The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently published a final rule making significant changes to the agency’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program which take effect on May 9. The rule aims to improve the...more
The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently published a final rule making significant changes to the agency’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program which take effect on May 9. The rule aims to improve the...more
SBA Tightens Enforcement of HUBZone Regulations -
Government contractors maintaining or seeking HUBZone certification should make themselves aware of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) recent efforts to tighten and...more
Nearly every government contract has a clause that allows the government to terminate the contract, or a portion of the contract, for convenience (i.e., when the government has determined that it no longer needs the goods or...more
Nearly every government contract has a clause that allows the government to terminate the contract, or a portion of the contract, for convenience (i.e., when the government has determined that it no longer needs the goods or...more
12/6/2022
/ Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Modification ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Federal Contractors ,
Request for Equitable Adjustment ,
Scope of Work ,
Settlement Proposals ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Webinars
Filing a claim against a government agency to recover time and/or money related to a contract can be a daunting process. Understanding the claims process and, if necessary, the appeals process is essential. Whether...more
8/17/2022
/ Contract Claims ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Modification ,
Contract Price ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Delay Claims ,
Duty to Cooperate ,
Federal Contractors ,
Mediation ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Request for Equitable Adjustment ,
Reservation of Rights ,
Scope of Work ,
Site Condition Claim ,
Waiver of Rights
Filing a claim against a government agency to recover time and/or money related to a contract can be a daunting process. Understanding the claims process and, if necessary, the appeals process is essential. Whether...more
7/19/2022
/ Contract Claims ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Modification ,
Contract Price ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Delay Claims ,
Duty to Cooperate ,
Federal Contractors ,
Mediation ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Request for Equitable Adjustment ,
Reservation of Rights ,
Scope of Work ,
Site Condition Claim ,
Waiver of Rights ,
Webinars
This is the sixth and final episode of our series on “Commercial Businesses New to Government Contracting.” In this episode, Peter Ford and Meghan Leemon, attorneys in PilieroMazza‘s Government Contracts Group, go over the...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
House Passes Bill Increasing Importance of Subcontracting Plan Performance as an Evaluation Factor -
On June 8, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill, referred to as H.R. 7694,...more
The performance of any government contract by a contractor has the potential to bring certain monetary risks of a government claim against the contractor. Below, we discuss 5 key ways a government contractor can be subject to...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
SBA Increases Its Size Standards, Opening More Opportunities for Winning Government Contracts -
The long-awaited increase to size standards by the Small Business Administration (SBA) has arrived....more
4/14/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
SBA ,
Sick Leave ,
Vaccinations
The long-awaited increase to size standards by the Small Business Administration (SBA) has arrived. On March 31, 2022, SBA issued four final rules that increase the small business size standards for a number of industries. As...more
Ruling on everything from affiliation to broken hyperlinks, the Small Business Administration’s Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) had a busy year. Day to day, OHA decides SBA program decision appeals, NAICS appeals, and...more
Ruling on everything from affiliation to broken hyperlinks, the Small Business Administration’s Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) had a busy year. Day to day, OHA decides SBA program decision appeals, NAICS appeals, and...more
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT -
Government Contractors to Register for Affirmative Action Program Compliance Certification Beginning February 1, 2022 -
In December 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)...more
1/14/2022
/ Affirmative Action ,
Ban the Box ,
Bid Protests ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DFARS ,
Employee Benefits ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
GAO ,
Minimum Wage ,
Popular ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
SBA
Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced on December 15, 2021, that SBA’s Office of Native American Affairs awarded $1.1 million in grants and contracts to seven entities which will...more
Government contractors in various industries encounter increased costs and / or delays caused by the government while performing government contracts. For instance, a contractor may have increased costs in performing a...more
Bibi Hidalgo, the Associate Administrator for SBA’s Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, just announced during her keynote address at the National 8(a) Association Alaska Regional Conference that SBA...more
The federal government spends approximately $500 billion in private sector contracts every year. Over 20% of those contracts must be awarded to small businesses. Small business contracts are primarily awarded through small...more
6/15/2021
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Competitive Bidding ,
Federal Contractors ,
HUBZone ,
SBA ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Small Business ,
Veterans ,
VOSB ,
Women-Owned Businesses ,
WOSB
The federal government spends approximately $500 billion in private sector contracts every year. Over 20% of those contracts must be awarded to small businesses. Small business contracts are primarily awarded through small...more
5/21/2021
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Competitive Bidding ,
Federal Contractors ,
HUBZone ,
SBA ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Small Business ,
Veterans ,
VOSB ,
Webinars ,
Women-Owned Businesses ,
WOSB
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
SBA Pivots to Say HUBZone Firms in Redesignated QDA Cannot Maintain 10-Year Principal Office Eligibility Through Long-Term Investment -
In January, we issued a client alert discussing how HUBZone...more
Late last year, the Indian Health Service (IHS) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued proposed regulations that would, if made final, govern IHS’s use of set-asides under the Buy Indian Act (Act). IHS’s...more
A law passed by Congress at the end of 2020 seeks to expand contracting opportunities under the Buy Indian Act (Act). Through the Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2020, Congress amended the Act to expand the scope...more
LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION -
DOJ Announces FY 2020 Fraud and FCA Recovery Statistics: What They Mean for 2021 -
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it recovered more than $2.2 billion in settlements and...more
COVID-19 has increased costs for government contractors in almost every sector. Requests for Equitable Adjustment (REAs) and claims are available to contractors seeking compensation. But when should you submit an REA or...more