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Joint Venture Agreements on Set-Aside Projects: Be Detailed, Be Specific
By: Samarth Barot
Published Date: July 29, 2019
A joint venture is an arrangement through which two entities are allowed to bid on a project together, allowing each entity to share resources and reap mutual benefits. However, when forming a joint venture to bid on a federal project that is set-aside for small businesses, it is important to be very detailed and specific when drafting the joint venture [...] Read More
WDOL.gov Has Been Retired
By: Peck Law
Published Date: July 22, 2019
On any construction contract that is either performed for or funded by the Federal Government, the Davis-Bacon Act sets the minimum wages that must be paid to all laborers and mechanics performing work on the project site. This minimum wage is referred to as the “prevailing wage.” The prevailing wages for the project are published in a wage determination issued [...] Read More
Contractors Beware of Unauthorized Government Officials
By: Peck Law
Published Date: July 15, 2019
Contracting with the Government? Be careful! Make sure the government representative with whom you are dealing has the actual authority to bind the Government to a contract because you bear the risk if the government representative overstated his or her authority. The Government has millions of civilian employees and military personnel. Federal expenditures would be completely unmanageable if all these [...] Read More
GAO Holds that Proposal Strengths Must Relate to RFP Requirements
By: Joshua Morehouse
Published Date: July 8, 2019
When evaluating proposals, the Government will identify what it considers strengths of the various offerors’ proposals. The Government’s evaluation of the strengths of the various proposals is key to the ultimate source selection decision. The Government typically enjoys a lot of discretion in identifying and comparing these strengths, but this discretion is not unlimited. For instance, the Government cannot consider [...] Read More
Government Limits Adequate Price Competition Exception to the Requirement to Submit Certified Cost or Pricing Data
By: Jennifer Harris,
Published Date: July 1, 2019
Effective on July 12, 2019, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) will be amended to limit the scope of the exception to certified cost or pricing data requirements when price is based on adequate price competition. This change will impact contracts awarded by DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard. Before awarding a contract, the Government must determine that the proposed contract [...] Read More
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