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What happens when a protégé rebels against its mentor? In a recent decision from the Eleventh Circuit, Yorktown Sys. Grp. Inc., v. Threat Tec LLC, the court had to deal with such a question after Threat Tec, the protégé and...more
On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing the 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the...more
On April 27, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule which, effective May 30, will make a number of changes to the SBA regulations impacting small businesses. The regulations, finalizing the proposed rule...more
The FAR Council recently published a series of final rules amending several FAR provisions relating to limitations on subcontracting. These amendments “advance the interests of small business prime contractors by making it...more
On April 30, 2021, a Northern District of Texas judge denied a motion to dismiss an FCA qui tam action alleging “a fraudulent scheme to obtain Government subcontracting opportunities reserved for eligible small businesses...more
In our last post, we discussed a few procedural rules that can exclude an otherwise meritorious ground from protest. There are also a number of substantive issues that the GAO’s rules exclude from review. See 4 C.F.R. §...more
Subcontracts contain a number of important provisions that shape the relationship between a prime contractor and its subcontractor. However, there is one provision that overshadows the rest in terms of its significance to the...more
Later this month, the GSA will issue a refresh to all GSA Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) to incorporate new provisions and clause updates. Even if you are already a GSA Schedule holder, keep reading – a bilateral modification...more
Regulatory amendments related to small-business subcontracting will take effect on November 1, 2016. On July 14, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a final rule in the Federal Register to implement...more
The National 8(a) Association 2016 Winter Conference, held in Orlando on Feb. 9-10, provided several useful updates on Small Business Administration (SBA) matters affecting Indian tribes, Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs),...more
If you have been following the latest news on subcontracting plan requirements, you will know that the landscape has been rapidly shifting over the past year. In response to various statutory mandates from Congress, both SBA...more
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently ruled that the Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”) properly excluded a large business prime contractor’s proposal from the competitive range based in part on the...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA Considering Extending Comment Period for Proposed Rule on the Limitations on Subcontracting - Although not yet official, we anticipate that SBA will grant an extension until April 6th...more
In this presentation: - GSA Schedule Contracts: Veterans First? - 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”): - NDAA Revisions To LOS - New Mentor Protégé Program - NDAA Impact On MP...more
DOD Proposed Rules Seeking Contractor Business System Rule Self Assessments - The Department of Defense issued a proposed rule on July 15th that would revise the DFARS Business Systems Rule by requiring contractors...more
The Government Contracts Quarterly Update is published by BakerHostetler’s Government Contracts Practice team to inform our clients and friends of the latest developments in federal government contracting. Topics will...more
After a gut-wrenching loss on Monday Night Football several years ago, former Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Dennis Green, speaking about the victorious Chicago Bears, famously ranted: “They are who we thought they were. And...more
Federal government contractors that contract or team with small businesses must become familiar with recent changes resulting from the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, signed into law in early January (the “NDAA”)....more