Government Contracts

As part of a multi-pronged strategy to battle the latest rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the Biden Administration is mandating a more stringent vaccination policy for the federal workforce, federal contractors, and businesses with more than 100 employees. The overall objective is to…

For a contractor, making sure it gets a steady cash flow so it can perform a government contract may be one of the most important prerequisites for successfully performing a contract. One way a contractor can be assured of steady cash flow is by doing “an assignment of claims” under…

If the government benefits from something a contractor provides without contracting officer approval, there are only a few ways a contractor can force the government to pay. In a recent decision of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA), the Board used one of those ways and made sure the…

On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order raising the minimum wage from $10.95 to $15.00 per hour for certain federal contractors, starting January 30, 2022. The Executive Order will apply to any new contract; new contract-like instrument; new solicitation; extension or renewal of an existing contract or…

Under GAO’s bid protest regulations, a post-award protest must be filed within ten days from the time the protester knew or should have known the basis of the protest. However, if a protestor receives a “required debriefing,” then a protest must be filed within ten days after the date of…

GAO’s recent decision in Barbaricum, LLC, B-418427.7 (Dec. 11, 2020) highlights the importance of carefully reviewing all Q&As issued as part of a solicitation. The Army Material Command (AMC) issued a solicitation for training support services to provide “special operations forces (SOF) training for counter terrorism, counter narco-terrorism, counter…

One golden rule for contractors trying to win a government contract is “Carefully read the solicitation’s fine print.” This is especially true for an offeror trying to win contracts other than firm-fixed-price contracts. To win cost-reimbursement contracts and task orders, an offeror generally must provide the agency with “verification” that…

There are situations in which a government contractor might want access to documents held by the government. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides a means to acquire such documents. FOIA requires federal agencies to make records available to the public upon request unless those records fall within one of…

In this article, we describe the general rules that a government contractor must follow to get an effective “required debriefing.” It is based on our years of government contract experience working with clients who want to get as much information as possible from the government on why they lost a…