Aron C. Beezley

Aron Beezley’s practice is focused primarily on government contracts law. Ranked nationally in Government Contracts Law by Chambers in 2019, named one of the “Top Attorneys Under 40” nationwide in Government Contracts Law by Law360 in 2016-2017, and listed in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in Government Contracts Law in 2014-2019, Aron’s vast experience includes representation of government contractors in a variety of industries and in all aspects of the government-contracting process, including negotiation, award, performance and termination. View articles by Aron

Firm/Organization: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Blogs: BuildSmart, Labor & Employment Insights

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Trust but Verify: Disclosure of Trust Ownership May Be Required for Family-Owned Government Contractors

By Frederic L. Smith Jr. & Aron C. Beezley

January 21, 2020

Family-owned businesses are often owned and controlled by family trusts. Trusts are used by families for estate planning, tax planning and asset protection. Family-owned government contractors with trust ownership structures should be mindful of ownership disclosures required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Failure to comply with the required disclosures could result in False Claims Act or false statement allegations, loss of Facility Security Clearances, rejections of bids and proposals, and loss of bid protests.…

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DOJ Recovered Over $3 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in FY 2019

By Aron C. Beezley

January 10, 2020

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that it obtained more than $3 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2019. Notably, DOJ reports that “matters that involved the health care industry” comprised the largest portion of these FCA recoveries in FY 2019, but that “procurement fraud” recoveries comprised the second largest category of recoveries for DOJ this past year. Among the more notable “procurement fraud”…

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The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions of 2019

By Bradley, Aron C. Beezley, Patrick R. Quigley, Sarah Sutton Osborne & Lisa Markman

December 18, 2019

Bradley attorneys Aron Beezley, Patrick Quigley, Sarah Osborne, and Lisa Markman recently published a Law360 Expert Analysis article on the five most important bid protest decisions of 2019: NetCentrics Corp. v. United States, PAE-Parsons Global Logistics Services, LLC v. United States, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. v. United States, Oracle America, Inc. v. United States, and Blue Origin Florida, LLC. The article – which is available on the Bradley website, in addition…

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Suspension & Debarment Annual Report: Key Takeaways

By Aron C. Beezley

December 6, 2019

The Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee (ISDC) recently issued its annual report to Congress on federal government suspension and debarment activities for fiscal year (FY) 2018. As discussed below, this year’s ISDC report shows that, while suspension and debarment-related actions have decreased from FY 2017, the FY 2018 data still reflects “nearly double the activity reported in FY 2009,” which is the first year that the ISDC started formally tracking such data. What is the…

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ALERT: SBA Issues Final Rule on Small Business Runway Extension Act

By Aron C. Beezley

December 5, 2019

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in accordance with the Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018, recently issued its much-anticipated final rule to modify its method for calculating average annual receipts used to prescribe size standards for small businesses. Here are the key takeaways from SBA’s final rule: SBA is changing its regulations on the calculation of average annual receipts for all of SBA’s receipts-based size standards, and for other agencies’ proposed receipts-based size…

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SBA Proposes Merging 8(a) and All Small Mentor-Protégé Programs

By Aron C. Beezley

November 15, 2019

The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a proposed rule “to merge the 8(a) Business Development (BD) Mentor-Protégé Program and the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program to eliminate confusion and remove unnecessary duplication of functions within SBA.” What are the purposes of the programs? The mentor-protégé program currently available to companies participating in the 8(a) BD Program – a business assistance program for small disadvantaged businesses – is “used as a business development tool in which…

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GAO Bid Protest Report for FY 2019 is Noteworthy

By Aron C. Beezley

November 7, 2019

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued to Congress its annual bid protest report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. As discussed below, this year’s report is particularly noteworthy for multiple reasons, including that it shows that protesters continue to receive some form of relief in nearly half of the protests filed with GAO and reports on the effect of the most recent government shutdown. First, what is GAO’s Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress?…

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Trump Revokes Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Executive Order

By Aron C. Beezley

November 4, 2019

President Trump signed an Executive Order on October 31, 2019, revoking “Executive Order 13495 of January 30, 2009 (Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts), which requires that successor Federal contractors in certain circumstances offer a right of first refusal of employment to employees employed under the predecessor contract . . . .” The new Executive Order—titled “Executive Order on Improving Federal Contractor Operations by Revoking Executive Order 13495”—further states: The Secretary of Labor (Secretary),…

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GAO Clarifies Its Authority to Review AbilityOne Bid Protests

By Aron C. Beezley

October 29, 2019

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), in TeamWendy, LLC, B-417700.2 (Oct. 16, 2019), recently clarified the scope of its authority to review bid protests involving the addition of products or services to the AbilityOne procurement list. As this author discussed in a recent Law360 article, the GAO’s decision in this case provides important guidance to protesters, intervenors, and procuring agencies alike. What is the AbilityOne program? In 1938, Congress created a program pursuant to…

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DOD Restricts Use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Procurements

By Aron C. Beezley

October 10, 2019

The Department of Defense (DOD) recently promulgated a final rule limiting the DOD’s ability to use the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method of procurement. The final rule — which took effect on October 1, 2019, and applies only to DOD procurements — is codified at section 215.101-2-70 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). What is LPTA? The LPTA method is a competitive negotiation source selection process where the non-price factors of a…

Aron C. Beezley

Trust but Verify: Disclosure of Trust Ownership May Be Required for Family-Owned Government Contractors

DOJ Recovered Over $3 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in FY 2019

The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions of 2019

Suspension & Debarment Annual Report: Key Takeaways

ALERT: SBA Issues Final Rule on Small Business Runway Extension Act

SBA Proposes Merging 8(a) and All Small Mentor-Protégé Programs

GAO Bid Protest Report for FY 2019 is Noteworthy

Trump Revokes Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Executive Order

GAO Clarifies Its Authority to Review AbilityOne Bid Protests

DOD Restricts Use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Procurements

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