CHPS Podcast Episode 5: The Future of Federal Procurement
2024-2025 Bid Protest Decisions with Far-Reaching Impacts for Government Contractors
SBA’s Final Rule Is Here: Key Takeaways on Updates to HUBZone Program, Other Small Business Programs, and Various Small Business Matters
Mitigating FOCI Under Section 847
Navigating Bid Protest Choices at GAO and COFC
Sustainable Procurement: A Closer Look at the New Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
DE Under 3: FAR Council Seeks to Require Federal Contractors to Report First-Tier Subcontractor Information, Including Potentially Executive Compensation Data
New Wave of Pay Transparency Requirements Affects Employers and Federal Contractors
Recent Bid Protest Decisions Reshape Strategies for Future Government Contractor Success
DE Under 3: FAR Council's Latest Proposed Rule & OFCCP's 10 New FAQs on Compensation History
Excitement, Turbulence & Confusion: The Top 10 Employment Law Issues That Affected Federal Contractors in 2023
Successor Government Contractor Hiring Obligations Change: DOL’s Long Awaited Nondisplacement Rule
DE Under 3: FAR Council Submitted for OMB Approval Proposed Rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting”
DE Under 3: FAR Council Issued Final Rule Requiring Unionized Workforces on Large Federal Construction Projects
Intellectual Property In Department of Defense Contracting
Podcast - Navigating the TikTok Ban: Implications for Government Contractors
[Podcast] TikTok off the Clock: Navigating the TikTok Ban on Devices for Government Contractors
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Clocking in with PilieroMazza: #LNE4GovCons: FAR Clause Bans TikTok on Federal Contractor Devices
DE Under 3: President Biden Issued "Modernizing Regulatory Review" Executive Order
Timing is everything when it comes to bid protests at GAO. There is a mountain of GAO case law dismissing untimely protests. Contractors must strictly follow GAO’s regulations to avoid that fate and obtain a Competition...more
As in prior years, the upcoming end of the federal fiscal year will be marked by a flurry of contract and task order awards, as federal agencies busily obligate remaining fiscal year 2023 appropriated funds while still...more
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
Virtually every year, the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) Bid Protest Annual Report includes “flawed technical evaluations” as one of the top five most common grounds for successful protests. Simply stated, this...more
This month’s Bid Protest Roundup covers two recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) decisions and a decision from the Court of Federal Claims. All involve defense procurements, but each offers a unique lesson for...more
The DoD Cements Enhanced Debriefing Procedures - The Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a final rule recently which makes permanent several post-award debriefing procedures temporarily in place through a FAR class...more
In a recent decision, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reinforced the rule that offerors who choose to defer a pre-award debriefing until after a source selection decision do so at their own peril. Close...more
The Department of Defense (DOD) issued a final rule on March 18, 2022, that amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to require "enhanced" post-award debriefings in certain DOD procurements....more
The final rule provides for additional debriefing rights and clarifies the GAO bid protest stay timeliness rules. DoD debriefings now must include a redacted version of the source selection decision document for all awards...more
On March 18, 2022, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a final rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to mandate that DoD provide enhanced postaward debriefings to contractors. As we...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has just locked in its Enhanced Postaward Debriefing procedures, making it easier for contractors to understand the source selection and contract award process and make informed bid...more
The General Services Administration’s Federal Supply Schedule contracts are an efficient method for agencies across the Government to meet their needs for many commercially available supplies and services. For requirements...more
Debriefings provide disappointed offerors an invaluable opportunity to hear from agencies directly as to why contract award decisions came out the way they did. Debriefings can also extend the deadlines to file a timely...more
Section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY 2018 NDAA) ushered in enhanced post-award debriefing requirements for covered Department of Defense (DOD) procurements. DOD formally implemented...more
The Department of Defense recently issued a proposed rule that would implement the enhanced debriefing procedures required by Congress in the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (FY18 NDAA). The proposed...more
This installment of our monthly Law360 bid protest spotlight considers: (1) a company’s successful challenge to an agency’s decision to take corrective action and reopen a competition the company had already won; (2) a...more
With the end of the fiscal year approaching and the frequency of contract awards increasing, many government contractors will be focusing on post-award debriefings. The Department of Defense (DOD) implemented enhanced...more
The Department of Defense (DoD) enhanced post-award debriefing requirements, contained in Section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (NDAA), have been a large topic of conversation this past...more
In a recent decision, GAO addressed timeliness rules for enhanced debriefing situations. Enhanced Debriefing rule does not alter GAO timeliness rules....more
For those of you who have ever protested a solicitation before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), you know about GAO’s strict rules regarding timeliness. Under GAO rules, a document is considered filed on a...more
In our February 2018 Alert, Jones Day explained that the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA") contained a requirement that the Secretary of Defense implement new rules for enhanced debriefings for certain types of...more
As competitors in federal negotiated procurements recognize, post-award debriefings are an important feature of the procurement process. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.506 has long mandated that an unsuccessful...more
New DoD rules enhance contractors’ post-award debriefing rights. New rules implemented immediately for all Department of Defense agencies expand offerors’ rights in connection with post-award debriefings in federal...more
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense recently issued a memorandum to DOD contracting officials directing as follows...more
In the world of government contracts, there are lots of rules and regulations that must be followed. Some apply to the contractor, and some apply to the government. ...more