Courts, Boards, & GAO
Lost Out on a NASA SEWP VI Award? How Government Contractors Can Protect Their Rights Through the Bid Protest Process
Bradley - The long-anticipated award decisions for the Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement VI, commonly known as NASA SEWP VI, represent one of the...
The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Enters Phase Two
Schwabe - The FAR Council is in the middle of the most significant rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation in its forty-year history. Acting...
FAR Council Begins Rulemaking to Implement FAR Overhaul, Proposing Revisions to 20 FAR Parts
Wiley - The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued the first four proposed rules to implement Executive Order (EO) 14275, Restoring Common Sense...
SBA Proposes to Eliminate the Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned 8(a) Firms: What Contractors Need to Know
Blank Rome - The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a proposed rule on June 11, 2026, that would reshape how individually owned small...
Avoiding Ostensible Subcontractor Affiliation With SBA’s “Safe Harbor”
Steven Koprince - The ostensible subcontractor affiliation rule provides that a small business prime contractor is affiliated with its subcontractor if the subcontractor "performs...
Behind the Scenes of the Fight for the Rule of Two
GovCon Intelligence - Lizzie Sullivan has been pushing the Rule of Two through Congress for years now, and this year is the best shot...
Everything Old is New Again: Use of GSA Schedule Contract Vehicles on the Rise
Taft Law - The General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program has been in place for decades in one form or another...
GovCon FAQs: What Costs Can I Exclude From Limitations on Subcontracting Calculations?
Koprince McCall Pottroff - If your small business performs federal government contracts, chances are, you’ve already calculated your small business’s compliance with the applicable...
May 2025 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: In a Sustain-less Month, a Masterclass in How Not to Protest
Crowell & Moring - In this installment in Crowell & Moring’s Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series, Crowell Consultant (and former GAO Bid...
National Security Concerns Can Bar SBIR Awards: Key Takeaways from Kayhan Space Corp. v. United States
Bradley - A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims delivers an important — and sobering — message to small businesses competing...
GAO Sustains Protest Due to Agency’s Inadequate Documentation and Unequal Evaluation of Offerors
Koprince McCall Pottroff - Federal agencies have a great deal of discretion when procuring products and services. Protesters are often facing an uphill battle...
Role of Procurement Lawyer: Navigating Government Contracts
Whitcomb Selinsky - Navigating the complex world of procurement can be daunting. This is where procurement lawyers come into play. They specialize in the...
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