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It is an old cliché that location is everything in real estate. Now, it will be taking on a new importance in government contracts as...
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In a post last week, we noted that nearly half of Americans make New Year’s resolutions and that people who make resolutions are ten...
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Sometimes a news headline leaves you scratching your head in wonder, as happened to me this morning when I saw the title of a recent U.S....
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On Dec. 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for scientific, engineering and technical...
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Most federal contracts require the awardee to enter into a subcontracting plan that includes percentage goals for using various...
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If one believes the media, a federal government shutdown at the end of September is a real possibility. Politics is not my thing, but the...
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On Thursday, June 16, I will be recording a Continuing Legal Education course titled, simply, "Government Contracts 101." Going back to...
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A recent press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that seven companies had agreed to pay approximately $3.1...
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) spends roughly $30 billion annually on contracts—for medical supplies, information...
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How many times in movies, books, or television have we seen the scenario where the bad guy (or good guy) has to gain access to a top...
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Size protests stemming from corporate affiliation between subsidiaries, sister companies, and owners are common. Less common are size...
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced last week that a Virginia contractor has agreed to pay $2,772,977 in back wages to 6,450...
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Sparksoft Corp. v. US, et al. , Case No. 18-1708C, — Fed. Cl. —, 2019 WL 394396 (Fed.Cl. Jan. 31, 2019), was a pre-proposal protest...
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An email “read receipt” was at the center of a recent GAO decision denying a protest on the grounds that the protestor failed to extend...
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Earlier this week, President Trump signed a bill (H.R. 6330, the Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018) that could expand the...
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When an agency announces it will take corrective action in response to a protest, protesters can usually view that as a "win." Whether...