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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Protest Sustained: VA Based “Rule of Two” Determination on Canceled Set-Aside Solicitation

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently sustained a protest that challenged the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) failure to set aside an acquisition for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)...more

Holland & Knight LLP

GAO Rules That Kingdomware "Rule of Two" Does Not Govern Leasehold Acquisitions Conducted by GSA on Behalf of VA

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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) ruled on Dec. 20, 2019, that the "Rule of Two" of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (VBA) does not require the U.S. General Services...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Government Fails Again to Apply the VA Rule of Two

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Circuit Affirms Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Are the VA’s First Priority

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed a May 2017 Court of Federal Claims decision requiring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) to give veteran-owned small businesses first priority...more

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PilieroMazza Legal Advisor - Third Quarter

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - Category Management: What Contractors Need to Know - In December 2014, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced a new initiative called Category Management. This policy could...more

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Supreme Court Will Hear Government Contracts Case on Veteran Business Preferences

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Well, it doesn’t happen very often, but the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a government contracts case! The Supreme Court granted certiorari on June 22, 2015, and will hear an appeal from the Court of Appeals for the...more

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