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Avoiding Ostensible Subcontractor Affiliation With SBA’s “Safe Harbor”

Steven Koprince – The ostensible subcontractor affiliation rule provides that a small business prime contractor is affiliated with its subcontractor if the subcontractor "performs primary and vital requirements of a contract” or if the prime contractor is “unusually reliant” on the subcontractor.

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