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In this webinar learn the benefits of being qualified as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business. Click here to watch the second of three webinars presented by partner Ryan Bradel.

What does it take to become and stay qualified as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business in federal government contracting? Click here to watch the first of three webinars as partner Ryan Bradel answers this question and more.

When evaluating offerors for a federal contract, agencies are required to document their evaluation decisions and judgments in sufficient detail. This is an often overlooked requirement that can be the deciding factor in a successful bid protest. A recent GAO decision reiterated this point. In Soft Tech Consulting, Inc., B-416934 (Comp. Gen. Feb. 1, 2019), GAO...

Ward & Berry partner Ryan Bradel recently sat down with The Pulse, an exciting new venture and a critical resource for any government contractor, to discuss legal issues surrounding the submission of a proposal for a government contract. The interview answered questions such as: Can you be legally bound to the representations in your...

Two federal courts, in relatively recent decisions, have reached opposite conclusions on the question of whether a contractor’s misrepresentation regarding its status under the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) various special status small business government contracting programs can be subject the contractor to False Claims Act liability—one offering a clear yes and the other offering...

It’s rare that the often staid government contracts world sees an event that is truly “Breaking News!” worthy but a decision by the Court of Federal Claims this week just may qualify. The decision is noteworthy not so much for the legal issues at stake, which are rather run-of-the-mill, as for the practical consequence:...