Since last year, I have been writing about the increasing impact of cybersecurity on contract awards. DoD has issued guidance on how it will evaluate system security plans, and it has indicated that, along with cost,...more
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -
Masstech, Richard Lee, and Arnold Lee to Pay U.S. $1.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Small Business Innovation Research Awards -
Columbia-based MassTech,...more
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Amendments Related to Sources of Electronic Parts -
The Department of Defense (DoD) is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition...more
5/7/2018
/ Audits ,
Bid Protests ,
Cyber Threats ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
Liquidated Damages ,
NASA ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
Verification Requirements
Many contractors we talk to believe that cybersecurity requirements are exclusively a concern of contractors working with DoD or with highly-classified, top secret projects. While perhaps true to some degree in the past, that...more
Dear Ms. Flowers:
We are writing to submit comments on the above-referenced notice of proposed rulemaking, issued on June 20, 2016, 81 Fed. Reg. 39,883. Our firm represents small business federal contractors. We submit...more
Overview -
- Making the decision to protest and what you can expect
- When, where, and why to file
- Common pre- and post-award protest arguments
- The strongest arguments
- Defending your award...more
Agenda -
- Contractor Responsibilities
- Compliance with Subcontracting Requirements
- Common Compliance Issues
- Helpful Tips to Handle SBA Reviews
- Upcoming Developments
...more
After subcontracting plan reports are due in October, SBA starts sending out letters to the firms selected for a compliance review. These letters start going out late in the year, with the compliance reviews scheduled for...more
If you have been following the latest news on subcontracting plan requirements, you will know that the landscape has been rapidly shifting over the past year. In response to various statutory mandates from Congress, both SBA...more
Dear Ms. Fernandez:
We are writing to submit comments on the above-referenced Proposed Rule, issued October 6, 2015, 80 Fed. Reg. 60,300, to amend the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) regulations pertaining...more
On August 11, 2015, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released a draft policy memo entitled “Improving Cybersecurity Protections in Federal Acquisitions.” The purpose of the memo is to provide federal agencies with...more
8/27/2015
/ Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
CPARS ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Information Security ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
Risk Assessment ,
Security Controls
In this presentation:
- Termination for Convenience (“T4C’)
- Termination for Default (“T4D”)
- T4C vs. T4D at a glance
- Brief overview of termination appeals
- Q & A
ms...more
After the recent small business subcontracting plan changes were implemented by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) in its final rule at 78 Fed. Reg. 42391, dated July 16, 2013, many of our clients have asked us...more
The FAR requires most large business contractors to have a plan approved by the government to subcontract a certain amount of their work to the various types of small business contractors (i.e., SDB, WOSB, SDVOSB, etc.). In...more
In this presentation:
- Subcontracting plan requirements
- Relevant provisions for small businesses
- Understanding the SBA review process
- Best practices for a successful subcontracting...more
There are a growing number of cybersecurity requirements applicable to government contractors that work with the Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence community. ...more
In this presentation:
- Why cybersecurity matters
- Recently-implemented cybersecurity rules and laws
- Rapid reporting of cyber incidents and additional cybersecurity measures coming soon
-...more
1/15/2015
/ Best Practices ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Small Business ,
Supply Chain