On March 7, 2022, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR) published a final rule implementing changes to Buy American requirements for federal contractors. The final rule is largely identical to a proposed rule...more
Government agencies have been attempting to move forward with normal operations despite the shift in focus caused by COVID-19. In addition to emergency contracting measures that governments are utilizing for COVID-19-related...more
We have been keeping you up to date on the effects of COVID-19 on local government contracting. Now, the federal government has taken a huge step forward. On March 27, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and...more
As we explained in our previous installment of this series, the impact of Covid-19 continues to create an acute strain on all areas of society. The declaration of a state of emergency by the governor and all of the resulting...more
Anteriormente hemos analizado la manera en que los contratos gubernamentales no solo se utilizan para adquirir bienes y servicios para el público, sino también para otros objetivos de política pública. Por ejemplo, las...more
La semana pasada, Rand Corporation, que acaba de completar un análisis del sistema federal de impugnación de licitaciones, anunció que lo que el gobierno federal ha estado haciendo particularmente bien es resolver rápidamente...more
4/27/2018
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Competitive Bidding ,
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Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
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Urban Planning & Development
Last week, the Rand Corporation, which just completed an analysis of the federal bid-protest system, announced that one thing the federal government has been doing particularly well is resolving bid protests quickly–the...more
Una impugnación de licitación es un método que permite que un licitante de un contrato gubernamental dispute formalmente la decisión o el proceso de selección del gobierno. Los procedimientos de impugnación de licitaciones...more
A bid protest is a method for a bidder for a government contract to formally challenge the government’s selection process or decision. Bid-protest procedures vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but there is generally an...more
Miami-Dade County, the largest jurisdiction in South Florida, is currently evaluating public-private partnerships (P3s) for several major infrastructure projects. These include multi-billion-dollar upgrades to the County’s...more
10/5/2017
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Construction Project ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Federal Contractors ,
Financing ,
Florida ,
Miami ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Request for Proposals ,
Request for Qualifications ,
Sewer Systems ,
Transportation Industry
El año pasado, el gobierno federal implementó varias normas que exigen que sus contratistas cumplan con ciertos requisitos de trabajo justo. Por ejemplo, una norma federal finalizada en el mes de septiembre exige que los...more
This past year, the federal government implemented a variety of rules requiring that its contractors meet certain fair-labor requirements. For example, a federal rule finalized in September requires federal contractors to...more
1/11/2017
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Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Florida ,
Miami ,
New Regulations ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Sick Leave ,
Small Business ,
Training ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
Recent amendments to Florida's Public Records Act both clarify and alter a contractor's responsibilities under the Act. The 2016 amendment to the Act applies to contracts with a public agency entered into or amended on or...more
La Oficina de Fiscalización del Gobierno (Government Accountability Office, GAO) emitió una decisión que podría ser utilizada por las agencias gubernamentales para apoyar las Solicitudes de propuestas (Request for Proposal,...more
Los debates en Washington D.C. sobre gastos asociados con las impugnaciones a licitaciones relacionadas con la defense estimulan nuevas leyes que podrían reducir los intentos de la protesta. La Oficina de Fiscalización del...more
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a decision that could be used by government agencies to support “all encompassing” RFPs, or RFPs that require one bidder to provide several products and services even if, in...more
Debates in Washington over expenditures associated with military-related bid protests are fueling new legislation that could curtail protest efforts. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) handles bid protests filed by...more
Join us for a short 30-minute webinar presented by Bilzin Sumberg Partner and Land Use and Government Relations Practice Group Leader, Albert E. Dotson, Jr., on the popular topic of public-private partnerships ("P3s") within...more