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OMB Issues Memorandum on Buy American/Buy America Waivers
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: June 23, 2021
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently issued a memorandum that provides guidance to federal agencies on Buy American/Buy America waiver requests. The memorandum comes after President Biden signed Executive Order 14005 on January 25, 2021. The Executive Order, Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers, requires, among other things, the OMB [...] Read More
Bid Protests vs. Size Protests
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: June 17, 2021
When a disappointed offeror wants to challenge the award of a contract to a small business, there are two potential types of protests that it can make depending upon the circumstances of the case: a bid protest or a size protest. The bases of protest, where the protest can be filed, and the timing for filing each protest are different. [...] Read More
Federal Circuit Affirms that the Government Not Liable for Contractor’s Costs of Dealing with Outbreak
By: Megan Seybuck
Published Date: June 14, 2021
In an earlier blog, we wrote about the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals’ (CBCA) decision denying a contractor’s claim for the costs of demobilizing from a construction site due to concerns about performing work during an Ebola virus outbreak in Appeal of Pernix Serka Joint Venture v. Department of State, CBCA No. 5683 (April 22, 2020). The Pernix case was [...] Read More
New Executive Order Issued on Improving Nation’s Cybersecurity
By: Megan Seybuck
Published Date: June 3, 2021
On May 12, 2021, the Biden Administration issued Executive Order 14028 on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. The Executive Order comes in the wake of cybersecurity incidents such as the SolarWinds hack in December 2020, the recent Colonial Pipeline attack, and Brazil’s JBS attack this past week. The overarching goal of the Executive Order is to standardize cybersecurity protection protocols across [...] Read More
SAM.gov and beta.SAM.gov Have Merged
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: May 26, 2021
Effective May 24, 2021, the SAM.gov and beta.SAM.gov websites have merged and become one system. Back in 2019, the Government created the beta.SAM.gov website to streamline the websites where contractors could access information relating to government contracts, including solicitations and contract opportunities, prevailing wage determinations, and contract data reports. Contractors still used the original SAM.gov website to register to do [...] Read More
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