The proposed clause will require USAID contractors to develop new standards, policies, or procedures designed to protect children from sexual exploitation.
The Agency for International Development Acquisition Regulation...more
If implemented, the proposed rule will have wide-reaching implications for how federal contractors and subcontractors conduct hiring.
The proposed rule prohibits contractors and subcontractors from seeking applicants’...more
A government shutdown at the end of the month could significantly impact contractors. This alert provides practical guidance to help minimize the impact.
Communicate with your contracting officers early and often to...more
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims issues another decision highlighting a growing divergence in case law between the Court and the Government Accountability Office.
COFC rejects GAO precedent for determining whether...more
On July 30, 2021, the Biden Administration published a Proposed Amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (Proposed Rule) that, among other things, would impose significantly increased U.S. content requirements...more
President Biden issued a new Executive Order concerning Buy American regulations less than a week after the FAR Council finalized a rule that increased domestic content requirements.
President Biden’s Executive Order...more
On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14005 to implement the President’s domestic sourcing and manufacturing policy agenda by tightening federal procurement and contracting requirements and...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
2/14/2020
/ Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Imports ,
India ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Trade Agreements Act ,
WTO
Court holds it lacks jurisdiction over protests of task order modifications within scope of underlying IDIQ contract.
The COFC generally is barred by statute from hearing bid protests in connection with the issuance of...more
Recent GAO protest decision highlights the case law-derived exception to the “late is late” rule for responsibility-related proposal documents.
The FAR “late is late” rule requires rejection of untimely filed proposal...more
Court rules agencies must evaluate the realism of compensation in fixed-price professional services contracts.
An agency must evaluate the risk of whether an offeror’s proposed professional compensation is too low to...more
New DoD rules enhance contractors’ post-award debriefing rights.
New rules implemented immediately for all Department of Defense agencies expand offerors’ rights in connection with post-award debriefings in federal...more