Government Contracts

This was originally published as a partnered article by Berenzweig Leonard and The Baldwin Group. Overview On October 1, 2025, the federal government’s funding lapsed, leading to an ongoing government shutdown. Due to their deep ties with federal funding, government contractors have been heavily impacted by federal…

As the end of the federal government’s fiscal year approaches on September 30, 2025, contractors must once again begin preparing for the possibility of a government shutdown. As Congress remains deadlocked on key policy issues, there is a high possibility that it will not pass a spending bill or…

This was originally published as a partnered article by Berenzweig Leonard and The Baldwin Group. You can access the original document HERE. Immediately after taking office, President Trump and the new administration have wasted no time issuing Executive Orders (EO) and federal guidance…

View the PDF here Presented by The Capital Group and Berenzweig Leonard The SBA is no longer permitting most applicants to the 8(a) Business Development Program to establish their eligibility based on the rebuttable…

When a federal contractor is required to certify or recertify its small business size status can be confusing and depends on several factors, including the type of contract it is bidding on and whether the solicitation is restricted to or otherwise set aside for small business concerns.[1]…

As the end of the federal government’s fiscal year approaches on September 30, 2023, contractors need to begin preparing for the possibility of a government shutdown. In this current political climate, it is quite possible that Congress will not be able to pass a spending bill or enact a…

On June 2, 2023, the FAR Council issued an Interim Final Rule implementing a new FAR provision, FAR 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (June 2023), that imposes on government contractors a broad prohibition on the use or even the presence of the TikTok app or other software…

The United States reached its debt limit in January 2023, and since then has been using “extraordinary measures” to avoid defaulting on its financial obligations, including Social Security, Medicare, salaries for military and federal civilian employees, and payments to government contractors. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has stated that the…

The government’s evaluation of a contractor’s performance on a contract is a critical component for contractors trying to win new contracts. Typically, the agency puts its evaluation in a report, commonly referred to as a CPARS (the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System), according to FAR Subpart 42.15. On occasion,…