Category: Government Contract Law

Written by Marci Love Thomas, a Senior Counsel in the Government Contracts Practice Military service can uniquely prepare veterans for business ownership; veteran entrepreneurs have the benefit of intense training in leadership, discipline, and how to successfully reach an objective—often with limited resources.  Statistically, veteran business owners are responsible for nearly one out of every ten small

Government contractors who want to successfully perform government contracts set-aside for small businesses must be prompt and responsive to size protests when they occur.  The size protest process employs tight timelines requiring participants to act swiftly if they choose to protest an awardee’s size.  The process also forces awardees to be quick in responding to

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Have you seen small business set asides that are in your company’s skill set, but the size standard is too small for your company to compete?  Or, alternatively, a set aside with a size standard so large that you will be contending with businesses with far greater resources?  Rather than abandon small business set asides

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A teaming agreement is a common instrument used by government contractors in the preparation of bids. It provides the government customer with an integrated solution to deliver products and/or services by combining the complementary services/products of multiple companies. Whether your company is the prime or a subcontractor, a well-written teaming agreement can be essential in protecting

On Thursday, April 9, 2015, Rocky Galloway, Senior Counsel with General Counsel, P.C.’s GovCon Legal Practice Group, spoke with Francis Rose on Federal News Radio about Teaming Agreements, Litigation, and Best Practices for Government Contractors. Click “Download” to listen to the interview here: http://media.dev-cms.com/wtop/37/3740/374030.mp3

Most government contractors are aware that violating government contracting provisions can cause the loss of a contract or have other negative ramifications. What they don’t realize, however, is that violating SBA regulations could land them in jail. Recently, we heard of a government contractor who appears to be learning this lesson the hard way. The

Last week, President Obama released an Executive Order that may have a significant impact on federal government contractors. The Executive Order seeks to raise the minimum wage for workers on federal government contracts beginning January 1, 2015.  The Executive Order surmises that the increased minimum wage will increase the morale of the workers on federal

What do you think of when you read or hear the term “small business”? For most people, they likely imagine some kind of mom-and-pop type local business with a handful of employees and a few thousand dollars a week in revenue. However, for those well versed in federal government contracts, the mind probably conjures up

On October 2, 2013, the SBA released a new final rule implementing regulations designed to increase small business participation in government contracting with respect to multiple award and consolidated contracts (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule, effective as of December 31, 2013, implements key portions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. The Final Rule

In an ideal world, government contractors will perform exactly as expected under a government contract, and receive prompt, full payment from the government. Unfortunately, things do not always go that smoothly, and contractors may find themselves in a dispute with the government over the amount of money owed under a contract. In these cases, it

A teaming agreement is a common instrument used by government contractors. Whether your company is the prime or subcontractor, a well written teaming agreement can be essential in protecting your interests in a procurement opportunity. Because of the importance of teaming agreements to all parties, it is vital that the agreements are actually enforceable. A

The Small Business Administration released on June 28, 2013, a Final Rule amending the SBA’s regulations to implement provisions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 relating to the size and status integrity of small businesses. The new regulations, which go into effect on August 27, 2013, will be of great interest to government

A business that performs work under a government contract can be devastated if the Government suspends or debars the business from participation in future contracts. From the Government’s perspective, suspension and debarment allows the Government to ensure that it does business only with “responsible” contractors and subcontractors. From the business’s perspective, the threat of suspension

The VA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization issued an Advanced Notice of Rulemaking on Monday, May 13, 2013. According to the Notice, the VA “intends to improve the regulations to provide greater clarity, to streamline the program, and to encourage more VOSBs to apply for verification,” is seeking comments from the public on