When a government agency submits a request for proposal (“RFP”), the agency can make amendments and changes to the government solicitation requirements. The Federal Acquisition Regulation permits agencies to request revised government proposals, even where the original awardee’s price has been disclosed. Jackson Contractor Grp., B-402348.2 (2010). Agency Discretion with… Read more »
Protesting the Small Business Administration SBA North American Industry Classification System (NAICs Codes) size standard for a government contract can be tricky when you try to qualify as small. This is especially true when there are differences between the amount of labor required and the overall cost of the contract. How Does… Read more »
When submitting government proposals, getting a fair and reasonable price in government contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) is a highly contested issue. You have to avoid costly mistakes of assuming that the lowest price offeror should get the award or that the government has more than likely conducted… Read more »
The lowest price technically acceptable source selection process (LPTA) is commonly used by government contracting agencies when best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. Many solicitations are now advertised as using the lowest cost technically acceptable source selection process. Agencies… Read more »
By: Leanna Ajour, Esq. California & Colorado Attorney Your company has its specialties and you’re good at what you do. But, providing well-written proposals detailing to legally thorough degree, the work that you do and the methodology you will use to complete a bid proposal is what we do. Having a… Read more »
By: Leanna Ajour, Esq. As a company that conducts business within the sphere of government contracts, you may have come across GWACs (Government-wide Acquisition Contracts). While you already know that government contracts can be a landmine of tricky regulations and complex rules compliance, what you don’t know about GWACs and… Read more »
Better Understand the Basics of CICA Rule of Two Small Business Set Aside Decisions If you are considering protesting agencies’ small business set-asides and their application of the SBA small business set-aside Rule of Two at GAO or Court of Federal Claims, you should be aware that this can be a very… Read more »
Past performance evaluation of parent companies can sometimes go unnoticed by the government or bidders submitting proposals. There a certain allowances where a contractor can submit, and use past performance write ups of parent companies. However, the starting point is to understand the general legal analysis for affiliation under procurement… Read more »
Filing a GAO protest alleging unbalanced pricing and bidding based on the lowest technically acceptable price is tricky and must be approached with caution. Oftentimes a protestor may allege that the successful awardee’s bid is so low that it is unbalanced. If this is all you state in the protest without… Read more »
Our Lawyers Help to Avoid Costly Mistakes Under the FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting Clause & 13 CFR 125.6 Are you a government contractor or a small business owner using teaming agreements and joint venture agreements? Do you know the consequences of violating FAR 52.219 Limitations on Subcontracting Rules? Avoid… Read more »