adds cyber counseling capability to SBDCs. 
• Floor #337 – Requires DoD Report impact of CMMC on small businesses. 

Considering the ongoing hardships resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, adoption of these changes would assist small businesses seeking to succeed in the federal marketplace. In October, MSGI pushed for these amendments to be included in the Senate’s version of the FY2022 NDAA by writing a letter to Senate Small Business Committee Chair, Ben Cardin of Maryland and Ranking Member, Rand Paul of Kentucky. The letter was supported by MSGI clients listed above, as well as the Women Veterans Business Coalition (WVBC), the Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF), the Women Construction Owners and Executives (WCOE), and hundreds of independent small businesses across the country. 

Read the Small Business Amendments Support Letter here. 

Access a detailed list of small business amendments in the House FY2022 NDAA here.