ComplianceGovernment ContractsSmall Business January 14, 2021 Uniform Contract Format (UCF) The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) specifies the format contracting officers must use in developing solicitations… Chelsea Padgett 0 Love0
Bid ProtestsFalse Claims ActGovernment Contracts January 8, 2021 In Re: Chronos Sols.-The GAO Indicates That COVID Related Contract Changes Can be Material Changes In Chronos Sols., LLC, the GAO determined its first COVID-19 case in September of 2020… Chelsea Padgett 0 Love0
Government Contracts January 7, 2021 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overview The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) is a set of regulations that sets forth the rules… Chelsea Padgett 0 Love0
False Claims ActGovernment Contracts January 7, 2021 United States ex rel CIMZNHCA LLC v. UCB Inc.- The Government Can Intervene by Way of Filing a Motion to Dismiss The 7th Circuit set a new standard for the government dismissal of a whistleblower False… Chelsea Padgett 0 Love0
False Claims ActGovernment ContractsLitigation January 6, 2021 United States ex rel. Adams v. Dell Computer Corp.- Contractual Conditions Must be Material to the Government’s Decision to Pay The plaintiff in this case alleges that Dell violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”) by… Chelsea Padgett 0 Love0
ComplianceGovernment ContractsSmall Business January 5, 2021 Boeing Co. v. United States: Waiver of a Solicitation Defect – Interpreting Blue & Gold Fleet, L.P. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a Court of Federal… Chelsea Padgett 0 Love0
Bid Protests January 4, 2021 In Re: Teledyne Brown Eng’g Inc.,- Appearances Are Important! Even Appearance of a Conflict of Interest is Enough to Taint a Contract In this case, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (“TBE”) protested an award to SGT, LLC by… Chelsea Padgett 0 Love0
ComplianceCyber Security December 17, 2020 Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements The Department of Defense (“DoD”) implemented a new Interim Rule on November 30, 2020 –… Chelsea Padgett 0 Love0