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Mayer Brown

Ruling on an Issue of First Impression, US COFC Finds Protest Jurisdiction Over Challenge to a Follow-On Production Other...

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On July 16, 2024, the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC” or “Court”) published an opinion, Independent Rough Terrain Center, LLC v. United States, exercising jurisdiction to consider a bid protest involving Other Transaction...more

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Enhanced Sustainability Requirements for Federal Contractors

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On April 22, 2024, the U.S. government issued a final rule ("Rule") to restructure and update the Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR") to implement a requirement for agencies to procure sustainable products and services to...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

New FAR Rule Aims to Maximize Federal Sustainable Purchases

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration have issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) that amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to maximize...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government...

Notable Provisions Of The FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act

On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 into law after bipartisan congressional majorities approved the bill earlier in the month. The annual bill authorizes...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government...

November 2022 Bid Protest Roundup: Best-Value Tradeoffs, Solicitations

Sometimes a comparison of cases best illustrates the law. This month we analyze a double pair of recent GAO decisions. First, in CharDonnay and Triple Canopy, we compare decisions dissecting the merits of best-value...more

Bilzin Sumberg

New Changes to the Buy American Act to Impact Federal Contractors

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On March 7, 2022, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR) published a final rule implementing changes to Buy American requirements for federal contractors. The final rule is largely identical to a proposed rule...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Webinar] Consideration of Climate Change Risks in Government Acquisitions: What You Need to Know - November 9th, 12:00 pm - 1:00...

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The FAR Council recently published a request for comment seeking public input on how it should consider climate change in government purchasing decisions. The sweeping request applies to providers of both goods and services...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Another (Minor) Step in the Evolution of Section 889(a)(1)(B) Obligations

In the latest development relating to the implementation of Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019, a second interim rule was issued on August 27, 2020. We previously reported on the Federal...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Federal Contractors’ Compliance Responsibilities Just Got Easier, or Did They?

On July 14, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued an interim final rule intended to clarify the scope and application of the requirements set forth in Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the FY2019 National...more

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