The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo upended decades of precedent that required courts to defer to agencies' interpretations of statutes. This, known as the Chevron doctrine, allowed for...more
7/11/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Auer Deference ,
Chevron Deference ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Agencies ,
Kisor v Wilkie ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tucker Act
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council published three final rules on Aug. 11, 2021, amending the FAR to implement changes mandated by various National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs) and to homogenize the FAR...more
8/13/2021
/ Administrative Procedure ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
HUBZone ,
NDAA ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
SBA ,
SDVOSB ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
Women-Owned Businesses
With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading outside of China at an ever-increasing rate, government contractors should prepare for possible service and payment interruptions. In addition, the administration is considering...more
3/2/2020
/ Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defense Production Act ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Prime Contractor ,
Public Contracts ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Subcontractors ,
Supply Chain
On November 27, 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Regulation Supplement (DFARS) regarding the Treatment of Certain Items as Commercial Items (DFARS Case 2019-D029). The...more
REAN Cloud LLC (REAN) entered into an Other Transaction (OT) Agreement with the Army (facilitated by DIUx) to provide prototype cloud migration services. While the prototype work was still being performed, the Army and REAN...more
Imagine if a DoD agency could purchase commercial-off-the-shelf products of any value simply by placing an order at an Amazon-like website – no need for solicitations, quotes, evaluation, or detailed price analysis and...more
6/12/2017
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
E-Commerce ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Internet Retailers ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Proposed Legislation
On September 9, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) issued a split decision holding that § 8(a) of the Small Business Act does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the...more
9/27/2016
/ 8(a) Program ,
Appeals ,
Business Development ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Equal Protection ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Prejudice ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Race Discrimination ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Veterans