On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers. The order is part of his “Build Back Better Recovery Plan” to strengthen American...more
In addition to standing behind the plain language of the definition of a “US-made end product,” the court in Acetris Health, LLC v. United States provided new guidance regarding limits on Customs and Border Protection...more
The Court found the disqualification of an offeror from a pharmaceutical procurement was in error based on a U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection (CBP) interpretation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (TAA)....more
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has just rejected the longstanding U.S. government position that the country of origin of pharmaceuticals in the context of U.S. government procurement is determined by where the active...more
It’s not always clear where the applicability of one law or rule should stop and the applicability of another should begin. Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision in Becton, Dickinson and Company,...more