Category: Government Contract Law

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

The SBA issued a Final Rule today amending the FAR to remove the previous dollar limitation on small business set-asides under the Women-Owned Small Business program. The WOSB program allows contracting officers to restrict competition to either Women-Owned Small Businesses (“ WOSBs”) or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (“EDWOSBs”) in certain industries as established by

A subcontract under a Federal Government Contract can be a peculiar thing.  It can contain numbered clauses from the Federal Acquisition Regulations without any stated text.  It can say the Government prime contract takes priority over the subcontract without properly identifying the prime contract or incorporating some part of it in the subcontract.  And sometimes,

On March 7, 2013, a proposed rule was released seeking to amend several clauses of the FAR addressing protests and appeals of small business size and status, in order to bring them in line with SBA regulations. “The objective of these changes is to provide in the FAR, procedures to assure that contracts set-aside for

Governing Law Several Virginia statutes and regulations apply to procurements made by the Virginia state government and local Virginia governments and quasi-governmental agencies (such as city-owned utilities). The vast majority of procurement by Virginia’s state and local governments occurs under the auspices of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (the “VPPA”).  For local governments, the VPPA