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This article is part of a monthly column that provides takeaways from recent bid protest cases. This installment highlights three decisions from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Each of this month's decisions…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued a final rule bringing the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) into alignment with changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that reorganized Part 23 on…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Contracting
This summer has seen two notable updates that parties to mentor-protégé joint ventures (MPJVs) should be aware of. First, buried in a Notice that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued on July 22, 2024, is a…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
This month’s Bid Protest Roundup highlights three recent protests from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The first protest concerns whether the protester is an interested party; the second involves the adequacy of an…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Torts, Government Contracting
A recent decision, Independent Rough Terrain Center, LLC v. United States (“IRTC”),[1] confirms the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction over bid protests related to follow-on production contracts arising out of other…
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/ Government Contracting
The Procurement Integrity Act (“PIA”), codified at 41 U.S.C. § 2101–2107, is intended to prevent unethical and improper competitive practices from influencing federal procurements. To achieve this end, the PIA prohibits…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Torts, Government Contracting
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States overruled a cornerstone of contemporary administrative law when it determined, in a 6-3 ruling, that the Supreme Court’s decision in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Contracting
The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) has yet again clarified that a company’s size change in connection with a merger-and-acquisition event generally does not prevent the company from…
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/ Government Contracting, Mergers & Acquisitions
The first decision, Kearney & Co. v. U.S., explores the ability of contractors to use labor mapping to bridge differences between an agency's stated needs and a contractor's offerings under its U.S. General Services…
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/ Government Contracting
Bid protests of other transaction agreements, also known as “OTs” or “OTAs,” are a common topic for this blog. These federal agreements differ from your everyday procurement contracts in that they are not subject to the…
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/ Government Contracting
On May 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued an important class deviation that provides necessary relief for contractors endeavoring to comply with ever-changing cybersecurity requirements. The deviation applies…
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/ Government Contracting
Is it finally time to fix the outdated, incomplete, and often misunderstood novation regulations? Maybe. On April 5, 2024, the FAR Council released a Notice and Request for Comments requesting comments from federal contractors…
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/ Government Contracting, Mergers & Acquisitions
For the second time in as many years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has issued a final rule that brings its Buy American Act (BAA) requirements into alignment with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The final rule…
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/ Government Contracting, International Law & Trade
This month’s Bid Protest Roundup highlights a trio of U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) decisions. The first decision, Deloitte Consulting, highlights the risk of severing a teaming partner after quote submission. The…
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/ Government Contracting
This month’s bid protest roundup highlights one decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and two decisions from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)…
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/ Government Contracting
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