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Velázquez and Donalds Introduce Bill to Protect Small Construction Firms
Two Powerful Chairmen Criticize White House for ‘Dragging Its Feet’ on Defense Spending
State and Local Cybersecurity Grants to be Reintroduced in Congress
Agency’s Alleged Clarifications Were Really Discussions But It Didn’t Matter Because Protester Was Not in Competitive Range; Trademasters Service, Inc., GAO B-418522.2 et al.
Solicitation Required Offerors to Present Information in a Diagram, So Agency Did Not Err in Disregarding Protester’s Narrative Presentation; REV, LLC, GAO B-418461.10
All Offerors Received the Same Past Performance Rating, But that Didn’t Mean the Agency Unreasonably Evaluated Proposals; MicroHealth, LLC, GAO B-418461.6, B-418416.16
Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider
Federal Contractor $15 Minimum Wage Will Apply Beginning January 30, 2022
Latest Court Ruling Leaves Future of the Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud Unclear
Biden Nominee for Pentagon Weapons Buyer Under Investigation
There’s a Better Way to Manage Federal Grants, a New Report Shows
COFC Clarifies When Awardees Have Standing to Protest; Sirius Federal, LLC (f/k/a Force 3, LLC), CDW Government LLC, CounterTrade Products, Inc. and Blue Tech Inc. v. United States, COFC Nos. 21-1030C, 21-1041C, 21-1043C & 21-1053C
“That Ain’t Workin’, That’s the Way You Do It, You Get Yourself A Firm-Fixed-Fee . . . Money for Nothin’ and the Chicks for Free”: Firm-Fixed-Price Doesn’t Mean Government Has to Pay Regardless of Performance; Pacific Coast Community Services, Inc. v. United States, Fed. Cir. 2020-1815
No Constructive Change When the Agency Did Not Unequivocally Direct Contractor to Alter Performance; Appeals of David Boland, Inc., ASBCA Nos. 61923, 61924, 61925
It’s Not Me It’s You: Protester Alleged Agency Ignored Its Specific Technical Approach, But Agency Considered Approach and Simply Found It Wanting; Infinity Systems Engineering, LLC, GAO B-419043
Antitrust Developments and the Potential Impact on Government Contractors
Government Contractors Should Prepare Now for the $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage
President Biden Issues an Executive Order Increasing the Minimum Wage for Many Employees of Federal Contractors to $15.00
Biden Administration Cancels Border Contracts, Returns Funds to Pentagon
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