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 Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB): Certification; Correction, Small Business Administration (SBA) SBA is correcting a final rule published in the Federal Register on November 29, 2022. . . . Read More
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 GAO Sustains Rare Bid Protest Challenging Agency’s Corrective Action, PilieroMazza Blog, Sam Finnerty In February 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) agreed to take corrective action following three bid protests filed at the . . . Read More
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 Federal Drive with Tom Temin Interviews PilieroMazza’s Kevin Barnett on DOD Rule Updating SPRS Assessment Process for Federal Contractors, PilieroMazza News, Kevin Barnett The Department of Defense (DOD) issued a final rule amending . . . Read More
The False Claims Act (FCA) is seeing quite a bit of action at the Supreme Court this term, with multiple cases under consideration. In this third installment in PilieroMazza’s blog series on “The FCA at the Supreme Court,” we examine active cases, comment on recently issued decisions, and discuss ways government contractors can protect themselves against an FCA claim or in FCA litigation. Parts 1 and 2 of the series are available here and here . In the second installment of this . . . Read More
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 Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041), Department of Defense (DOD), Proposed Rule DOD is amending an interim rule to implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework 2.0 to . . . Read More
Click here to view the recorded session. Financial growth and success are important goals for every small business government contractor. Continuous growth, however, can cause your company to exceed the size standards attached to your small business set-aside work. Even as you maintain your size and status, your business must meet a host of representation and certification requirements to continue competing under SBA’s small business programs. Join Sam Finnerty, a partner in PilieroMazza’s Government Contracts Group, for a high-level briefing on . . . Read More
Click here to view the recorded session. Cybersecurity has been an important topic for many years now, yet the government has struggled with how to flow down cybersecurity obligations to its supply chain. The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is the highest profile example. CMMC 2.0’s goal has been to provide a comprehensive framework to protect the defense industrial base’s sensitive unclassified information from cyberattacks. Ever since the announcement of CMMC 2.0 in 2021, however, government contractors . . . Read More
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 PilieroMazza Earns “Highly Regarded” Nationwide Ranking in Chambers USA PilieroMazza is proud to announce that the 2023 edition of Chambers USA ranks the Firm’s Government Contracts Group in its highest category nationwide and also rated the Mergers & Acquisitions Group . . . Read More
Click here to view the recorded session. The unique regulatory landscape of government contracting makes it difficult for new or commercial businesses to enter the space and win prime contracts. Fortunately, the government has created several programs to assist companies looking to enter the federal market and expand their capabilities. This also allows larger, more established businesses to partner with and / or mentor newer companies in the space. There are, however, many requirements and regulations governing these types of arrangements. . . . Read More
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 GAO Confirms Agency Must Consider Experience of Each Partner in a Small Business Joint Venture Earlier this year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—in AttainX, Inc. , B-421216, B-421216.2 (Feb. 9, 2023)—clarified that in . . . Read More