Sustainable Procurement: A Closer Look at the New Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
DE Under 3: FAR Council Seeks to Require Federal Contractors to Report First-Tier Subcontractor Information, Including Potentially Executive Compensation Data
New Wave of Pay Transparency Requirements Affects Employers and Federal Contractors
Recent Bid Protest Decisions Reshape Strategies for Future Government Contractor Success
DE Under 3: FAR Council's Latest Proposed Rule & OFCCP's 10 New FAQs on Compensation History
Excitement, Turbulence & Confusion: The Top 10 Employment Law Issues That Affected Federal Contractors in 2023
Successor Government Contractor Hiring Obligations Change: DOL’s Long Awaited Nondisplacement Rule
DE Under 3: FAR Council Submitted for OMB Approval Proposed Rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting”
DE Under 3: FAR Council Issued Final Rule Requiring Unionized Workforces on Large Federal Construction Projects
Intellectual Property In Department of Defense Contracting
Podcast - Navigating the TikTok Ban: Implications for Government Contractors
[Podcast] TikTok off the Clock: Navigating the TikTok Ban on Devices for Government Contractors
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Clocking in with PilieroMazza: #LNE4GovCons: FAR Clause Bans TikTok on Federal Contractor Devices
DE Under 3: President Biden Issued "Modernizing Regulatory Review" Executive Order
Overcoming the Inflation Crisis: The Ins and Outs of Inflation Relief for DOD Contractors
Additional Compensation from the Government: A Brief Comparison of REAs and Claims
Podcast Series: Commercial Businesses New to Government Contracting: Labor and Employment Issues Unique to Government Contractors
Buy American: What Government Contractors Need to Know
Bid Protest: LPTAs - Are They Still Okay? - Webinar
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) continues to redefine the Court of Federal Claims’ (COFC) ability to hear cases affecting all stages of the federal procurement process....more
Claims Updates - Avue Technologies Corp. v. Department of Health & Human Services, No. 2022-1784 Fed. Cir. (March 6, 2024) The Federal Circuit issued its much-anticipated decision in a case that presented the question...more
Frazier Investments, Inc. (Optimum Construction) was involved in a contract dispute with the Department of the Air Force regarding a contract modification and equitable adjustment. The dispute involves several key parties,...more
On December 20, 2023, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (the Board) denied the government’s motion to dismiss pandemic-related claims. In doing so, the Board rejected the government’s arguments alleging that the...more
The Core Elements of the CDA 1. Jurisdiction: The contract disputes act establishes the jurisdiction or court that has the authority to hear and decide contract disputes. This could be a federal court or a specific...more
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - In the realm of contract disputes, there is a particular legal saga that unfolds, captivating and demanding our attention....more
The Intricate Nature of Contract No. N62473-19-D-1221 and the Authority of the Contracting Officer - The Contract Disputes Act (CDA) serves as a vital framework for the resolution of complex disputes arising from...more
Challenging FEMA's Decision: Revisiting the Contract Disputes Act- OST, Inc. (OST) finds itself in an unenviable position as it appeals a decision made by a contracting officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency...more
PAE Applied Technologies LLC and the United States Department of the Navy find themselves entangled in a contentious contract dispute that has reached a critical point. The Navy has taken a proactive approach by filing a...more
Derian, Inc., a construction contractor, finds itself entangled in an ongoing dispute with the government over their contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)....more
A contractor’s claims against the government for constructive acceleration and delays are governed, in part, by the applicable clauses of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) incorporated into its contract with the...more
Clarifying a significant issue in government contracts litigation against the government, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that the so-called “sum certain” requirement for Contract Disputes Act (CDA)...more
In ECC Int’l Constructors, LLC v. Sec’y of Army, No. 2021-2323, 2023 WL 5355302 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 22, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considered whether the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”)...more
WHAT: After previewing earlier this year that it was reconsidering its existing precedent, the Federal Circuit held yesterday that the requirement that contractors state a “sum certain” in claims brought under the Contract...more
On May 23, 2023, the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) granted a preliminary injunction halting the award and performance of a contract awarded to Cloud Harbor Economics, LLC Cloud Harbor from the Department of Health and Human...more
While it is well settled that the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (the Claims Court) lacks bid protest jurisdiction over the majority of task or delivery order awards, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently...more
This is the seventh of an eight-part series addressing cutting-edge strategies for Certified Claims under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA). Certified Claims are the primary avenue available to government contractors to...more
This is the first of an eight-part series addressing cutting-edge strategies for Certified Claims under the Contract Disputes Act. Certified Claims are the primary avenue available to government contractors to recover...more
The decision of the Court of Federal Claims in Marine Industrial Construction LLC v. United States, 158 Fed. Cl. 158 (2022), includes detailed analysis of several legal issues familiar to contractors facing challenging...more
In Zafer Construction Company v. United States, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reaffirmed that a request for equitable adjustment by a contractor will be treated as a “claim” within the meaning of the...more
Government contractors: We are excited to continue our “GovCon Examiner Live” webinar series in 2022. Over the course of the next 12 months, the Chair of our Government Contracting department, Maria Panichelli, will bring her...more
Submitting a certified claim to a government agency or appealing a contracting officer’s final decision (COFD) can be a risky business decision for federal contractors. On one hand, there is the risk of straining the...more
The Contract Disputes Act allows contractors seeking payment of a claim arising from a contract with the federal government six years from the date it accrued to submit the claim to the contracting officer. Failure to do so...more
Obermayer is excited to continue its “GovCon Examiner Live” webinar series in 2021. Over the course of the next 12 months, our experienced government contracting attorneys Maria Panichelli and Michael Richard will bring their...more
Due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been significant movement toward the government contracting arena and away from the commercial world. Join Carlton Fields attorney Joe McManus and Paul Williams, former...more