Oil is the Strategic Commodity Dominating World Events

The Department of Defense is the largest consumer of energy in the United States including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, aerospace fuels, coal and alternative fuels. The U.S. military’s worldwide mission requires the “on-time & on-specification” delivery of energy products and services to U.S. forces. DLA-Energy (formerly the Defense Energy Support Center) is the energy buying arm of the Department of Defense and U.S. federal agencies.

Peckar & Abramson has extensive and specialized experience representing energy firms and defense contractors in:

Winning and Performing Federal Government
and DLA-Energy Contracts

- Contract preparation, negotiation and bidding strategies
- Structuring advantages into bids by decreasing risk and increasing profit
- Contract administration, regulatory compliance and agency liaison
- Protesting contract awards to competitors and defending protests
- Protection of confidential business information
- Best value procurements and bid evaluation disputes
- Prosecution and defense of claims to protect profit
- Pricing, performance and quality disputes
- Investigations (criminal & congressional) audits, and False Claims Act
- Subcontracting and teaming agreements
- Finance, banking and payment issues
- Small business programs and set-asides
- Dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration and mediation)

Commercial, Regulatory and Legislative Matters

- Federal agency rulemaking proceedings (emissions, clean air & water)
- Congressional appropriations and project funding
- Liaison (congressional committees, members, staff and embassies)
- Legislation, regulations, compliance, exemptions, and waivers
- Agency representation (DOD, EPA, DOE, Interior, Justice, and SBA)

Our clients include major oil companies, large and small defense contractors, petroleum refiners, distributors, marketers, traders, transportation & storage companies, and financial institutions. We understand the business, technical, legal and timing issues affecting your operations. We offer timely business advice for developing opportunities and solving problems. Contact Ron Uscher at (202) 293-8815 (ext. 7110) or ruscher@pecklaw.com for more information.