Contractors holding “continuous” GSA Federal Supply Schedule (“FSS”) contracts must be careful they bid under the correct FSS contract. Starting in February 2016, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) Federal Acquisition Service (“FAS”) allowed contractors to...
SBA Extends Size Calculation Period
Small business concerns will be pleased at the recent news that the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) recently made it easier for a small business to remain “small.” The SBA issued a final rule effective January 6, 2020, that changed the time period for...
Contractors Must Identify Correct Forum to Bring Protest
It is not always easy to figure out where a protest should be filed. Although the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) both handle protests, each has slightly different protest jurisdiction as a protester recently...
Department of Justice Issues New Guidance for FOIA Exemption 4 in Response to Recent Supreme Court FOIA Decision
Government contractors shielding the proprietary information in their contracts from competitors will be pleased to learn about the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently issuing new guidance regarding Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) Exemption 4. Generally, the...
Court of Federal Claims Does Not Have Tucker Act Jurisdiction to Resolve OTA Bid Protest
Recently, the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to resolve Space Exploration Technologies Corp’s (“SpaceX”) post-award bid protest challenging the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s (“Air Force”) award of three...
Another Cybersecurity Plan Leaves Contractors With Questions: DOD Releases Draft Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Plan.
Last week, the Department of Defense (DOD) released for comment the first public draft of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) model, CMMC v.04. The looming question on every contractor’s mind is “what does this mean for the other cybersecurity...