In the best interest of the health and safety of our attendees, we have decided to postpone the Federal Contracts Symposium. It is our intention to reschedule the Symposium as soon as we can responsibly do so. Watch this blog for updates.
We wish everyone well.
The attorneys of Fox’s Federal Government Contracts & Procurement
Nearly all federal contractors and subcontractors are required to implement a written Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) within 120 days of receiving a federal prime contract or subcontractor award, a task that can often appear daunting.
Our complimentary guide, written by Doug Hibshman, a partner in the firm’s Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Practice, is
Please join us for Fox Rothschild’s Federal Government Contracts Symposium on March 30-31, 2020 at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Space is limited, so please use this link to register and view the complete itinerary.
Symposium attendees will receive targeted sessions from Fox’s Government Contracts attorneys on cutting edge issues in government contracting.
Last week, DOD announced the release of CMMC Version 1.0. CMMC Version 1.0 is a comprehensive certification process featuring 171 cybersecurity best practices to ensure that contractors secure their information systems. The question on everyone’s mind is who is going to pay for the certification and all of the work necessary to comply.
DOD
It has been a long time coming, but it appears that the government will (finally) amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to align with prior changes by the Small Business Administration (SBA) concerning credit for lower-tier small business subcontracting.
The proposed rule addresses changes to FAR 19.704 and 52.219-9 to marry the regulation up with
Back in January, I commented on the lack of clarity associated with the the Small Business Runway Extension Act. The Runway Act calls for calculating a business’s size by averaging its annual receipts over the five most recently completed fiscal years. That, of course, is a change from the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) standard
The essential elements of the government’s Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) program are ownership and control of the business by a qualifying service-disabled veteran of the U.S. military.
A recent protest challenged a firm’s SDVOSB status on that precise basis – i.e., that a service-disabled vet did not control the day-to-day operations of the company.
One of the primary benefits offered by the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) mentor-protégé programs is the ability to operate outside the normal rules governing affiliation. Generally speaking, SBA allows mentors to provide assistance (including technical, management, and financial assistance) to their protégé firms without fear of creating affiliation. That is, so long as the
Traditionally, disputes that rise to the level of an appeal before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) (or other board of contract appeals) follow a similar path:
· The contractor and the Government enter into a written contract
· The contractor performs the contract, but believes that it is entitled to recover additional
For federal contractors, affirmative action plan (AAP) audits may be just around the corner.
The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs sent 750 courtesy scheduling announcement letters (CSAL’s) last week to federal contractors, notifying them that their affirmative action plans (AAP) may be audited.
This latest round of notifications, which supplements