We have actively monitored the drum beat of bid protest decisions addressing lapses in an offeror’s System for Award Management (SAM.gov or SAM) registration and their impact on an offeror’s eligibility for award. More recent...more
10/11/2024
/ Bid Protests ,
Bid Solicitation ,
COFC ,
Contracting Procedures ,
Eligibility ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
Offerors ,
Prime Contractor ,
Registration ,
System For Award Management (SAM)
On April 22, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a final rule broadly revising sections of OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements, following review and consideration of the comments received in response to...more
WHAT: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a disappointed offeror’s protest alleging that a solicitation’s inclusion of FAR 52.204-7 required the awardee to be found ineligible because its System for Award...more
WHAT: On October 5, 2023, the Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a proposed rule to revise sections of OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements. The changes under the proposed...more
WHAT: The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed Appeals of Raytheon Company, ASBCA Nos. 60061 et al, 21-1 BCA 37,796 (Feb. 1, 2021), which found Raytheon’s policies for tracking potentially...more
WHAT: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has issued a class deviation and related instructions pertaining to the procedures for offeror registration in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov)....more
With many companies adopting return to work policies after the decline of the latest COVID-19 wave in the United States, now is a good time for government contractors to assess, update, and train on ethics and compliance...more
4/20/2022
/ Code of Conduct ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Service Contract Act ,
SIGPR
One of most significant aspects of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was the “Paycheck Protection Program” (PPP). PPP, administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA), authorized...more
10/27/2021
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Loans ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Tax Relief ,
U.S. Treasury
WHAT: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest challenging a U.S. Department of State (DOS) decision to exclude a proposal from competition because the offeror was not registered in the System for...more
WHAT: The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council has issued its final rule on prime contractors’ limitations on subcontracting under small business set-aside contracts. The rule finally harmonizes the FAR with the Small...more
WHAT: The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued its final rule to implement Small Business Administration (SBA) rules that provide examples to guide contracting officers in assessing whether large business prime...more
WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule consolidating the 8(a) and All-Small Mentor-Protégé Programs. The rule eliminates the 8(a) version of the program, including its unique requirements and...more