by Stephanie Wilson | May 18, 2020 | Government Contracts
GAO recently sustained a protest that the agency improperly credited awardees for having mandatory certifications, where the certifications provided in the proposals were issued to affiliated entities and not the offeror. In that same procurement, GAO determined that...
by Terrence O'Connor | May 18, 2020 | Government Contracts
Facing a cash flow crisis brought on by COVID-19, government contractors have only two basic ways of increasing cash flow: getting new contracts and performing incumbent contracts. A lot of media attention has focused on ways contractors can get cash flow help in...
by Stephanie Wilson | May 18, 2020 | Government Contracts
On May 6, 2020, the FAR Council issued a final rule amending the FAR to implement President Trump’s October 31, 2019 Executive Order revoking President Obama’s January 30, 2009 Executive Order on the Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts. The...
by Stephanie Wilson | May 18, 2020 | Government Contracts
On May 11, 2020, the SBA published a final rule implementing a certification requirement for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantages Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs) and adjusting the economic disadvantage thresholds for determining...
by Terrence O'Connor | Apr 21, 2020 | Government Contracts
On March 30, 2020, the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC), the civilian agency component of the FAR Council, expanded the availability of accelerated payments. It issued a FAR class deviation to add small business prime contractors to those entitled to...
by Terrence O'Connor | Apr 20, 2020 | Government Contracts
The new FAR regulations dealing with the small business programs in FAR Part 19 recently adopted by the FAR Council can get lost in the news of the coronavirus and the need for contractors to find ways to keep their doors open. But, buried among the 28 pages of...
by Stephanie Wilson | Apr 20, 2020 | Government Contracts
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, which is an expansive economic relief bill, includes a provision that may provide relief to contractors whose employees are unable to work due to coronavirus-related facility disclosures or other...
by Stephanie Wilson | Mar 24, 2020 | Government Contracts
On March 20, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies to identify steps to ensure the health and safety of federal contractors while maintaining continued contract performance. This OMB...
by Terrence O'Connor | Mar 20, 2020 | Government Contracts
Getting government contracts in the future depends greatly on how well a company has performed in the past. That’s because Federal procurement policy for years has stressed the importance of the government using past performance as a mandatory evaluation factor in...
by Stephanie Wilson | Mar 19, 2020 | Government Contracts
With the coronavirus now severely impacting the United States, many government contractors are now forced to deal with unforeseen contractual, legal, and business challenges. Here are some recommendations to help government contractors prepare for the potential...
