The Small Business Administration (SBA) will eliminate self-certification for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) starting October 1, 2024. The SBA confirmed on August 1, 2024, that it would go forward
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Procrastination Has Consequences: How Waiting Until the Last Minute to Renew Their SAM Registration Cost a Contractor Millions
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The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently sustained a protest of a contract award because the winning contractor failed to maintain their System for Award Management (“SAM”) registration from the date…
Continue Reading Procrastination Has Consequences: How Waiting Until the Last Minute to Renew Their SAM Registration Cost a Contractor MillionsMarket Shortages are No Excuse for Non-Performance
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A recent decision in SBA Contracting, LLC, ASBCA No. 63320 (Oct. 3, 2023) provides an important reminder for government contractors to carefully consider the volatility of market conditions before…
Continue Reading Market Shortages are No Excuse for Non-PerformanceASBCA Decision Offers a Potential Avenue for Federal Contractors to Recover COVID-19 Related Costs
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The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA or Board) issued an opinion in Appeal of StructSure Projects, Inc., granting StructSure additional COVID-19 related costs arising under a fixed-price…
Continue Reading ASBCA Decision Offers a Potential Avenue for Federal Contractors to Recover COVID-19 Related CostsFederal Arbitration Act: Supreme Court Strengthens Enforcement Protections of a Party Seeking to Compel Arbitration
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The Supreme Court recently decided in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, that federal district courts must stay trial proceedings pending the resolution of an interlocutory appeal of the denial[1]…
Continue Reading Federal Arbitration Act: Supreme Court Strengthens Enforcement Protections of a Party Seeking to Compel ArbitrationSupreme Court Rejects “Objectively Reasonable” Defense to False Claims Act
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The Supreme Court’s recent decision in United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc. clarified that the claimant’s knowledge and subjective beliefs, and not what an objectively reasonable person may…
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