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What in the SAM Hill Happened to My Contract?
The System for Award Management (SAM) is the official website for registering to do business with the U.S. government, such as competing for federal procurement contracts. Under FAR 52.204-7, “...
Navigating the Waters Beyond Construction Law: Unveiling the Ties Between Construction and Maritime Liens
Construction law is a complex field that intersects with various other industries and legal fields, one being the maritime industry. In nearly twenty years of practicing construction law, I have ...
An SBA Public Service Announcement: If You See Something, Say Something
Sanford Federal, Inc., the selected awardee for a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) contract, learned the hard way that a contractor simply cannot ignore a size protest, regardless of ...
It’s No Big Deal: How a Non-Small Business Won a Small Business Set-Aside Contract
In Steiner Construction Co., Inc., the Government Accountability Office (GAO) upheld the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) award of a $1.19 billion small business set-aside shipbuilding contract to a b...
Happy New Year From DoD – The Proposed CMMC Rule Is Here
On December 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published the much anticipated proposed rule for the revamped Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 Program. Following g...
New Proposed Cybersecurity Rules Mean Big Changes for Federal Contractors
On October 3, 2023, the FAR Council released two proposed rules for federal contractor cybersecurity requirements that relate to cyber threat and incident reporting and information sharing (case ...
You’ve Got Mail—A Lesson on Timeliness for Bid Protests
A contractor recently learned the hard way that if you open an email from an agency regarding a debriefing, you must read it closely and in its entirety, or you may face the consequence of missin...
ASBCA Says “Not So Fast” to Contractors Seeking Relief from Pandemic Impacts
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) recently issued a decision regarding a contractor’s claim for increased performance costs due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemi...
OFCCP Issues September 19 Deadline for Federal Contractors to Object to Disclosure of EEO-1 Data
On August 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice regarding a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from the Cente...
Don’t You Forget About Me: DOL’s Proposed Rule on the Right of First Refusal in Service Contracts
On July 14, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule that would require contractors and subcontractors performing covered service contracts to offer, in good faith, service empl...