Good News for Pandemic-Related Government Contract Claims: McCarthy HITT – Next NGA West JV
On December 20, 2023, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (the Board) denied the government’s motion to dismiss pandemic-related claims. In doing so, the Board rejected the government’s arguments alleging that the claims (1) failed to state a claim, (2) were barred by the sovereign acts affirmative defense, and (3) failed to provide a clear amount as required by the Contracts Disputes Act. The Board’s rejection of the government’s motion to dismiss in McCarthy HITT – Next NGA West . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 12, 2024
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link. Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here. Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here. Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here and Clocking in with PilieroMazza here. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS PilieroMazza Celebrates Promotion of Meghan Leemon and Lauren Brier, New Partners in the Government Contracts Group, PilieroMazza News, Meghan F. Leemon, Lauren Brier, Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV PilieroMazza is proud to announce that Meghan Leemon and Lauren Brier were promoted to Partner . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 13, 2023
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link. Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here. Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here. Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here and Clocking in with PilieroMazza here. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Final Rule: NASA Mentor-Protégé Program NASA is finalizing amendments to the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to reflect updates to NASA’s Small Business Mentor Protégé Program (MPP). Amendments include . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 22, 2023
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link. Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here. Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here. Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here and Clocking in with PilieroMazza here. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Reducing the Negative Impacts of a Government Shutdown for Federal Contractors, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Jon Williams, Nichole D. Atallah, Patrick T. Rothwell Once again, the specter of a government shutdown looms over the federal contracting community. The . . . Read More
The Washington Post Quotes PilieroMazza’s Tony Franco: Potential Impact of Social Disadvantage Ruling on Minority-Owned Government Contractors
Thousands of Black, Latino and other minority business owners are scrambling to prove that their race puts them at a “social disadvantage” after a federal judge declared a key provision of a popular Small Business Administration (SBA) program unconstitutional, extending the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent retreat from affirmative action. The SBA changes come amid a broad legal assault on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the private sector, one that has only intensified in the wake of the Harvard . . . Read More
GAO Sustains Protest Finding Agency’s Failure to Engage in Meaningful Discussions Was Not Cured During Re-Evaluation
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently sustained a protest in Life Science Logistics, LLC, B-421018.2, .3 (April 19, 2023), finding that an agency’s discussions were not meaningful where they did not disclose flaws that were present in the protestor’s initial proposal, but which were not identified by the agency until it re-evaluated the proposal during corrective action. Below, PilieroMazza reviews this case and highlights key actions an agency is required to take to give government contractors similar opportunities to revise . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 4, 2023
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link. Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here. Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here. GovCon Live! Podcast: Listen to PilieroMazza’s Podcast Series “Commercial Businesses New to Government Contracting” here. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA’s New Lending Rules Improve Small Business Growth Opportunities, 05.01.23, Cy Alba and Ustina Ibrahim On April 12, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published two new rules: . . . Read More
Financial Capital, Human Capital Will Be at a Premium in Indian Country in 2023
PilieroMazza’s Nichole Atallah, a partner in the Firm’s Labor & Employment Group, is featured in the article below “Financial Capital, Human Capital Will Be at a Premium in Indian Country in 2023,” originally published in the Summer 2023 edition of NC Magazine. Nichole is joined by Karla Bylund, owner of Soaring Bird Solutions. Attending RES2023? Come visit Nichole and her partner Sarah Nash at Exhibit Booth 702, where they’ll be available to address your most pressing legal concerns around labor . . . Read More
Forming a Joint Venture? SBA Stresses Importance of Complying with State Law
As PilieroMazza previously highlighted, contractors wishing to pursue set-aside work through small business joint ventures (JVs) must comply with the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) JV regulations, which require certain JVs to have detailed and specific JV agreements (JVAs). A recent case from SBA’s Office of Hearing and Appeals (OHA) highlights just how important it is that small business JVs also comply with applicable state laws. Contractors should be aware that failing to comply with state laws can cause a small . . . Read More
8 Key Takeaways from DOJ’s Annual Report on Fraud and the False Claims Act
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . . .” Charles Dickens’ famous line from A Tale of Two Cities may have been echoing in the ears of Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys a bit over the last month. On February 7, 2023, DOJ issued its annual report on fraud and False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for fiscal year 2022. After the agency recovered over $5.6 Billion in fiscal year 2021, the annual report . . . Read More