Comments Submitted in Response to RIN 2900-AQ20—VA Acquisition Regulation: Contracting by Negotiation; Service Contracting
On September 7, 2018, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (“VA”) issued proposed rule , RIN 2900-AQ20—VA Acquisition Regulation: Contracting by Negotiation; Service Contracting. PilieroMazza submitted comments to the proposed rule on November 6, 2018. Our firm represents small businesses operating across the government contracting spectrum, and many of these companies are service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (“SDVOSBs”) verified to participate in VA’s “Veterans First Contracting Program.” In representing these firms and working with VA, we have received numerous comments from . . . Read More
Legal Advisor Newsletter – Fourth Quarter 2018
Special Corporate Issue You’ve Decided to Sell Your Business—How to Be Prepared to Execute the Deal Growing Pains: Growth Capital Sources and Considerations Seller Beware: 5 Tips to Keep Bad Employment Practices from Holding Up a Sale Not So Fast: Practical Considerations Before Novating Your GSA Schedule Contract
The Weekly Update for October 22, 2018
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT Class Deviation-Commercial Items Omnibus Clause for Acquisitions Using the Standard Procurement System According to an article on acq.osd.mil , this class deviation rescinds and supersedes Class Deviation 2013-00019. Effective immediately, when using the Standard Procurement System (SPS) to contract for commercial items, all Department of Defense (DOD) contracting activities may deviate from the requirements at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.301 (b)( 4) and the clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- . . . Read More
Gaining a Competitive Advantage through Cybersecurity Readiness
Current Trends in Federal Procurement for Set-Aside Alert
The Weekly Update for October 1, 2018
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT Federal Acquisition Regulation: Evaluation Factors for Multiple-Award Contracts The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. Section 825 of the NDAA for FY 2017 amends 10 U.S.C. 2305(a)(3) to modify the requirement to consider cost or price as an evaluation factor for the award for . . . Read More
The 2019 NDAA’s Impact on Small Business Programs
The Weekly Update for September 21, 2018
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION House Small Business Committee Calls for a Status Update on FAR Revision of Limitations on Subcontracting. Last week, House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot and Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez sent a letter to the acting administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy requesting a status update of Federal Acquisition Regulation Case Number 2016-011, titled “Revision of Limitations on Subcontracting. Section 1651 of Public Law 112-239, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (2013 . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for September 7, 2018
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Boosting small business demands big ideas According to an article in dcma.mil , there are 28 million small businesses in America, and Defense Contract Management Agency’s small business team wants as many of them as possible to join the defense industrial base. “Our mission is to provide small business support to our defense and government customers by ensuring subcontracting compliance and optimizing subcontracting opportunities,” said Tatia Evelyn-Bellamy, the director of DCMA’s Small Business Office and Small Business Compliance . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for August 24, 2018
FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS Federal Acquisition Regulation; Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and NASA are adopting as final, without change, an interim rule amending the FAR to implement the Executive Order, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. The interim rule also implemented a final rule issued by the Department of Labor. 83 Fed. Reg. 163, 42569 . Federal Acquisition Regulation: Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information The DoD, GSA, and NASA adopted as final, without . . . Read More