On August 11, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued a final rule revising and standardizing the limitations on subcontracting (LOS), including the nonmanufacturer rule, that apply to small...more
Building on President Biden’s Executive Order on Protective Worker Health and Safety issued on January 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency...more
6/29/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Health and Safety ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Workplace Safety
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT -
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 -
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it will issue an emergency temporary...more
6/25/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Healthcare Workers ,
HUBZone ,
NASA ,
OSHA ,
SBA ,
Workplace Safety
On June 1, 2021, President Biden marked the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre by announcing the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan to increase small disadvantaged business (SDB) contracting goals by fifty...more
We have fielded numerous calls from new clients asking the same question when it turns out they have violated a FAR provision: “Do they really expect me to read all of those regulations? How is someone supposed to understand...more
PilieroMazza Reacts to the Rise in Violence Against the Asian-American Community -
In the past year, 3,800 acts of violence were perpetrated against the Asian-American community, with a disproportionate number of these...more
4/5/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
SBA ,
Tipped Employees ,
USAID ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Act). The Act allotted an additional $7.25 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding for small businesses. Moreover, nonprofit...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
SBA Takes Steps to Address PPP Validation Error Problems -
On February 10, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced new policy changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) meant to...more
2/22/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
HUBZone ,
NIST ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA
In November, we published a post on potential Biden administration use of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In his first week in office, President Biden invoked the DPA and signed...more
BUSINESS & TRANSACTIONS -
Purchase Agreement Components, Part 2: Indemnification Provisions -
In an acquisition, particularly an equity acquisition, a buyer must perform extensive due diligence on the target company to...more
On December 16, 2020, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a protest by a contractor that was eliminated from a competition because its System for Award Management (SAM) registration had expired. Holding that...more
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT -
BLOG: Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping: 5 Things Contractors Should Do Now -
The Trump administration issued Executive Order 13950 on September 22, 2020. The order prohibits...more
11/13/2020
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
Federal Reserve ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Race Discrimination ,
SBA ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour
The Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program provides grant or contract funding to small businesses seeking to commercialize innovative technologies. With $3.2 billion allotted to SBIR each year, there are twelve...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
BLOG: Important Considerations When Structuring M&A Transactions for Government Contractors: OCI, Reps and Warranties, and Assignment of Receivables -
Our three-part series on government...more
9/24/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Mergers ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
U.S. House
The end-of-fiscal-year spending spike has federal agencies issuing more notices of award, leaving many disappointed offerors keen to file protests. Post-award protests are subject to strict timelines, so you need a plan if...more