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Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Recent Court Ruling Already Reflected in GSA’s OASIS+ Solicitations

It is not any exaggeration to say that mentor-protégé joint ventures (MPJVs) have taken over the world of set-aside Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs). For example, late last year it was reported that the initial...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

All Means All: Who “Controls” an SDVOSB?

A recent bid protest appeal decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit — XOtech, LLC v. United States — provides clear guidance on what it means to “control” a service-disabled veteran-owned small business...more

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February 2020 Small Business Roundup

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Veteran-Owned Business Priority - In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court surprised many by hearing a bid protest concerning the application of the "Rule of Two" for veteran-owned small businesses in procurements run by the U.S....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Veterans Are First at the VA Following New Class Deviation Implementing Recent Federal Circuit Mandate

In its most recent attempt to strike the appropriate balance between the Veterans First and AbilityOne programs, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) issued on May 20, 2019 a class deviation to the VA Acquisition...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The 3 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2018 - Law360

In 2018, three particularly important decisions were issued that will have a significant impact on bid protest law for years to come: Dell Federal Systems LP v. United States, PDS Consultants Inc. v. United States, and Oracle...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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The VA Proposes and Issues Wide-Ranging Revisions to Its Regulations

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently issued several proposed rules and a final rule amending the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) as part of a phased approach intended to streamline the VAAR to eliminate...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - May 2018 #3

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - Contractors Oppose Proposed Limit on Federal Bid Protests - According to an article in govexec.com, the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 22, 2018 began its markup of the fiscal 2019...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - February 2018 #2

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Pentagon Warns CEOs: Protect Your Data or Lose Our Contracts - According to an article from Govexec.com, the Pentagon has issued a warning to defense-industry contractors, insinuating that they...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - November 2017

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA - Backlash to SBA Regulatory Research Contract Is Growing - Critics are raising significant concerns about the award of a federal contract to study regulatory costs to two researchers whose...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - July 2017 #3

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - “Proposed Information Collection Request; Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-4212.” Federal Register, July 18, 2017. Retrieved from federalregister.gov. The Veterans'...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCA Cases and SBA Protests

False Claims Act - As you know, the False Claims Act suit is brought against a contractor (whether through a whistleblower/relator or by the government alone) and carries very heavy civil and potentially criminal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Supreme Court to Hear VA Procurement Controversy This Fall

In a matter of keen interest to the small business community, last month the Supreme Court, granted certiorari in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States. The Court’s decision will hopefully bring some closure to the...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Déjà Vu All Over Again?

As a child growing up just outside of New York City, I was a big New York Yankees fan. My grandfather used to love telling me stories about how far Mickey Mantle could hit a ball and what a tremendous pitcher Whitey Ford was,...more

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