IN THIS EDITION:

THE GOVCON FILES -

It’s Good to Be King: The Curious Case of United States v. JAAAT Technical Services

PROTEST DECISIONS -

GAO Clarifies Discussions and Discusses clarifications

CHANGES TO THE MARKETPLACE -

SBA Seeks to Extend Small Business Participation to Any Tier

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR LITIGATION -

Supreme Court Poised to Resolve Split on Implied Certification Theory of False Claims Act Liability

Excerpt from The GovCon Files -

As every experienced government contractor can attest, doing business with the federal government is anything but business as usual. In virtually every respect, the government sets the rules and calls the shots. This is particularly true in federal contracting’s formal dispute resolution under the Contract Disputes Act, which in addition to waiving the government’s sovereign immunity for contract claims, establishes the procedural requirements for resolving them.