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The Contractor's Perspective
Collective bargaining under proposed FAR rules on nondisplacement of qualified workers
By Terry Potter
The FAR Council has proposed a new FAR Subpart 22.12 addressing Executive Order 13495 and the Department of Labor’s final rule [pdf] on nondisplacement of qualified workers. The proposed amendments…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Deciphering the Alphabet Soup – FAPIIS, CPARS, and PPIRS; Don’t Look For All This In The FAR
By Bruce Shirk and David Gallacher In March 2010, the U.S. Government rolled out a new tool promised to provide a centralized source for all publicly available contractor past performance…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
MAS March Madness 2012: Final Rule for Increased Competition in MAS/BPA Orders
A year ago, we advised our readers of the interim rule intended to emphasize competition under GSA Federal Supply Schedule (“FSS”) contracts and FSS Blanket Purchase Agreements (“BPAs”) here. To…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
Contractors Must Take Ethics Compliance Seriously
By: Michael H. Payne There has been a noticeable increase in the number of contractors proposed for debarment and in the tenacity with which alleged ethical violations are being investigated.…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Penalties for Expressly Unallowable Costs – The ASBCA Reconsiders and Ups the Ante for Contractors
By John W. Chierichella and Alexander W. Major Under FAR 42.709-1, penalties for expressly unallowable costs are to be waived when the expressly “unallowable costs under this proposal” are less than…
The Contractor's Perspective
Fatal flaws in DCAA’s challenge to contractor executive compensation
The FAR Cost Principles and federal cost reimbursement contracts provide that only reasonable allowable costs are recoverable, including costs for executive compensation. A January 18, 2012 decision of the Armed…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Contractors Can Review and Object to Public Release of Information in FAPIIS
On January 3, 2012, the FAR Council issued a final rule to implement a congressional mandate that the public have access to all information (excluding past performance reviews) in the Federal…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Proposed FAR rule would require privacy training for government contractors
On October 14, 2011, the US Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration published a proposed rule that would amend the Federal Acquisition…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Who’s In Charge? The GAO, the FAR Council, and Jurisdiction Over Task Order Bid Protests
By W. Bruce Shirk We’ve previously complained about the FAR Council’s tendency to take too much time to issue rules that entail consideration of complex subject matter, as indicated, for…
The Contractor's Perspective
New FAR rules on equal opportunity for veterans
The FAR Councils have adopted a final rule [pdf] revising the categories of veterans protected by federal equal opportunity laws. The rule updates the FAR to reflect Department of Labor…