Government Contracts
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | January 25, 2021 |
Government Contracts
Where does FAR say that a contracting officer must treat contractors in a fair and equitable way? Where does FAR make contractors part of the “Acquisition Team” and encourage contractors to be involved in the acquisition planning process? Where does FAR deal with the applicability – actually, non-applicability – of…
by Stephanie Wilson | January 19, 2021 |
Government Contracts
On December 22, 2020, the US District Court for the Northern District of California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from enforcing portions of Executive Order 13950 (EO 13950), “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.” We previously summarized this Executive Order, which bans federal contractors from…
by Stephanie Wilson | January 4, 2021 |
Government Contracts
On December 23, 2020, GAO issued its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2020. The Annual Report provides data on the protests filed with the GAO, including a summary of the most common grounds for sustaining protests. GAO received 2,149 cases in FY2020. This figure is relatively…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | December 18, 2020 |
Government Contracts
With all the time and effort a contractor spends on marketing for new opportunities, it’s a shame when a missed opportunity had been previously announced on beta.SAM.gov – twice. We cannot stress enough how important monitoring beta.SAM.gov is. Several months ago, we reported on a GAO decision that concluded…
by Stephanie Wilson | December 16, 2020 |
Government Contracts
On December 11, the Senate passed in an 84-13 vote the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and the bill has now passed both the House and the Senate. The FY21 NDAA includes a number of provisions that impact government contractors, including those below that are of particular interest…
by Stephanie Wilson | December 1, 2020 |
Government Contracts
On October 16, 2020, the SBA issued an extensive final rule that makes numerous revisions and clarifications to the small business procurement regulations. We previously provided a high-level overview of some of the most significant changes implemented by the new rule. This article provides further analysis of some of the more…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | November 20, 2020 |
Government Contracts
Blameless Contractor Loses Contract After Agency Botches Conflict Inquiry A friendly foosball game between long-time friends — employees from a contractor and federal agency — led to a contractor losing a contract even though the contractor broke no laws. The Government Accountability Office recently sustained a protest because the awarding…
by Stephanie Wilson | November 20, 2020 |
Government Contracts
On October 16, 2020, the SBA issued an extensive final rule that makes numerous revisions and clarifications to the small business procurement regulations. We previously provided a high-level overview of some of the most significant changes implemented by the new rule. This article provides further analysis of the changes…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | October 21, 2020 |
Government Contracts
The often-heard claim that “a teaming agreement is not legally enforceable” is really a half-truth; the whole truth is that only some of the provisions in a teaming agreement are not enforceable. Because teaming agreements can play such a critical role in winning a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract,…
by Stephanie Wilson | October 20, 2020 |
Government Contracts
On October 16, 2020, the SBA issued an extensive final rule that makes numerous revisions and clarifications to the small business procurement regulations. This article provides a high-level overview of some of the most significant changes implemented by the new rule, and we will provide further analysis of these…
