Are You Meeting SBA Small Business NAICs Size Standards Rules?
As a small federal contractor, you have the benefit of competing for small business set asides where large businesses cannot. However, in order to be eligible to bid on small government projects, you have to comply with small business size standards regulations. When you bid on small federal contracts, you… Read more »
Your U.S. Government Contract: The Small Business Set-Aside Prime, the Large Business Subcontractor, and the Deadly Ostensible Subcontractor Rule
Author: Cheryl Adams, Esq. How could this possibly go wrong? You cannot believe your good fortune: a large-business incumbent government contractor is not eligible for award of the agency’s follow-on procurement. The follow-on is a set-aside, the incumbent is too big to be eligible to compete for the contract. The… Read more »
Court of Federal Claims Slams Government For Cancellation of Solicitation & Awards Attorneys Fees Under Equal Access to Justice Act
Theodore P. Watson, Esq. Background of Relevant Facts Leading to Agency Decision for Cancellation of Solicitation. The Court of Federal Claims entered judgment in favor of Starry on its bid protest claim, concluding that the Department of Health and Human Services acted arbitrarily and capriciously in canceling its solicitation seeking… Read more »
Your U.S. Government Contract: Questions & Answers – Tips and Traps for Understanding FAR Change Orders and Navigating the Request for Equitable Adjustment Process
Author: Cheryl Adams, Esq. Change orders happen in federal government contracting. When you are a government contractor, it helps to understand some basics about change orders before you are issued one. Below are some common questions, and answers, about change orders, along with some tips and traps that you might… Read more »
U.S. Government Contracting: Avoid Expensive Pitfalls in Preparing Your Contract Disputes Act (CDA) Claim for Damages
Author: Cheryl Adams, Esq. You are a government contractor. Something happened, and performance of your government contract just cost you more money. Whatever it is, you’re pretty certain it was not your firm’s fault. Should you just submit an invoice for the extra… Read more »
How A Small Business Won Their GAO Protest of Berry Amendment Restrictive Solicitation Requirements
Author: Cheryl Adams, Esq. You know your firm has the best product on the market. You should be able to win that lucrative government contract. But when the solicitation is issued, you find the requirements for domestic suppliers make you ineligible to bid. Your product is excluded. Should you throw… Read more »
Contractor Drowns in Red Ink from Mistake Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) Cannot Save From Termination for Default
Author: Cheryl Adams, Esq. If you are a contractor bidding on a government contract, you must be certain you understand all the details of the work to be performed, you must get your bid pricing right, and you must make sure you have the financial ability to perform. LKJ Crabbe… Read more »
Avoid Unnecessary Audits of Your Government Contract Termination for Convenience Settlement Proposal: How to Make the Most of the New $750,000 Audit Limit.
Author: Cheryl Adams, Esq. Let’s face it. It is a sad day for the contractor when the government must terminate for convenience an otherwise smoothly performing federal contract. A termination for convenience settlement payment is designed to make the terminated contractor whole. In the usual situation, a contractor should ask… Read more »
Tips on How to Deal With the Nightmare of Being Under a Federal Investigation
There is no nice way to explain the federal investigation process. Individuals, corporations and even unintended third parties are fair game. Federal prosecutors are here to build a criminal case. Sometimes the facts during a federal criminal investigation can point to you. Nevertheless, always remember that those who may at… Read more »