Topics 8(a) Business Development Program Executive Orders to Watch for Federal Contractors and Fund RecipientsSBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB ProgramsFreedom from Affiliation? Check Your Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture Agreement 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 Amid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate ClaimsPractical Litigation Strategies for CDA ClaimsASBCA Offers Latest Reminder that Plain Language Controls Government Contract Interpretation Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) Amid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate ClaimsMarket Shortages are No Excuse for Non-PerformanceCDA Claim Series Wrap Up: Best Practices for Government Contactors Bid Protests Bid Protest Insights - Understanding Price Realism in Compensation PlansNew GAO Decision Highlights Effective OCI Identification and Mitigation PracticesProtesting Key Personnel – When to Pounce on a Bait-and-Switch Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Amid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate ClaimsLesson Learned: Board Holds that Only the Contracting Officer Can Bind the GovernmentCDA Claim Series Wrap Up: Best Practices for Government Contactors Contract Claims Amid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate ClaimsLesson Learned: Board Holds that Only the Contracting Officer Can Bind the GovernmentCDA Claim Series Wrap Up: Best Practices for Government Contactors Contract Disputes Act Amid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate ClaimsLesson Learned: Board Holds that Only the Contracting Officer Can Bind the GovernmentCDA Claim Series Wrap Up: Best Practices for Government Contactors Court of Federal Claims Amid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate ClaimsLate is Late Update: eSimplicity UpheldGAO Report: Most Protesters Receive Relief CPARS Evaluations Upcoming Webinar: Contesting Erroneous CPARS Evaluations Cybersecurity FCA Whistleblower Complaints Reach All Time High in 2024The Future of DOD Cybersecurity Is Here – The CMMC 2.0 Proposed RuleReminder: Fox Rothschild VIRTUAL Federal Contracts Symposium Starts Monday 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 Supreme Court Broadly Interprets Wire Fraud LiabilityNew GAO Decision Highlights Effective OCI Identification and Mitigation PracticesExecutive Orders to Watch for Federal Contractors and Fund Recipients False Claims Act Supreme Court Broadly Interprets Wire Fraud LiabilityDOJ Announces New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targeting DEIExecutive Orders to Watch for Federal Contractors and Fund Recipients Familial Identity of Interest Eye on Affiliation: The Role of Family Relationships in Size Determinations Federal Acquisition Regulation Update: Latest FAR 2.0 Revision ReleasedNew GAO Decision Highlights Effective OCI Identification and Mitigation PracticesUpdate: FAR 2.0 Rollout Underway Federal Circuit Late is Late Update: eSimplicity UpheldRecent Federal Circuit Decision Highlights Important Takeways for Contractors Federal Construction Lesson Learned: Board Holds that Only the Contracting Officer Can Bind the GovernmentMaterial Escalation: A Difficult Road to Recover CostsNavigating the Business Risks Associated with the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Federal Government Supreme Court Broadly Interprets Wire Fraud LiabilityDOJ Announces New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targeting DEIUpdate: FAR 2.0 Rollout Underway General Federal Government Contracts News & Updates Other Transaction Authority: COFC Employs a “Principal Purpose” Test to Determine Whether Bid Protest Jurisdiction ExistsCDA Claim Management Primer: Suspension of Work (FAR 52.242-14)Update: Latest FAR 2.0 Revision Released Government Accountability Office Bid Protest Insights - Understanding Price Realism in Compensation PlansNew GAO Decision Highlights Effective OCI Identification and Mitigation PracticesProtesting Key Personnel – When to Pounce on a Bait-and-Switch Government Contracting 101 Executive Orders to Watch for Federal Contractors and Fund RecipientsCOFC Says GAO has been wrong on Photocopied Bid Bond Signatures for DecadesProcrastination Has Consequences: How Waiting Until the Last Minute to Renew Their SAM Registration Cost a Contractor Millions 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) New GAO Decision Highlights Effective OCI Identification and Mitigation PracticesGAO Issues Surprising Decision Downplaying Impact of Alleged OCIFailure to Meaningfully Consider OCI 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 Amid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate ClaimsCOVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 3 – Government Response and Contract ManagementCOVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 2 – Recovering Extra Costs SBA Size Protests and Appeals Can the Government Ignore Red Flags of Set-Aside Fraud?SBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB ProgramsContractor Alert: Mandatory WOSB Certification Deadline Pending Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) SBA Will Eliminate SDVOSB Self-Certification October 1SBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB ProgramsWOSB Certification Errors Lead to Size Protest Small Business Administration Executive Orders to Watch for Federal Contractors and Fund RecipientsSBA Will Eliminate SDVOSB Self-Certification October 1Can the Government Ignore Red Flags of Set-Aside Fraud? 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 Executive Orders to Watch for Federal Contractors and Fund RecipientsSBA Recognizes Inflation in Size Standards, Eligibility for 8(a) and EDWOSB ProgramsSmall Business Compliance Due Diligence Leads to Reduced FCA Penalty