The Small Business Administration (SBA) finally put an end to self-certifications for the Woman-Owned Small Business Program (WOSB). Starting now and continuing through October 15, 2020, federal contractors that want
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Upcoming Webinar: Federal Relief for COVID-19 – Protecting Against the Increased Risk of False Claims
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Please join my colleagues Reggie Jones and Diana McGraw tomorrow for an upcoming webinar covering the CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program, and the heightened risk of Federal enforcement: …
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Utilizing Enhanced Debriefing Procedures to Maximize GAO Bid Protest Effectiveness
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Contractors filed 2,071 bid protests at GAO in 2019– the lowest number in five years.
One possible cause for the decline is the Department of Defense’s enhanced debriefing procedures. …
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COVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 3 – Government Response and Contract Management
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COVID-19 or the Coronavirus is having an unprecedented and, frankly, previously unimaginable global impact. Please click here to visit Fox’s Coronavirus Resource Center for links to free webinars and articles…
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COVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 2 – Recovering Extra Costs
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COVID-19 or the Coronavirus is having an unprecedented and, frankly, previously unimaginable global impact. Please click here to visit Fox’s Coronavirus Resource Center for links to free webinars and articles…
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COVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 1 – Excusable Delay Claims
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COVID-19 or the Coronavirus is having an unprecedented and, frankly, previously unimaginable global impact. Please click here to visit Fox’s Coronavirus Resource Center for links to free webinars and articles…
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Join Us for the Fox Rothschild Federal Contracts Symposium
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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 …
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GAO Issues Surprising Decision Downplaying Impact of Alleged OCI
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Organizational conflicts of interest (or “OCI”) generally exist when one party has access to nonpublic information as part of its performance on a government contract.
OCI — or even the…
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Proposal Prep: Assessing the ‘Key Experience’ Factor in Bid Protests
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Responding to agency Requests for Proposals (RFP) is an exercise in playing follow-the-leader. Contractors should take care to :
- Read the RFP
- Understand the information requested by the agency; and
…
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Protesting Improper Conversions from Best Value to LPTA
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Best Value and Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procurements trigger very different bidding obligations for contractors.
As I’ve detailed in this space before, Best Value procurements place limited importance…
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