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The National Defense Authorization Act is a United States federal statute enacted each year to specify the budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense. The NDAA identifies which agencies are responsible for national defense, provides funding for those agencies and includes instructions on proper use of the funds. less -

GAO Section 885 Response: Enhanced Pleading and Loser-Pay Requirements

Haynes Boone on 7/30/2025

The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) response to congressional inquiry regarding GAO’s bid protest function (Section 885 response), while pushing back against some proposed changes that could disincentive meritorious...more

Congress Passes FY2023 NDAA and Implements Significant Changes to Federal Procurement Policy

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/19/2022

Congress recently passed the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), authorizing $858 billion in defense spending and implementing some significant changes to federal procurement policy. The bill will now be sent to...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2022

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/7/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - 2022 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Key Takeaways for Government Contractors - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released its 2022 Bid Protest Annual Report (Report), which...more

ESOPs Have Opportunity to Shape DOD Pilot Program on Sole Source Follow-On Contracts

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/13/2022

In late 2021, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022 NDAA) included a first-of-its-kind provision that authorized a pilot program through which businesses that are owned 100% by an employee stock...more

ESOP Client Alert – Game Changer: 100% ESOP-Owned Government Contractors Eligible for Sole Source Awards on Follow-On Contracts

Kaufman & Canoles on 1/7/2022

Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) owned government contractors received a holiday gift last week when President Biden, on December 27, 2021, signed the National Defense Authorization Act (the “NDAA”)....more

Should You File Your Bid Protest Before GAO or COFC: For the Record, the Record Can Make All the Difference

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/7/2021

In a bid protest, the record of the actions that the contracting agency took during the procurement is of paramount importance. Regardless of whether a protester files its challenge with the Government Accountability Office...more

GAO Confirms Joint Ventures Pursuing DOD Contracts May Rely on Facility Clearances of Their Members

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/31/2021

In a recent decision, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a protest challenging the terms of a solicitation because it required that a joint venture (JV) pursuing an Air Force contract hold a facility...more

New Corporate Transparency Act Will Impose Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements on Many Companies, Particularly Small...

Miller Canfield on 1/11/2021

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act enacted into law on January 1, 2021, will impose new beneficial ownership reporting requirements on many companies. The stated purposes...more

Looking Ahead: Federal Procurement Under The Biden Administration

Wiley Rein LLP on 11/17/2020

When the Biden Administration begins, the government contracting community may be wondering whether the change in administration and party in the White House will lead to significant changes to federal procurement. Although...more

2019 NDAA Analysis: Bid Protest Changes Affecting Government Contracts

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/19/2019

This is the second blog post in a series analyzing the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as signed into law on Aug. 13, 2018. Stay tuned for more blog posts covering additional topics in the near future from...more

2019 NDAA Analysis: Changes Affecting Small Businesses and the SBIR Program

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/23/2019

This is the first blog post in a series analyzing the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as signed into law on August 13, 2018. Stay tuned for more blog posts covering additional topics in the near future from...more

The 2019 NDAA's Impact on Small Business Programs - Set-Aside Alert

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/1/2018

On Aug. 13, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act ("NDM") for Fiscal Year 2019 was signed into law by President Trump. As with prior NDAAs, the 2019 NDM includes a number of provisions that affect procurement...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2018

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/2/2018

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT - Federal Acquisition Regulation: Evaluation Factors for Multiple-Award Contracts - The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space...more

Congress Commissions Study of Bid Protests Filed at Both the GAO and COFC

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/8/2018

The FY 2019 NDAA requires DoD study multiple protest filings, and develop a plan for an expedited protest process for small contracts. Congress is concerned about the delays caused by bid protests that have been filed at...more

Congressional RAND Study Refutes Common Misperceptions about DoD Bid Protests

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/10/2018

A Congressionally mandated research study demonstrates that bid protests filed against Department of Defense (DoD) procurements do not unduly delay these acquisitions and are not frivolous. More than 99.7% of DoD contracts...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2015 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/21/2015

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, Notice of Rate Change In Effect as of January 1, 2016 - The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice to announce the applicable minimum wage rate...more

Small Business Legislative and Regulatory Update

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/11/2014

In this presentation: - GSA Schedule Contracts: Veterans First? - 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”): - NDAA Revisions To LOS - New Mentor Protégé Program - NDAA Impact On MP...more

Finally! Sole Source Authority for the WOSB Program

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/3/2014

On December 2, 2014, the House Armed Services Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee released the text of an agreement they have reached on the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015 (“NDAA”). Section 825 of...more

Comments on SBA's Proposed Rule Regarding Advisory Small Business Size Decisions

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/27/2014

Re: Comments on Proposed Rule Regarding Advisory Small Business Size Decisions RIN: 3245-AG59, Docket Number: SBA-2014-7 - Dear Mr. Koppel: We are writing to submit comments regarding the U.S. Small Business...more

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