Sela Carrington

Sela Carrington is an associate in the firm’s Washington DC office. Sela is a member of the Government Contracts Practice Group where she advises clients on a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters. Sela also maintains an active pro bono practice focused on various regulatory and litigation matters.

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What’s New About Proposed FAR Part 15?Episode 1: More “Leeway” for Late Proposals

By Kayleigh Scalzo, Sela Carrington & Ethan Syster on November 2, 2026

Posted in Bid Protests, FAR, Government Contracts Regulatory Compliance, Procurement Policy, Procurement Reform

As part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (“RFO”), the FAR Council issued a proposed rule that would implement — with some notable changes — the Council’s model deviation for FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation.

A number of those proposed changes to the deviation version have the potential to materially impact how procurements are run and bid protests are pursued.

In this new series, we will examine the proposed changes to Part 15 one at a time. First up is the late-is-late rule.

SBA’s Proposed Update to the 8(a) Business Development Program: A New Approach to Social Disadvantage

By Kayleigh Scalzo, Michael Granston, Hunter Bennett & Sela Carrington on June 25, 2026

Posted in Employment, False Claims Act, Government Contracts Regulatory Compliance, Small Business

On June 11, 2026, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a proposed rule that would fundamentally alter how individuals qualify as “socially disadvantaged” under the 8(a) Business Development Program (“8(a) BD Program” or “Program”). The comment period will be underway until July 13, 2026.

This five-page proposed rule states that it aims to align the 8(a) BD Program with constitutional and statutory requirements and remedy what it characterizes as the discriminatory effect of the program in the past.