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Deadline Looms for the Submission of Comments on FAR Council’s Proposed Rule Updating Federal Debarment Procedures
Dominique L. Casimir and Patrick F. Collins ● Introduction The United States spends hundreds of billions of dollars annually on government contracts, grants, and other forms of federal assistance. Although most entities that…
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Use of Extrinsic Evidence in Interpreting Federal Contracts
The interpretation of federal contracts is generally governed by the plain language of the contract. This means that adjudicative forums assign meaning to federal contracts primarily by giving the contractual…
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Protesting Procurements Involving Biased Ground Rules
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.5 generally requires the Government to avoid, address, or mitigate significant conflicts of interest to prevent giving unfair competitive advantage to offerors. Contracting officers (CO)…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Bid Protest Hub – December 2023
By Anne Perry, Lillia Damalouji
Since our last Bid Protest Hub article in November, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has published 37 bid protest decisions, two of which have resulted in decisions sustaining the protester’s…
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Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities Impacting Federal Contract Administration
Federal government contracting operates under a well-defined and highly regulated framework of rules and procedures. However, unforeseen circumstances like natural disasters or national emergencies often disrupt the typical procurement process.…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
December Bid Protest Sustain of the Month
By Cherie Owen
The following is the final installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice kept you up to date with…
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How to Protest an Agency’s Decision Canceling a Solicitation
The general rule (FAR 14.404-1(a)) is that – once a solicitation is put out for bid – the agency must award the contract to the responsible bidder with the lowest…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
New Year, (Potentially) New Definition for “Subcontract”
By Ryan Roberts, Ariel E. Debin
In addition to prohibiting the flow-down of non-mandatory FAR/DFARS clauses (which we talk about here), the Department of Defense (“DOD”) Final Rule in connection with the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation…
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time for New DOD Flow Down Policies: Flowing Down Too Many Clauses Will Get Prime Contractors More Than a Lump of Coal
By Ryan Roberts, Ariel E. Debin
On November 17, 2023, the Department of Defense (“DOD”) published a Final Rule – over five years in the making – addressing DOD policies regarding the applicability of laws to…
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Traditional Breach of Contract Claims in the Absence of a Differing Site Conditions Clause
The primary method for managing risks associated with latent physical conditions encountered in construction projects is the differing site conditions clause in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.236–2. Since fully redressable…