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… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
Government ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business January 12, 2021 OFCCP Opinion Letter Addresses Religious Bias in the Workplace The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces Executive Order 11246, which applies to… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ArticlesGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business 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… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ArticlesGovernment ContractsSmall Business January 7, 2021 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overview The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) is a set of regulations that sets forth the rules… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
Government ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business 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… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ArticlesGovernment ContractsLitigationNews & PublicationsSmall Business 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… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ComplianceGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business January 6, 2021 Should Employers Require COVID-19 Vaccinations? On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ArticlesComplianceGovernment 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… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ArticlesBid ProposalsGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business 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… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ComplianceGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business December 17, 2020 Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements The Department of Defense (“DoD”) implemented a new Interim Rule on November 30, 2020 –… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
Government ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business October 22, 2020 SBA Mentor-Protégé Program Consolidation On October 16, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published its final rule merging… Miles McCann 0 Love0
ArticlesGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business August 21, 2020 ASBCA Jurisdiction and the “Suspicion” of Fraud: Government Overreach Held in Check In the Appeal of Mountain Movers/Ainsworth-Benning, LLC, ASBCA No. 62164, the Armed Services Board of… Alan Apple 0 Love0
Government ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business July 27, 2020 Department of Defense Increases the Justification and Approval Threshold for Its Sole-Source Contract Awards to 8(a) Contractors to $100 Million On June 5, 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) amended the DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation… Timothy Furin 0 Love0
Government ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall BusinessUncategorized July 22, 2020 Interim Rule Implements Ban on Contractors Using Covered Telecommunications Products and Services from Certain China-Based Companies On July 10, 2020, the FAR Council issued a prepublication version of an interim rule… Timothy Furin 0 Love0
Bid ProposalsGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business July 21, 2020 ASBCA Recognizes New Legal Theory Which Makes It Easier For Contractors To Win CDA Claims Against the Government: Negligent Negotiations By The Government Pre-Award Can Lead To Reformation And Equitable Adjustment After Award In a groundbreaking decision, Appeal of Chugach Federal Solutions, Inc., ASBCA No. 61320, the ASBCA… Ward & Berry 0 Love0
ComplianceGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business July 9, 2020 Virginia Government Contractor Facing Federal Indictment for Allegedly Selling Chinese-Made Products to US Government On July 6, 2020, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Arthur Morgan, of… Sarah Carr 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business June 10, 2020 “Ready State” Reimbursement Checklist for Government Contractors On March 27, 2020, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a class deviation in response… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business May 20, 2020 Virginia Joins Maryland and Prohibits Covenants Not to Compete for Low-Wage Employees Effective July 1, 2020 Less than a year after Maryland limited competitive restraints employers may place on low-wage employees,… Sarah Carr 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentLitigation May 15, 2020 A Heads Up for Virginia Employers Ward & Berry PLLC co-founder Daniel Ward discusses recent changes in Virginia prohibiting covenants not… Dan Ward 0 Love0
ComplianceGeneral CounselGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentLitigation May 15, 2020 Don’t Cut Compliance "Cutting compliance will only make things much worse." Ward & Berry PLLC co-founder Ryan Berry… Ryan Berry 0 Love0
ComplianceGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentLitigation May 15, 2020 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR ALERT: NEW VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT LAW Attention federal contractors with operations in Virginia! There has been a sea change in Virginia… Ryan Berry 0 Love0
ArticlesComplianceGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business May 14, 2020 BREAKING NEWS: Latest SBA/Treasury Guidance Creates Safe Harbor for Economic Necessity Certification for All PPP Loans Under $2 Million The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the Department of the Treasury (“DOT”) have been collaborating… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ArticlesBid ProposalsGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business May 12, 2020 How to Reduce Costs to Protesters and Streamline the Bid Protest Process Through Agency Level Protests Most bid protests are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or brought before the… Sarah Carr 0 Love0
ArticlesComplianceGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business May 6, 2020 PPP: How to Comply With the “Economic Uncertainty” Certification Requirement IMPORTANT UPDATE TO THIS BLOG POST: On May 5, 2020 the SBA extended the safe… Sarah Carr 0 Love0
ArticlesGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business April 29, 2020 Loans Above $2 Million Taken Under the PPP Will Be Audited According to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin As we have written about extensively, the CARES Act enacted in response to the coronavirus… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Bid ProposalsGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business April 29, 2020 OHA Decision Illustrates the Importance of Reviewing Small Business Set-Aside Joint Venture Agreements Before Each New Opportunity In CVE Protest of KTS Solutions Inc. (“KTS”), No. CVE-146-P, the SBA Office of Hearings… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ArticlesGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business April 28, 2020 Paycheck Protection Program: New FAQ Addresses Retroactive “Economic Uncertainty” Certification Requirement and May 7, 2020 Safe Harbor On April 24, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Health Care Enhancement Act were… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ArticlesComplianceGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business April 17, 2020 Federal Contractors Should Tread Carefully Despite Supreme Court’s Decision on Age Discrimination Only Applying to Employees of the Federal Government On April 6, 2020, the Supreme Court decided Babb v. Wilkie, interpreting the Age Discrimination… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ArticlesComplianceGeneral CounselGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business April 8, 2020 SBA Interim Final Rule Provides Critical Guidance for Paycheck Protection Program Under the CARES Act On April 2, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published an interim final rule, “Business… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ArticlesGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business April 2, 2020 CARES Act – What Small Businesses and Government Contractors Need to Know The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), a $2.2 trillion emergency relief… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ArticlesGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business March 19, 2020 Coronavirus Relief Legislation Targets Family & Sick Leave: Stimulus Package in Progress Late Wednesday night, President Trump signed into law a coronavirus relief package with provisions… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentLitigationNews & PublicationsSmall Business March 17, 2020 Pandemic Implications for Government Contractors: How the FAR Covers COVID-19 Developed in conjunction with our friends at The Pulse of GovCon, and from the desk of… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Bid ProposalsComplianceGovernment ContractsNews & Publications March 17, 2020 DoD to Reevaluate JEDI Contract after Court of Federal Claims Blocks Performance On March 12, the US Department of Defense indicated in a court filing that it… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ArticlesBid ProposalsComplianceGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business March 16, 2020 Bid Protest Challenging Agency’s Evaluation of Protestor’s Criteria Is Denied When Evaluations Are Reasonable and Consistent with the Solicitation On February 24, 2020, the GAO denied the bid protest of 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.,… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ArticlesBid ProposalsComplianceGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business March 13, 2020 DoD, GSA, and NASA to Issue Final Rule Conforming FAR to 2013 SBA Rule Regarding Multiple-Award Contracts and Small Businesses DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule, effective March 30, 2020, that will… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ComplianceGovernment ContractsLitigationNews & PublicationsSmall Business February 10, 2020 What the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Means for Federal Employees The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) provides a limited waiver of sovereign immunity for claims… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Bid ProposalsComplianceGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business February 7, 2020 SBA’s Office of Hearings And Appeals (OHA) Confirms: Affiliation Rules Are Not A Basis To Protest SDVOSB Status Notwithstanding New SBA Rules On November 3, 2018, Alpha4 Solutions LLC (Protester) protested the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ArticlesComplianceGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business February 5, 2020 Is My Unregistered Mark Protected Under the Lanham Act? While registering a mark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is prima facie evidence… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Bid ProposalsComplianceGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business February 3, 2020 Two Recent GAO Decisions Demonstrate the Importance of Knowing How an Agency Plans to Evaluate the Past Performance and Experience of the Contracting Team GAO recently published two bid protest decisions that address the issue of when contractors may… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ArticlesBid ProposalsComplianceGovernment ContractsNews & PublicationsSmall Business January 30, 2020 Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Boards Have Jurisdiction to Hear Appeals Notwithstanding Nontechnical Defect in Certification In DAI Global LLC v. Administrator of the US Agency for International Development, the Court… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Government ContractsSmall Business January 20, 2020 FAR Part 4- Administrative Matters Click here to listen as Partner Ryan Bradel explains what the FAR Part 4- Administrative Matters… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ArticlesBid ProposalsGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentLitigationNews & PublicationsSmall Business November 20, 2019 New Rule Issued by the Department of Defense to Restrict Use of the LPTA Selection Process On September 26, 2019, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a final rule amending the Defense… Timothy Furin 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentNews & PublicationsSmall Business November 4, 2019 Domestic Preference & Sourcing Requirements in Federal Government Contracts Over the past several months, we have seen a considerable increase in the number of… Timothy Furin 0 Love0
Government ContractsSmall Business October 22, 2019 An Overview of the Judgment Fund and How Its Availability Can Impact Claim Settlements We are pleased to announce that Partner, Timothy A. Furin, was recently published in the… Timothy Furin 0 Love0
Government Contracts October 4, 2019 SDVOSB-Contracting at the VA vs the DOD In the third and final presentation in the SDVOSB webinar series partner Ryan Bradel discusses… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Government Contracts October 3, 2019 SDVOSB – Advantages in Contracting In this webinar learn the benefits of being qualified as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business.… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Government ContractsNews & Publications October 2, 2019 SDVOSB- Understanding the Requirements What does it take to become and stay qualified as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Bid ProposalsComplianceGeneral CounselGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentLitigationNews & PublicationsSmall Business February 26, 2019 I’m a small business considering a bid protest. Should I file, and if so, where? A glance at some relevant data may provide some initial orientation to the landscape. The… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0