As part of its Federal Sustainability Plan, the Biden administration has issued a proposed rule that would revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) to incentivize federal government buyers to prioritize the...more
9/12/2023
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On May 12, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2023-38 (the “Notice”), providing guidance on the rules taxpayers must satisfy to qualify for the...more
5/15/2023
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The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on November 14, 2022, that would create several significant compliance obligations for federal contractors....more
12/7/2022
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In this program, attorneys in V&E’s Government Contracts practice will discuss significant developments in the federal procurement space during the first year of the Biden Administration.
We will cover the most important...more
On February 14, 2022, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued two Requests for Information (“RFIs”) related to its rollout of significant hydrogen programs. The RFIs seek input from the public (including “industry,” “energy...more
As the Biden Administration wraps up its first 100 days, legislative initiatives, new executive orders, and regulatory changes will have a material impact on the landscape of public procurement and government contracting. V&E...more
On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order titled “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers” (the “Order”).
The Order aims to promote and enhance the enforcement of...more
A recent enforcement action announced by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice included a notable plot twist – the investigation did not turn up an antitrust crime, but instead revealed a criminal...more
12/10/2020
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Procurement Guidelines
We recently reported several milestones and accomplishments from the inaugural year of the Antitrust Division’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force. To kick off its second year, the Strike Force has now formally announced a...more
11/23/2020
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Price Gouging ,
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USPS
The intersection of government contracting and antitrust law keeps making the news. In a companion set of bid protest decisions released in October 2020, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recommended...more
Exactly one year ago, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unveiled its Procurement Collusion Strike Force – an interagency partnership created to target collusion in public procurement and government...more
In June 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) suspended a government contractor, Perceptics, LLC, after it suffered a highly publicized cyberattack that resulted in a breach of sensitive data collected from...more
10/7/2020
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Reporting Requirements
On July 10, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (“FAR”) Council released a prepublication version of an interim rule, FAR Case 2019-009 (the “Interim Rule”), amending the FAR to prohibit federal agencies from contracting...more
V&E’s Government Contracts practice authored the US procurement law section of Chambers’ 2020 Global Practice Guide on Public Procurement, which was released April 6, 2020. The Guide covers core legislation and regulations,...more
On Friday, March 20, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”), an Executive Office within the White House, released guidance to federal department and agency heads on dealing with federal contractors as the nation...more
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion substantially clarifying how supplies delivered to the Government can qualify as “U.S.-made end products” under the contract clauses implementing...more