Late last year, the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) contradicted long-standing Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) precedent on the acceptability of photocopied signatures on bid bonds finding that the Government’s reliance on GAO’s decisions was not …
This is a blog series on the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 USC §§ 3729, et seq., which targets any person that knowingly submits false claims for payment or false statements material to false claims to the US government. FCA violators can be liable for three …
The Federal Government is committed to developing its relationship with small and disadvantaged businesses through set-aside contracts that incentivize and protect these companies from competing with large, established competitors. But sometimes large …
In the wake of the tragic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, businesses that rely on the Port of Baltimore (“Port”) are grappling with impacts to their contracts and supply chains. The Port suspended waterway traffic until further notice, shutting off one …
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently sustained a protest of a contract award because the winning contractor failed to maintain their System for Award Management (“SAM”) registration from the date their proposal was submitted through the …
In a January 2024 bid protest denied by the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”), an all-too familiar issue regarding allegedly late email bid submissions timeliness brought the split between GAO and the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) back into focus …
Last week a Texas federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to respond to an amended complaint seeking to block the Biden Administration’s new regulations under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) filed by the Associated Builders and …
On February 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released its Fiscal Year 2023 False Claims Act (“FCA”) statistics showing recoveries of almost $2.7 billion. Last year’s recoveries exceeded 2022’s $2.2 billion but are still one of the lesser …
The general rule (FAR 14.404-1(a)) is that – once a solicitation is put out for bid – the agency must award the contract to the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid. However, as is usually the case, there are exceptions. The agency can …
A recent decision in SBA Contracting, LLC, ASBCA No. 63320 (Oct. 3, 2023) provides an important reminder for government contractors to carefully consider the volatility of market conditions before submitting firm-fixed price contract proposals to the …
Fox’s Fourth Annual Federal Contracts Symposium Washington, D.C.| Willard InterContinental Thank you for those who were able to join us at our fourth annual Federal Contracts Symposium. We invite you to review the materials from our presentations that …
October 23-24 | Washington, D.C.| Willard InterContinental Join Fox Rothschild’s Federal Government Contracts & Procurement attorneys, BRG’s Government Contracts professionals, industry leaders and government representative for targeted sessions and …
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA or Board) issued an opinion in Appeal of StructSure Projects, Inc., granting StructSure additional COVID-19 related costs arising under a fixed-price task order. ASBCA No. 62927 (Aug. 8, 2023). To date …
The Supreme Court recently decided in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, that federal district courts must stay trial proceedings pending the resolution of an interlocutory appeal of the denial[1] of a motion to compel arbitration. See Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, …
Early this month, several electrical trade associations urged the Biden administration to implement pragmatic BABA rules. In the letter sent to the Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator at the White House, the associations highlighted that “[t]he …
One of the most common concerns for federal contractors is delay. Projects can fall behind schedule for a variety of reasons that are outside of the contractor’s control (government-directed changes, differing site conditions, and government interference …
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc. clarified that the claimant’s knowledge and subjective beliefs, and not what an objectively reasonable person may have known or believed is relevant to determining …
Small business government contractors are (or should be) aware of the SBA’s affiliation rules. In a nutshell, the rules set the standard for whether/when another business controls – or has the ability to control – the small business. Affiliation is a huge …
This is the eighth (and last) of an eight-part series addressing cutting-edge strategies for Certified Claims under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA). Certified Claims are the primary avenue available to government contractors to recover damages due to …
This is the seventh of an eight-part series addressing cutting-edge strategies for Certified Claims under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA). Certified Claims are the primary avenue available to government contractors to recover damages due to changes, …
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