Does the Government have the authority to tell contractors they can’t work at risk?
With sequester looming, clients have asked us whether the Government has the authority to tell contractors they can’t work at risk. Some clients have received notices stating, in effect, that if a contract or task order runs out of funding, the contractor may not continue to work “at risk.” So, what are the rules? The […]
GAO Bid Protest Overview for 2012
The GAO recently announced statistics on bid protests filed at the GAO in 2012 (get a copy here). For the fifth straight year, bid protests increased over the previous year. For 2012, there were 2,475 protests filed, an increase of 5% over 2,353 protests filed in 2011. This also is an increase of 42% from […]
A Seminar on Bid Protests (February 7, 2013)
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Does an offeror need to be “small” at the time of contract award?
In a small business set-aside contract, does an offeror need to be “small” at the time of contract award? That answer continues to be “No.” SBA regulations require that an offeror be small on the date that it submits its initial offer, including price, not necessarily on the date of the contract award. In September […]
Non-competition and Non-solicitation Provisions: Issues in Drafting/Negotiation and Enforcement
If you missed our November 2012 seminar on Non-competition and Non-solicitation Provisions: Issues in Drafting/Negotiation and Enforcement, you can download the presentation here: https://restonlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Noncompete-and-Nonsolicit.pdf Here’s a synopsis of the seminar: In this seminar we will analyze non-competition and non-solicitation provisions in the contexts of M&A transactions, employee/consultant relationships and subcontracting agreements. We will address issues […]
Subcontract Agreements: Negotiation and Drafting Issues
If you missed our seminar this morning on Subcontract Agreements: Negotiation and Drafting Issues, you can download the presentation here: https://restonlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Subcontract-Agreements.pdf Here’s a synopsis of the seminar: In this seminar we will provide you with all the information you need to negotiate a sound Subcontract Agreement, whether from the perspective of a prime contractor or […]
System for Award Management (SAM) Pushed Back to Late July — CCR and ORCA Still Live (for now)
If you are a government contractor, you know what CCR and ORCA are. You should also know that they and other procurement systems were scheduled to be replaced over the weekend by SAM, the government’s new integrated System for Award Management (and if you didn’t know… see the FAQ here). The transfer has been pushed […]
Size Protests. Think about them, because they are becoming increasingly relevant in our current competitive environment.
In this post we want to review a protest possibility that is often overlooked but which is of considerable importance in small business set-aside solicitations, the size protest. The federal government places great emphasis on awarding increasing shares of contract work to small businesses. The goal for small business contract work is about 23% of […]
Small Business Affiliation Rules: Teaming Agreements and Size Protests
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MWL Helps Client Get Back Into the Competition
MWL client, The Electric On-Ramp, Inc. (EOR), was eliminated from a Defense Intelligence Agency procurement because DIA said its proposal was late. MWL attorney William T. Welch filed a protest for EOR at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims claiming that the proposal was under the control of the DIA prior to the time for […]