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8(a) Business Development Program

SBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB ProgramsFreedom from Affiliation? Check Your Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture AgreementContractor Compliance Update: Mentor-Protégé Agreement Must Be Approved to Avoid Affiliation

Affiliation

Small Business Compliance Due Diligence Leads to Reduced FCA PenaltyFreedom from Affiliation? Check Your Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture AgreementFederal Contractors’ Guide to Small Business Administration Set-Aside Contracts, Size Standards, Size Protests, and Affiliation

Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals

Practical Litigation Strategies for CDA ClaimsASBCA Offers Latest Reminder that Plain Language Controls Government Contract InterpretationLitigation Update: Contractor Not Entitled to Delay Costs Based on Access to Information Included in its Contract

Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA)

CDA Claim Series Wrap Up: Best Practices for Government ContactorsPractical Litigation Strategies for CDA ClaimsMaterial Escalation: A Difficult Road to Recover Costs

Bid Protests

Contractor Alert: GAO Reaffirms Position on Late Email ProposalsReminder: Fox Rothschild VIRTUAL Federal Contracts Symposium Starts MondayUtilizing Enhanced Debriefing Procedures to Maximize GAO Bid Protest Effectiveness

Civilian Board of Contract Appeals

CDA Claim Series Wrap Up: Best Practices for Government ContactorsPractical Litigation Strategies for CDA ClaimsMaterial Escalation: A Difficult Road to Recover Costs

Contract Claims

CDA Claim Series Wrap Up: Best Practices for Government ContactorsPractical Litigation Strategies for CDA ClaimsMaterial Escalation: A Difficult Road to Recover Costs

Contract Disputes Act

CDA Claim Series Wrap Up: Best Practices for Government ContactorsPractical Litigation Strategies for CDA ClaimsEvaluation Disputes: Protecting the Reputation of Government Contractors

Court of Federal Claims

CDA Claim Series Wrap Up: Best Practices for Government ContactorsPractical Litigation Strategies for CDA ClaimsContractor Alert: GAO Reaffirms Position on Late Email Proposals

CPARS Evaluations

Upcoming Webinar: Contesting Erroneous CPARS Evaluations

Cybersecurity

Reminder: Fox Rothschild VIRTUAL Federal Contracts Symposium Starts MondayJoin Us for the Fox Rothschild Federal Contracts SymposiumWho Pays for CMMC Certification?

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Contractor Lands in Hot Water Over SDVOSB ScamSBA Small Business Development Programs Week: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Programs

Ethics and Compliance

Reminder: Fox Rothschild VIRTUAL Federal Contracts Symposium Starts MondayFox Speaks: Risk Management in Government ContractingFAR 52.204-21 and the Future of Federal Cybersecurity Enforcement

False Claims Act

Supreme Court Rejects “Objectively Reasonable” Defense to False Claims ActSmall Business Compliance Due Diligence Leads to Reduced FCA PenaltyReminder: Fox Rothschild VIRTUAL Federal Contracts Symposium Starts Monday

Familial Identity of Interest

Eye on Affiliation: The Role of Family Relationships in Size Determinations

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Reminder: Fox Rothschild VIRTUAL Federal Contracts Symposium Starts MondayCOVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 3 – Government Response and Contract ManagementCOVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 2 – Recovering Extra Costs

Federal Circuit

Recent Federal Circuit Decision Highlights Important Takeways for Contractors

Federal Construction

Material Escalation: A Difficult Road to Recover CostsNavigating the Business Risks Associated with the Federal Contractor Vaccine MandateUpcoming Free Webinar: Successful Partnering to Win Federal Work in 2021 and Beyond

Federal Government

Practical Litigation Strategies for CDA ClaimsSmall Business Compliance Due Diligence Leads to Reduced FCA PenaltyNavigating the Business Risks Associated with the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

General Federal Government Contracts News & Updates

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 ArbitrationTrade Associations Urge the White House for a Pragmatic Regulatory Landscape Concerning the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Rules

Government Accountability Office

Contractor Alert: GAO Reaffirms Position on Late Email ProposalsReminder: Fox Rothschild VIRTUAL Federal Contracts Symposium Starts MondayUtilizing Enhanced Debriefing Procedures to Maximize GAO Bid Protest Effectiveness

Government Contracting 101

CDA Claim Series Wrap Up: Best Practices for Government ContactorsSBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB ProgramsCOVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 1 – Excusable Delay Claims

HUBZone

Contractor Alert: New Year, New HubZone Program RegulationsWOSB Certification Errors Lead to Size ProtestCOFC: HUBZones Are Responsible for Tracking 35% Employee Residency Requirement

Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI)

GAO Issues Surprising Decision Downplaying Impact of Alleged OCIFailure to Meaningfully Consider OCIThe Incumbent Advantage and OCI – Thoughts on Unequal Access

Partnering Arrangements

Proposal Prep Tips: Real vs. Imagined Past Performance ExperienceSlow March to SBA’s New Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program Continues – More Changes Coming November 1Eye on Affiliation: Joint Venture Partner Not Small Due to Economic Dependence

Past Performance

GAO: Excellent Performance of Incumbent Contract Does Not Guarantee Future Follow-On WorkCPARS Challenge Primer: Formal Claim Required to Appeal Negative Performance EvaluationProposal Prep Tips: Real vs. Imagined Past Performance Experience

Public-Private Partnerships (P3s)

New P3 Infrastructure Opportunities on the Way for Government Contractors?The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Explores the Use of P3s on Water Infrastructure ProjectsA New Frontier for Government Contracting

Request for Equitable Adjustment

COVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 3 – Government Response and Contract ManagementCOVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 2 – Recovering Extra CostsCOVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 1 – Excusable Delay Claims

SBA Size Protests and Appeals

SBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB ProgramsContractor Alert: Mandatory WOSB Certification Deadline PendingDoes Your Business Qualify as Small? The Answer Just Got More Complicated

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs)

SBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB ProgramsWOSB Certification Errors Lead to Size ProtestLook Before You Leap: Strategic Teaming Under the New SBA Rules

Small Business Administration

SBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB ProgramsContractor Alert: Mandatory WOSB Certification Deadline PendingContractor Alert: New Year, New HubZone Program Regulations

Small Business Affiliation

Freedom from Affiliation? Check Your Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture AgreementFederal Contractors’ Guide to Small Business Administration Set-Aside Contracts, Size Standards, Size Protests, and AffiliationSBA: Ostensible Subcontractor Rule in Play Even Between Two Small Firms

State and Local Government

Contractor Alert: USDOT DBE Fraud EnforcementNew P3 Infrastructure Opportunities on the Way for Government Contractors?

Suspension and Debarment

Join Us for the Fox Rothschild Federal Contracts SymposiumFAR 52.204-21 and the Future of Federal Cybersecurity EnforcementFalse Claims Act Recoveries: FY 2017 Picks Up Where FY 2016 Left Off

WOSB

SBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB ProgramsSmall Business Compliance Due Diligence Leads to Reduced FCA PenaltyContractor Alert: Mandatory WOSB Certification Deadline Pending