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Jackie Unger Jackie Unger

Jacqueline K. Unger

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Washington, DC

202.857.1000

junger@pilieromazza.com

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Jackie represents clients in a wide variety of government contracting and general business issues. She represents clients in bid protests at the Government Accountability Office and the Court of Federal Claims, size and status protests before the Small Business Administration, and appeals before agency Boards of Contract Appeals. Jackie counsels clients on FAR and small business regulatory compliance issues as well as claims, requests for equitable adjustments, and contract disputes with the government and with teaming partners. She also assists clients in investigations related to government contracts, such as False Claims Act investigations and suspension and debarment proceedings.

Jackie reviews and drafts contracts and agreements including teaming agreements, joint venture agreements, mentor-protégé agreements, and corporate governance documents. Additionally, she advises on state and local certification issues, including DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program.

Related Practice Areas

  • Government Contracts
  • False Claims Act
  • Audits & Investigations
  • Bid Protests

Representative Matters

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Representative Cases

  • Argued and successfully defended challenge of award of a $33 million contract to our client in bid protest at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims based on the protester’s lack of standing.  Precision Asset Mgmt. Corp. v. United States, No. 15-1495 C, 2016 WL 900097 (Fed. Cl. Feb. 26, 2016)
  • Successfully represented the awardee of a $239 million contract on an agency-level protest filed with the Department of the Navy challenging the agency’s evaluation of the protester and the awardee, and succeeded in having the protester’s appeal of the initial decision denied.  Unpublished decision by the Appellate Authority for the Commander, Navy Installations Command, February 2, 2016
  • Represented the awardee in the successful denial of a GAO protest by arguing that the agency reasonably determined that the awardee’s price was fair and reasonable based on adequate price competition, and the agency was not required to perform a price realism analysis because the solicitation did not provide for such an analysis. Age Logistics Corp., B-412049 (Dec. 9, 2015)
  • Successfully defended a contract award to our client in a GAO protest where the protester challenged the agency’s affirmative responsibility determination of our client.  Robert F. Hyland & Sons, LLC, B-411726 (Sept. 22, 2015)
  • Represented the protester in a successful challenge to the agency’s unreasonable evaluation of the protester’s and the awardee’s proposals in a $48 million procurement.  Metis Sols., LLC; Tasa Info. Tech. Grp., Inc.; Tenica & Associates, LLC; Dynamic Sys. Tech., Inc.; Brandan Enterprises, Inc., TEK Source USA, Inc., B-411173.2 (July 20, 2015)
  • Successfully represented the awardee in seeking the denial of a GAO protest by arguing that the agency reasonably assigned a weakness to the incumbent protester’s proposal and the protester was not prejudiced by the agency’s past performance evaluation of our client.  Charles F. Day & Associates, LLC, B-411164 (June 2, 2015)
  • Won an appeal from an adverse size determination, overturning an SBA decision that our client was affiliated with its subcontractor based on the ostensible subcontractor rule.  Size Appeal of: Loyal Source Gov’t Servs., LLC, Appellant, SBA No. SIZ-5662, 2015 (May 28, 2015)

Insights

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Articles

  • The First 100 Days: President Biden’s Buy American Executive Order, What Government Contractors Need to Know, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.11.21
  • Government Contractors: 5 Takeaways from DOJ’s Remarks on First Year of Procurement Collusion Strike Force, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.21.20
  • BLOG: $4.5 Million False Claims Act Settlement Underscores DOJ’s Focus on Fraud in Small Business Programs, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.01.20
  • BLOG: 4 Things to Know About DOJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.13.20
  • BLOG: Buyer Beware: More Stringent Standards for Government Contractors under the Buy American Act on the Horizon, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.04.19
  • SBA Information Notice Provides Guidance on SBA’s Interpretation of the Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.04.19
  • Key Considerations for Government Contractors Facing a Government Shutdown, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.14.18
  • GAO Considers Impact of Department of Defense Enhanced Debriefing Rights on Protest Timeliness Requirements, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.31.18
  • Legal Advisor Newsletter – Second Quarter 2018, The Legal Advisor, 05.01.18
  • DoD Issues Class Deviation to Implement Enhanced Postaward Debriefing Requirements from FY 2018 NDAA, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.05.18
  • Enhanced Post-Award Debriefing Requirements Included in Final Version of FY 2018 NDAA, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.04.18
  • Enhanced DoD Debriefing Requirements in the Senate Version of the FY 2018 NDAA May Reduce Bid Protests, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 11.02.17
  • DOT’s DBE Program Helps Promote Growth, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 05.23.17
  • Navigating Your DBE Certification, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 05.15.17
  • Expiration of GAO’s Jurisdiction of Civilian Agency Task Order Protests Limits Government Contractor Options, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.11.16
  • SBA Will Begin Accepting Applications for the New Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program on October 1, 2016, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 08.31.16
  • False Claims Act Penalties Set for Significant Increase Later This Year, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 06.03.16
  • U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Implied Certification Theory of the False Claims Act, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 05.06.16
  • No Excuses for Untimely Proposal Submissions – Even if it’s Not Your Fault, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.03.16
  • VA Proposes Significant Changes to Its VOSB/SDVOSB Verification Program, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 11.13.15
  • Making the Most of Your Minority-Owned Business Status, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.02.15
  • No Piggy-Backing Allowed: GAO Regulations Compel Offerors to File Their Own Protest Rather than Intervene, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.24.15
  • Possible Trouble for Contractors Who Use Consultants to Prepare Proposals, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.16.15

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Events

  • The First 100 Days: Deciphering Key Provisions in the Buy American Act for Government Contractors, PilieroMazza Webinar, 04.27.21
  • Using OTAs as an Acquisition Mechanism in Defense Contracts: Benefits and Pitfalls, Webinar, 02.11.21
  • WEBINAR: The False Claims Act: 2019 Takeaways and 2020 Trends, 04.02.20
  • Common Claims Under Construction Contracts, PilieroMazza Webinar, 08.30.17

News

  • PilieroMazza Builds on Strategic Plan for the Future, 01.05.21
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: Jackie Unger Elevated to Counsel in PilieroMazza’s Government Contracts Group, 09.01.20
  • PilieroMazza Adds Attorneys to List of Super Lawyers®, 05.07.20

Credentials

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Education

  • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2011
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.S., 2007

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Illinois
  • Maryland
  • Washington
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

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Activities

District of Columbia Super Lawyers® Rising Star, Government Contracts, 2019-Present

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Jackie represents clients in a wide variety of government contracting and general business issues. She represents clients in bid protests at the Government Accountability Office and the Court of Federal Claims, size and status protests before the Small Business Administration, and appeals before agency Boards of Contract Appeals. Jackie counsels clients on FAR and small business regulatory compliance issues as well as claims, requests for equitable adjustments, and contract disputes with the government and with teaming partners. She also assists clients in investigations related to government contracts, such as False Claims Act investigations and suspension and debarment proceedings.

Jackie reviews and drafts contracts and agreements including teaming agreements, joint venture agreements, mentor-protégé agreements, and corporate governance documents. Additionally, she advises on state and local certification issues, including DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program.

Related Practice Areas

  • Government Contracts
  • False Claims Act
  • Audits & Investigations
  • Bid Protests

Representative Cases

  • Argued and successfully defended challenge of award of a $33 million contract to our client in bid protest at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims based on the protester’s lack of standing.  Precision Asset Mgmt. Corp. v. United States, No. 15-1495 C, 2016 WL 900097 (Fed. Cl. Feb. 26, 2016)
  • Successfully represented the awardee of a $239 million contract on an agency-level protest filed with the Department of the Navy challenging the agency’s evaluation of the protester and the awardee, and succeeded in having the protester’s appeal of the initial decision denied.  Unpublished decision by the Appellate Authority for the Commander, Navy Installations Command, February 2, 2016
  • Represented the awardee in the successful denial of a GAO protest by arguing that the agency reasonably determined that the awardee’s price was fair and reasonable based on adequate price competition, and the agency was not required to perform a price realism analysis because the solicitation did not provide for such an analysis. Age Logistics Corp., B-412049 (Dec. 9, 2015)
  • Successfully defended a contract award to our client in a GAO protest where the protester challenged the agency’s affirmative responsibility determination of our client.  Robert F. Hyland & Sons, LLC, B-411726 (Sept. 22, 2015)
  • Represented the protester in a successful challenge to the agency’s unreasonable evaluation of the protester’s and the awardee’s proposals in a $48 million procurement.  Metis Sols., LLC; Tasa Info. Tech. Grp., Inc.; Tenica & Associates, LLC; Dynamic Sys. Tech., Inc.; Brandan Enterprises, Inc., TEK Source USA, Inc., B-411173.2 (July 20, 2015)
  • Successfully represented the awardee in seeking the denial of a GAO protest by arguing that the agency reasonably assigned a weakness to the incumbent protester’s proposal and the protester was not prejudiced by the agency’s past performance evaluation of our client.  Charles F. Day & Associates, LLC, B-411164 (June 2, 2015)
  • Won an appeal from an adverse size determination, overturning an SBA decision that our client was affiliated with its subcontractor based on the ostensible subcontractor rule.  Size Appeal of: Loyal Source Gov’t Servs., LLC, Appellant, SBA No. SIZ-5662, 2015 (May 28, 2015)

Articles

  • The First 100 Days: President Biden’s Buy American Executive Order, What Government Contractors Need to Know, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.11.21
  • Government Contractors: 5 Takeaways from DOJ’s Remarks on First Year of Procurement Collusion Strike Force, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.21.20
  • BLOG: $4.5 Million False Claims Act Settlement Underscores DOJ’s Focus on Fraud in Small Business Programs, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.01.20
  • BLOG: 4 Things to Know About DOJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.13.20
  • BLOG: Buyer Beware: More Stringent Standards for Government Contractors under the Buy American Act on the Horizon, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.04.19
  • SBA Information Notice Provides Guidance on SBA’s Interpretation of the Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.04.19
  • Key Considerations for Government Contractors Facing a Government Shutdown, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.14.18
  • GAO Considers Impact of Department of Defense Enhanced Debriefing Rights on Protest Timeliness Requirements, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.31.18
  • Legal Advisor Newsletter – Second Quarter 2018, The Legal Advisor, 05.01.18
  • DoD Issues Class Deviation to Implement Enhanced Postaward Debriefing Requirements from FY 2018 NDAA, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.05.18
  • Enhanced Post-Award Debriefing Requirements Included in Final Version of FY 2018 NDAA, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.04.18
  • Enhanced DoD Debriefing Requirements in the Senate Version of the FY 2018 NDAA May Reduce Bid Protests, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 11.02.17
  • DOT’s DBE Program Helps Promote Growth, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 05.23.17
  • Navigating Your DBE Certification, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 05.15.17
  • Expiration of GAO’s Jurisdiction of Civilian Agency Task Order Protests Limits Government Contractor Options, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.11.16
  • SBA Will Begin Accepting Applications for the New Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program on October 1, 2016, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 08.31.16
  • False Claims Act Penalties Set for Significant Increase Later This Year, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 06.03.16
  • U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Implied Certification Theory of the False Claims Act, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 05.06.16
  • No Excuses for Untimely Proposal Submissions – Even if it’s Not Your Fault, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.03.16
  • VA Proposes Significant Changes to Its VOSB/SDVOSB Verification Program, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 11.13.15
  • Making the Most of Your Minority-Owned Business Status, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.02.15
  • No Piggy-Backing Allowed: GAO Regulations Compel Offerors to File Their Own Protest Rather than Intervene, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.24.15
  • Possible Trouble for Contractors Who Use Consultants to Prepare Proposals, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.16.15

View More View Less

Events

  • The First 100 Days: Deciphering Key Provisions in the Buy American Act for Government Contractors, PilieroMazza Webinar, 04.27.21
  • Using OTAs as an Acquisition Mechanism in Defense Contracts: Benefits and Pitfalls, Webinar, 02.11.21
  • WEBINAR: The False Claims Act: 2019 Takeaways and 2020 Trends, 04.02.20
  • Common Claims Under Construction Contracts, PilieroMazza Webinar, 08.30.17

News

  • PilieroMazza Builds on Strategic Plan for the Future, 01.05.21
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: Jackie Unger Elevated to Counsel in PilieroMazza’s Government Contracts Group, 09.01.20
  • PilieroMazza Adds Attorneys to List of Super Lawyers®, 05.07.20

Education

  • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2011
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.S., 2007

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Illinois
  • Maryland
  • Washington
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

Activities

District of Columbia Super Lawyers® Rising Star, Government Contracts, 2019-Present

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