GSA Moratorium on Enforcement of Economic Price Adjustment Provisions: 3 Important Takeaways for Government Contractors
In response to rising costs for government contractors amid skyrocketing inflation, the General Services Administration (GSA) is temporarily suspending the enforcement of many limitations contained in several Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) contract clauses. Below we summarize three important takeaways for federal contractors—especially small businesses and small-disadvantaged businesses—to help you manage your GSA contract performance in light of rapidly changing economic circumstances. The GSA’s March 17, 2022, acquisition letter establishing the moratorium applies to these EPA contract clauses: GSAR 552.216-70 Economic . . . Read More
HUBZone Principal Office Flexibility Ends April 1
The Small Business Administration’s HUBZone office will soon end the principal office flexibility it introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting April 1, 2022, firms will no longer be able to count employees who spend most of their time working at home as a principal office employee. HUBZone firms need to be mindful of this as they prepare for their 2022 recertification and manage their HUBZone eligibility going forward. Below, we review the changes announced by SBA and offer our recommendations for dealing . . . Read More
GSA Releases Polaris Q&A Indicating Key Changes in Upcoming RFPs
GSA recently released a Q&A in anticipation of the first two Polaris Requests for Proposals (RFPs). GSA anticipates the RFPs for Small Businesses and Women-Owned Small Businesses will be released soon, while those for the Historically Underutilized Business Zones Small Business (HUBZone) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) pools will be released between July 1, 2022, and September 30, 2022. Some of the answers in the Q&A clarify what offerors should expect, while others continue to create ambiguity. In this client alert, . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 24, 2022
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 latest episodes and follow us to hear more here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS DOD Issues Final Rule Providing Enhanced Postaward Debriefing Rights The Defense Department (DOD) is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 18, 2022
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 latest episodes and follow us to hear more here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Biden Signs PRICE Act to Reform Federal Procurement and Help Small Business Contractors, March 9, 2022, Cy Alba President Biden recently signed the PRICE Act (Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and . . . Read More
The Significance of Equal Pay Day for Federal Contractors
This past Tuesday, March 15, marked Equal Pay Day, a day signifying how far into this year women (across all races and ethnicities) had to work to earn what men were paid in 2021. While the topic of pay equity is not new, recently there has been growing momentum on the state and federal levels to strive towards equal pay across genders. We previously wrote about the changing landscape on the pay equity front here . To commemorate Equal Pay Day, . . . Read More
PilieroMazza Attorneys Kathryn Hickey and Dave Shafer Join Client WaveDancer at Nasdaq Closing Bell Ceremony
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 11, 2022: PilieroMazza Business & Transactions attorneys Kathryn Hickey and Dave Shafer joined client WaveDancer, Inc. [WAVD] and its Chairman and CEO Jamie Benoit in ringing the closing bell at Nasdaq in New York City on March 3. WaveDancer rang the closing bell to commemorate its listing on Nasdaq in November 2021. “We were honored to be a part of the incredible team that helped WaveDancer get to this point, and we are excited to be a part of their continued . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 10, 2022
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 latest episodes and follow us to hear more here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS House Passes Sweeping $1.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill The Hill reported that the House passed a sweeping $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package to fund the government, hours after lawmakers scrapped billions in . . . Read More
President Biden Signs PRICE Act to Reform Federal Procurement and Help Federal Small Business Contractors
President Biden recently signed the PRICE Act (Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act). The Act expands opportunities for small businesses to work with the federal government and encourages identification and promotion of best practices for acquisition techniques and procurement practices. In this blog, we review the goals of the Act and its impact on the small business contracting community. The PRICE Act amplifies the role of federal small business contractors by encouraging the adoption of innovative . . . Read More
Board Rejects Software Company’s Attempt to Enforce License Agreement Against Government Agency
Software companies frequently choose to sell their products to the government through resellers as a cost-effective way to reach the federal marketplace with minimal compliance obligations. But even when the government purchases software from a reseller, the government often must agree to the software company’s end-user license agreement (EULA). For years, there have been questions about how software companies could enforce those EULAs. There is still no definitive answer, but the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) recently confirmed that . . . Read More