If the proposed rule is adopted, contractors will no longer qualify for set aside orders and agreements under multiple award IDIQ contracts after a disqualifying recertification.
The proposed rule makes many changes to SBA...more
The Georgia Tech case serves as yet another reminder of the importance of contractor compliance with cybersecurity requirements in federal contracts.
The Government alleges that Georgia Tech failed to comply with the...more
The DoD takes yet another step towards full implementation of CMMC 2.0.
The proposed rule aims to implement many of the aspects of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program by amending the Department of...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit narrowly interprets the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act’s bar on task order protests at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, expanding the court’s bid protest...more
The Small Business Administration has issued a direct final rule requiring that Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses be certified by its VetCert program in order for agencies and prime contractors to receive credit...more
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) orders an agency to reinstate a contract award, finding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) corrective action recommendation to be without a rational basis....more
The Defense Innovation Unit has released a solicitation seeking Solution Briefs for full lifecycle micro-reactor power plant(s) that would start operations at an Army installation in the continental United States before the...more
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) orders an agency to reinstate a contract award, finding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) corrective action recommendation to be without a rational basis.
COFC found that...more
GAO sustains protest because the agency failed to respond to a protest allegation and did not recognize discriminators during the evaluation.
A recent GAO decision provides a rare example of GAO sustaining a protest when...more
The Department estimates that the changes will affect approximately 4.3 million employees in the first year of implementation and cost employers $803 million over the first 10 years of implementation.
Under a two-step...more
The proposed clause will require USAID contractors to develop new standards, policies, or procedures designed to protect children from sexual exploitation.
The Agency for International Development Acquisition Regulation...more
The ruling indicates that selecting New York law may increase the likelihood that the terms of a well-written teaming agreement will be enforced.
Government contractors will find the New York Court’s recent denial of a...more
The rule conforms applicable DFARS clauses to the final FAR rule that was published on March 7, 2022.
Contractors must comply with increasing U.S. and qualifying country content thresholds for manufactured end products—65...more
If implemented, the proposed rule will have wide-reaching implications for how federal contractors and subcontractors conduct hiring.
The proposed rule prohibits contractors and subcontractors from seeking applicants’...more
On March 22, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule to amend Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clause 252.225-7048. This amendment would implement an additional export control...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit interprets DFARS technical data rights clause to allow contractors to mark technical data delivered to the government to restrict the rights of non-government third...more
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals recently released its fiscal year (FY) 2019 report. There are some interesting statistics for contractors to consider. Of note, litigants continue to benefit from the Board’s penchant...more
GAO has decided that the Rule of Two is mandatory and universal, and that it applies even when the VA seeks to acquire goods and services through other government agencies.
Another attempt by the VA to limit the...more
Recent GAO protest decision highlights the case law-derived exception to the “late is late” rule for responsibility-related proposal documents.
The FAR “late is late” rule requires rejection of untimely filed proposal...more
Court rules agencies must evaluate the realism of compensation in fixed-price professional services contracts.
An agency must evaluate the risk of whether an offeror’s proposed professional compensation is too low to...more
Several of the “Section 809” Panel’s recommendations would change the procurement landscape by significantly curtailing the bid protest process and limiting judicial review of procurement decisions.
The Section 809 Panel...more
The Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 extends the measurement period from three to at least five years for contractors under revenue-based size standards to determine small business eligibility.
The Runway Act...more