SBA Proposes Sweeping Overhaul of Small Business Size Standards: What Government Contractors Need to Know

Photo: SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler delivers remarks at a Small Business Summit in the East Room of the White House, Monday, May 5, 2026. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Molly Riley via Flickr. US government work. Article by Elizabeth N. Jochum, Blank Rome LLP. The National Law Review – August 21, 2026.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has proposed a rule that would reshape how the federal government defines a “small business” across 338 industry groups and industries, dramatically increasing the number and size (by average annual revenue or number of employees) of companies that would qualify as small businesses for government contracts and SBA purposes. […]

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