When submitting a government bid, companies may incorrectly guess that they do not have to comply with the Buy American Act requirements because their products meet the exception requirements. However, that guess could end up being a costly mistake causing your company to lose the contract in a bid protest…. Read more »
Is your company qualified under SBA small business joint venture regulations? Do you legally meet the joint venture definition? Understand the rules and get your company better positioned when bidding on federal government contracts. Improper joint venture relationships can lead to affiliation and contracts being revoked. In some situations, the… Read more »
Contractors can sometimes make mistakes when calculating the SBA’s 35% HUBZone employee requirements when bidding for government contracts. 13 CFR 126.601 governs the employee residency requirements for HUBZone certified companies. Failure to comply with the rule can cause companies to lose out on millions in government contract awards. In addition,… Read more »
This decision shows that legal issues when submitting an equitable adjustment can be a nightmare and cause the company to lose out of thousands of dollars. In a recent case, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) ruled that it had no appellate jurisdiction to hear an equitable adjustment… Read more »
If You Do Not Correctly Apply the CAFC Federal Circuit Rules and Standard of Review in Bid Protest Appellate Cases, Your Case Will Fall Through the Cracks. When appealing a case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), the party appealing the case, usually from… Read more »
Import Points With FAR Latent Defects in Construction Federal Contracts The FAR 52.246 latent defect definition in federal government contracting is a hidden defect in the purchased material or the quality of the services (including construction) and worked performed. Latent defects in construction government construction projects for remedial work are common. A… Read more »
To effectively respond to, or negotiate the government’s suspension or debarment actions under FAR 9.4, it is important for contractors to understand the underlying legal and policy principles when doing business with the government. Without understanding the reasons for the rule, a contractor will almost always fail to target the… Read more »
Becoming a bid protest intervenor is usually pretty simple. However, there are many cases where government contractors believed that the would become a bid protest intervenor but quickly found out that they were really not an interested party with legal standing to intervene in the protest. Many contractors attempt to… Read more »
HUBZone Definition The HUBZone Program (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) is a United States Small Business Administration (SBA) program that provides some level of government contracting preferences for small company owners that operate their principle place of business in a designated consensus track and also provide jobs to employees who live in… Read more »
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decided a bid protest case where the issue was whether the agency properly referred the offeror’s technical responsibility decision to the Small Business Administration for a COC Certificate of Competency review. This has become a common dispute in bid protest appeal cases. As a… Read more »