The Rise of OTAs in Defense Contracting: Opportunities, Risks, and What Contractors Need to Know
Sustainable Procurement: A Closer Look at the New Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
PilieroMazza Annual Review: Lessons from 2023 Contract Claims and Appeals Decisions Affect Approach to 2024 Cases
Recent Bid Protest Decisions Reshape Strategies for Future Government Contractor Success
Podcast Series: Commercial Businesses New to Government Contracting: So You Want to be a Government Contractor? What Commercial Businesses Need to Know
Buy American: What Government Contractors Need to Know
Bidding for Major Contracts? Compliance Requirements You Should Prepare for Now
2021 Bid Protest Decisions with Far-Reaching Impacts for Government Contractors
2022 NDAA: Important Considerations for Government Contractors
Bid Protest: LPTAs - Are They Still Okay? - Webinar
Podcast: Discussing Government Procurement with Karen Walker and Tiffany Roddenberry
Biden Administration: The First 100 Days and Key Developments to Watch
Past Performance: How to Use Yours, Benefit from Others’, and Defend It from Attacks
Missteps in the Bid Protest Process: War Stories from the Trenches
Roadmap to Joint Venture Agreements: Legal and Accounting Considerations
Navigating Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act
Common Issues in Government Procurement and Contracting with John Edwards and William Stowe
SBA’s Final Rule on Mentor-Protégé Programs: Key Changes for Government Contractors
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part II – Doing Business With the Commonwealth of Virginia
Massachusetts’s first “Section 83E” procurement for energy storage is underway, with bids due Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at noon. As we’ve previously discussed, Governor Maura Healy last year signed into law sweeping...more
Massachusetts has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit bids for long-term contracts for up to 1500 MW of energy storage projects. Energy storage is a key tool in reducing our reliance on carbon-emitting...more
This is the part of a series discussing state-level bid protests in the DMV. Protest procedures in Maryland are less centralized than D.C. but more centralized than Virginia....more
Executive Summary - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025 ("FEMA Act") on July 22, 2025. The bipartisan bill, if passed,...more
On July 29, 2025, the New York Power Authority (“NYPA”) released for public comment a draft of the NYPA Renewables Updated Strategic Plan (the “Updated Plan”). The Updated Plan lays out a pathway for NYPA to contract with...more
Maine just launched a new cabinet-level energy policy office. Last month, Governor Janet Mills signed LD 1270 into law, creating the new Maine Department of Energy Resources. This cabinet-level agency will lead energy...more
On July 28, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of New York State’s first bulk energy storage competitive solicitation. In this initial solicitation (the 2025 “Index Storage Credit Request for Proposals,” or...more
In the Commonwealth of Virginia, decentralization is the rule. Virginia state law generally vests procurement authority in the individual agency or locality, where a protest can move very quickly from submission to the...more
While the Command’s authority applies only to governmental bodies, its creation signals a shift in how the state organizes its cybersecurity posture. This new law may have practical implications for vendors, contractors and...more
For government contractors doing business in Missouri, understanding the state’s bid protest process is essential. When a contractor believes that a contract award was improper or unfair, the state of Missouri allows for a...more
This is part one of a three-part series discussing state-level bid protests in the DMV. For a contractor who just expended significant time and money to bid on a DMV state-level government contract, only to watch the...more
In New Mexico, vendors who compete for public contracts have legal recourse if they believe that a government solicitation or contract award was improper. The New Mexico Procurement Code provides a formal bid protest process...more
The state of Hawaii provides a detailed statutory framework for protesting state procurements to ensure fairness, accountability, and transparency in the government contracting process. This article outlines the essential...more
In routine times, Israeli law obligates public entities to publish tenders for the procurement of goods, services, and the performance of work. However, Israel’s various Mandatory Tender Regulations contain provisions...more
A bill recently signed into law by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green significantly expands the scope of the state's lobbying law to cover procurement activities. When the law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2027, its expanded scope will have...more
Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures. For the next state in this series, we focus on the bid protest procedures in Arizona. Who Can File a Protest? Any...more
Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures. For the next state in this series, we focus on the protest process in Utah. What Rules Apply? Protests of state-level...more
Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are...more
The Illinois Commerce Commission staff (ICC Staff) announced recommendations laying the groundwater for Illinois’ first procurement of energy storage resources expected to occur this summer....more
In South Carolina, government contracting can be a lucrative opportunity for businesses, but it comes with its share of challenges — one of which is dealing with bid protests. Whether you’re an established contractor or new...more
Effective January 1, 2025, the competitive bidding threshold for numerous Ohio public entities as set forth in Ohio Revised Code (“ORC”) Section 9.17 increased from $75,000 to $77,250 through 2025....more
Last year, the Florida Legislature enacted HB 781, expanding the statutory framework for public-private partnerships (P3s) in Florida. As we explained in a prior blog post, the amendments to Section 255.065 of the Florida...more
We recently blogged about New Jersey’s bid protest requirements for procurements solicited under the New Jersey Division of Purchase and Property (DPP) here. As we noted, public procurements by local governmental authorities...more
Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures (see, e.g., our posts on bid protests in North Carolina, Georgia, the District of Columbia, New York, Virginia, and Alabama)....more
Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures (see, e.g., our posts on “Bid Protests in Georgia,” “Bid Protests in the District of Columbia,” “Bid Protests in New York,”...more