For Government Contractors: Navigating Procurement Fraud Grand Jury Indictments Does Indictment Always Mean Jail Time? Debunking the Misconception The term “indictment” for a government contractor often brings about images of handcuffs, courtrooms, and jail cells. It’s a word that carries a heavy weight and stress, and for many, it’s synonymous… Read more »
Introduction: Theodore P Watson. For government contractors involved in legal disputes, the ultimate goal may be to have their case heard by the highest court in the land—the United States Supreme Court. However, the path to obtaining a hearing before the Supreme Court is not a straightforward one. It often… Read more »
Act quickly if you are under investigation or worried about violating Buy American Act compliance requirements. Theodore P Watson, Esq – Practice Leader This section is only written to provide information to small businesses and larger federal government contractors regarding common issues and questions raised about the Buy American Act and… Read more »
Tips on How to Challenge a HUBZone Small Business Contract Award Through A Bid Protest or Appeal By Cheryl E. Adams, Esq. You may need to beat a competitor’s price by 10% to win a government contract, if your firm is not an SBA certified HUBZone small business concern. Also,… Read more »
Deciding on whether to file a Court of Federal Claims bid protest versus GAO protest or the agency-level protest can be tricky too many government contractors. At the end of the day, many contractors seeking to save revenues worth millions of dollars find that closing bridges or giving up rights… Read more »
Understand the SDVOSB certification rules when your status challenged in a bid protest or you may lose millions in government contracts. One of the most challenging experiences as a service disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB business) is to defend against the status of your company in a bid protest. There… Read more »
Not Meeting SDVOSB Requirements Can Cause You to Lose Government Contracts and Become Subject to SDVOSB Fraud Criminal Penalties. Sometime Even the Simplest of Mistakes Can Still Trigger Indictment by the DOJ of OIG. One of the common issues in getting small business SDVOSB certification is proving that you are in control… Read more »
One of the issues in filing a bid protest is the timeliness rules. Even more confusing is the deadline to file to GAO protest and the timeline to have the CICA stay enforce. Getting the confusing details sorted can make the difference between getting the case heard and getting the… Read more »
Find out if you’re under government investigation as a federal contractor. When investigators contact you, or agents serve you with a subpoena request, or you receive a DOJ target letter, you must be very careful of how you proceed next. When looking at obvious and not-so-obvious signs of being under… Read more »
Federal government contractors should be well aware that not all technical proposals receive a higher evaluation score or additional technical strength simply because the company added more than what the solicitation called for. Although you may have truly included more than what the government called for, there are still additional… Read more »