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CLIENT ALERT: The 2020 NDAA's Impact on Government Contractors -
On December 17, 2019, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020,...more
12/24/2019
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NDAA ,
NLRB ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
SBA
On December 17, 2019, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, sending it to the White House for the President’s signature. As with prior NDAAs, the 2020 NDAA includes a number of...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING -
The Department of Defense (DoD) updated its list of product categories for which the Federal Prison Industries’ (FPI) share of the DoD market is greater than 5%, as required by statute. The product...more
3/4/2019
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Small Business ,
Title VII ,
TSA
RULES AND REGULATIONS -
Proposed Rules -
The Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed rule amending its regulations and implementing provisions of the NDAAs of 2016 and 2017 as well as the Recovery...more
12/10/2018
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DFARS ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
NDAA ,
OFCCP ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Regulation ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Title VII
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT -
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Evaluation Factors for Multiple-Award Contracts -
The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
Pentagon Task Force’s $675 Million in Contracts to Rebuild Afghanistan Found Wasteful -
According to an article from Government Executive, the Defense Department’s now-defunct business task force...more
1/15/2018
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Contractors ,
Internships ,
Self-Certification ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Unpaid Interns
Over a year ago, SBA released its final rule implementing changes in how limitations on subcontracting are calculated for set-aside prime contracts. Not a day goes by that we do not field questions from clients as to what...more
Financial growth and success are important goals for every small business contractor. However, one potential pitfall of that success and continuous growth is eventually exceeding of the size standards attached to your...more
8/18/2017
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Design-Build ,
EDWOSB ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
HUBZone ,
NAICS ,
Recertification ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
WOSB
On November 15, 2016, the DOD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule to amend the FAR to clarify guidance for justifications of sole source 8(a) contract awards exceeding $22 million. This proposed rule responds to...more
On October 24, on the eve of its implementation, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide order halting the implementation of the bulk of Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay Safe Workplaces,...more
Effective December 31, 2015, DoD, GSA, and NASA have issued an interim rule amending the FAR to implement regulatory changes made by the SBA that provide for EDWOSB/WOSB sole source authority. Implementation of these sole...more
In March 2014, we published a blog about challenging an unfavorable interim or final Contractor Performance Assessment Report System (“CPARS”) rating. Because of changes in the regulations, we wanted to update that post for...more
Confronted with an unfavorable interim or final Contractor Performance Assessment Report System ("CPARS") rating, the first question clients ask us is, "What can we do?"...more