2022 Veterans Day Tribute
Veterans Day Tribute
Celebrating Veterans’ Advocacy with Ashley Gorbulja-Maldonado, Public Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: On Record PR
In a recent bid protest decision, The DaVinci Company LLC v. United States, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims reaffirmed the enduring authority of the Trade Agreements Act (TAA) in federal procurements. At the center of the...more
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is overhauling and remaking its regulations aimed at contractor cybersecurity and privacy practices. Any companies in the VA supply chain should take note and ensure compliance...more
While GAO does not make any recommendations in its report, it provides a useful overview of the federal government’s implementation of Section 3610. Agencies made relatively little use of their Section 3610 authority...more
On August 6, 2020, President Trump signed the “Executive Order on Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States,” requiring, among other things, the U.S. government...more
On Monday, in the much-anticipated decision in Acetris Health, LLC v. U.S. 18-2399, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”) ruled that U.S. manufacture of a drug is sufficient to confer U.S....more
HEARING ON THE SMALL BUSINESS RUNWAY EXTENSION ACT - PilieroMazza’s Megan Connor testified at the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure’s hearing on March 26, 2019, concerning the...more
RULES AND REGULATIONS - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a proposed rule on November 29, 2018 proposing to amend and update its VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) in phased increments to revise or remove any...more
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT - Performance-Based Payments and Progress Payments (DFARS Case 2017-D019) - The Department of Defense (DOD) is withdrawing the proposed rule on performance-based payments and progress payments that it...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit finds the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Rule of Two takes priority over older and less specific statutory procurement mandates. The Federal Circuit found that the VA...more
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Tribal Consultation for Small Business HUBZone Program and Government Contracting Programs and Consolidation of Mentor Protégé Programs and Other Government Contracting Amendments - The...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - Claims Court Could Receive Record Number of Protests in 2018 - According to an article in the Federal Contracts Report, the United States Court of Federal Claims (COFC) is on course to receive...more
On Friday of last week, while most of the country was getting ready for the Labor Day Holiday, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in PDS Consultants, Inc. v. United States, Case No. 16-1603C, Slip. Op. (September 1, 2017)...more
On June 16, 2016, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must apply the “Rule of Two” in all contracting decisions in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States, 136 S.Ct. 1969...more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week in Kingdomware Techs., Inc. v. U.S. should create more opportunities for veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (collectively, "VOSBs") to win contracts...more
The Department of Veterans Affairs will be required to implement mandatory set-aside requirements for procurements at all levels, including FSS orders, if two or more VOSBs reasonably can be expected to submit offers that...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - 2016 Adverse Effect Wage Rates - Effective December 22, 2015, the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor (Department) announced the 2016 Adverse Effect Wage Rates...more
In a matter of keen interest to the small business community, last month the Supreme Court, granted certiorari in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States. The Court’s decision will hopefully bring some closure to the...more
In this issue: - The Wait is Over..GSA Awards OASIS Contracts to 74 Businesses - OMB Issues Notice to Announce the Availability of the 2014 OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement - NIH Launches $20...more