CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Mikrdoo Children’s Pajamas Immediately Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Burns; Violate Mandatory Standard for Children’s Sleepwear

July 23, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to stop using Mikrdoo pajama sets immediately. The pajama sets violate the mandatory safety standard for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injury or death to children.

Sold Online At: Amazon.com from August 2025 through May 2026 for between $18 and $20.

Retailer: Foshan Jiarui Baby Clothing Company Limited, doing business as Mikrdoo Official, of China.

Manufactured In: China

Product Safety Warning Number: 26-641

More information and photos HERE.

NDAA Stalled in Senate with Two Weeks to Go before August Recess

On July 22, 2026, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act. The vote was largely on party lines. In the Senate the bill is stalled over Democrats' objections to the conduct of the war in Iran. The Senate has two weeks to take up the bill before they leave until mid September. See: Senate Calendar.

Contract Opportunity: Firefighter Duty Apparel (Embroidered) and Footwear

July 24, 2026, Contract Opportunity: Firefighter Duty Apparel (Embroidered) and Footwear.

Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

See SAM Notification.

Request for Information: Laminated Fabric for Gloves

July 24, 2026, Request for Information: Laminated Fabric for Gloves.

Office: FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC

See: SAM Notification.

Statement by Canadian Minister LeBlanc on the imposition by the U.S. of Section 301 Tariffs related to forced labour practices

The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy, issued the following statement following the publication by the United States of its notice of final action in the context of the Section 301 investigations on forced labour practices:

“Today, the United States announced its intention to impose tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on 60 economies worldwide, including Canada.

Section Forced Labor Tariffs from 10% to 12.5% Imposed on 60 Nations

On July 23, 2026, Ambassador Jamieson Greer took final action, at President Trump’s direction, under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 by imposing tariffs on 60 economies for their failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor. This action comes after the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) investigations, which included two rounds of public hearings, more than 2,100 public comments, and engagement with our trading partners to remedy these longstanding concerns.

10 percent rate of Section 301 duties will be imposed for investigated economies that (i) impose a forced labor import prohibition; (ii) have committed to impose and enforce such a prohibition through an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade; or (iii) have imposed a partial regime with the effect of preventing the importation of certain forced labor goods. These economies are:

• Argentina,
• Bangladesh,
• Cambodia,
• Canada,
• Ecuador,
• El Salvador,
• Guatemala,
• Honduras,
• India,
• Indonesia,
• Jordan,
• Malaysia,
• Mexico,
• Pakistan,
• Sri Lanka,
• Trinidad and Tobago, and
• United Kingdom.

10 percent or 12.5 percent, net of Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) rate will be imposed for certain products of the European Union, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Switzerland.

12.5 percent will be imposed for all other investigated economies.

See: Scheduled Federal Register Notice.

An Overview of Small Business Contracting

July 21, 2026, the Congressional Research Service released R45576 An Overview of Small Business Contracting.

Abbreviatons in this report:

• Small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (SDBs),

  Women-owned small businesses (WOSBs),

  Small businesses located within a HUBZone, and

  Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs).

  Congress has broad authority to impact the federal procurement process and how agencies purchase goods and services from private sector firms. One way in which Congress has exercised this authority is by adopting measures to promote contracts and subcontracts with "small businesses." This report discusses federal contracting preferences for firms that meet the Small Business Administration's definition of "small." It also provides information on statutory and regulatory requirements for agencies to award contracts to small businesses, as well as federal assistance for small business owners seeking government contracts.

  Small business contracting policies and programs respond to the congressional directive to ensure that a "fair proportion" of federal contract and subcontract dollars is awarded to small businesses. Congress established government-wide goals for the percentage of federal contract and subcontract dollars awarded to small businesses each fiscal year. The Small Business Administration (SBA) negotiates small business procurement goals with each federal agency, negotiating agency-specific goals that collectively add up to the government-wide goals in statute. The SBA publishes annual Small Business Procurement Scorecards and the System for Awards Management (SAM.gov) posts an annual Small Business Goaling Report, which measure goal achievement.

  There are procurement goals for both prime and subcontract dollars for small businesses, small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (SDBs), women-owned small businesses (WOSBs), small businesses located within a HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). In recent years, the government has generally succeeded in meeting the government-wide goals for awards made to small businesses, SDBs, and SDVOSBs. It has also met its subcontracting goals for small businesses and WOSBs. It has had difficulty meeting the WOSB and HUBZone prime contracting goals.

  A collection of laws and regulations underpin small business contracting efforts. To facilitate contracting opportunities for small businesses, Congress has authorized federal agencies, under specified circumstances, to set aside contracts exclusively for small businesses; authorized federal agencies to make sole-source awards to small businesses; and authorized federal agencies to set aside contracts for, or grant other contracting preferences to, the four types of small businesses for which there are small business procurement goals: SDBs, SDVOSBs, WOSBs, and HUBZone firms. Congress tasks the SBA and agency procurement personnel with reviewing and structuring proposed procurements to maximize opportunities for small business participation.

  Also supporting small businesses in the federal market are technical assistance providers, small business contractor mentor-protégé programs, and subcontracting policies and regulations.

  Observers may judge the relative success or failure of federal efforts to create small business contracting opportunities by whether the government and individual agencies meet small business procurement goals. The publication of goal attainment data and SBA Procurement Scorecards offer an accessible way to examine the level of small business contracting each year but may focus reviewers on readily measured information (dollars awarded) rather than broader assessments of the effectiveness of contracting programs and policies. Moreover, the procurement goals themselves may not reflect overall policy aims, because of how they are expressed by monetary value, and/or because of how high or low they are relative to the availability of small suppliers. Other valuable information might include measures of market diversification, competitiveness, or concentration. Issues of interest to Congress include regulatory initiatives and defense acquisition reform legislation.

  The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, increased the SDVOSB goal from 3% to 5%.