The Art of International Arbitration – October 2019 Pepper Conference Preview
In a recent decision, GAO announced that it was clarifying its pleading standard for bid protests. For many years, GAO had described a minimally acceptable protest pleading as one with “either allegations or evidence...more
The FY 2020 NDAA mandates the FAR be revised to require Contracting Officers to provide the rationale for award and other information to unsuccessful offerors for task or delivery orders. Currently, FAR Part 16 only...more
On Nov. 29, the Small Business Administration issued a final rule that will implement several provisions of the National Defense Authorization Acts of 2016 and 2017 and of the “RISE Act” of 2015, as well as other clarifying...more
More than five years after Congress directed the Executive Branch to change the way small business contract performance requirements are calculated, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation...more
In this issue: - DoD Issues Proposed Rule to Amend DFARS Special Contracting Methods, Major System Acquisition, and Service Contracting (DFARS Case 2014-D004) - House Defense Bill Would Raise Small Business...more