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Debriefings Tips
By: imh-support
Published Date: July 10, 2018
One area of government contracting that can be particularly frustrating for government contractors is learning why you didn’t get the contract award. When the Government is using sealed bidding, it’s usually easily to find out why you lost. You compare your bid pricing against your competitor’s bid pricing. Since award is made to the low, responsive bidder, looking at the [...] Read More
Tips On Preparing Proposals
By: imh-support
Published Date: June 25, 2018
As experienced government contractors know, submitting the lowest price doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll win the contract when the solicitation provides for a best value award. It’s critical that contractors submit a well written proposal. Below are some tips on how to prepare a winning proposal. 1. Perform a critical review of the solicitation. Make sure you understand the solicitation [...] Read More
What’s in a Name?
By: imh-support
Published Date: June 11, 2018
Quite a lot if you’re submitting a bid protest to the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”). Government contractors often use names other than their official legal name or fail to make distinctions between the various affiliated companies that make up a group or family of companies in their dealings with the Federal Government. Doing so, however, can lead to problems for [...] Read More
Department Of Labor’s New PAID Pilot Program
By: imh-support
Published Date: May 29, 2018
Recently, the Department of Labor introduced a new voluntary pilot program – the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. The pilot program is a self-audit program that seeks to more quickly resolve employer violations of the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) with regard to minimum wages and overtime. The pilot program is expected to last for six months after which [...] Read More
Is the Failure to Comply with Domestic Preference Requirements Material Under the False Claims Act?
By: imh-support
Published Date: May 14, 2018
Most government contractors are familiar with the requirement in federal government contracts that products and construction materials supplied to the Government must comply with the Buy American Act (“BAA”) or, if applicable, the Trade Agreements Act (“TAA”). Failure to comply with these domestic preference requirements can subject government contractors to severe penalties ranging from directions from the Government to replace [...] Read More
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