Past Performance: How to Use Yours, Benefit from Others’, and Defend It from Attacks
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One of the primary benefits of the federal government’s Other Transaction Authority (OTA) is that it avoids delays, regulatory burdens, and expenses associated with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and agencies’ FAR...more
WHAT: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) issued a final rule that requires contracting officers to consider Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) risk assessments when evaluating contractors’ proposals and quotes and when...more
Recently, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a memorandum to launch a pilot program that will enable certain contractors owned under an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) to receive sole source follow-on awards....more
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - CLIENT ALERT: SBA to Increase Size Standards with Inflationary Adjustment, July 17, 2019 - On July 18, 2019, SBA issued an interim final rule increasing the receipts-based...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - Department of Defense – The DoD extended the comment period on a proposed rule that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement sections of the National Defense...more
Changes to past performance evaluation system may create further conflict between the Government and contractors, and lead to greater numbers of claims and appeals. DoD will be required to develop policies regarding...more
On December 10, 2015, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Defense published its Oversight Plan for Fiscal Year 2016. While the Defense OIG has published an annual audit plan in past years, this is...more