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Submission of an REA Does Not Toll CDA Statute of Limitations
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: January 14, 2021
Most government contractors are familiar with the disputes process for pursuing claims against the Federal Government. Generally speaking, the contractor submits a claim (certified if necessary) to the Contracting Officer who issues a final decision on the claim. The contractor can then appeal that final decision to either the appropriate board of contract appeals or the Court of Federal Claims [...] Read More
The Federal Government Contract Minimum Wage Increase Is in Effect
By: Sabah Petrov
Published Date: January 8, 2021
Effective January 1, 2021, federal government contractors are required to pay their employees performing work on or in connection with covered government contracts at least $10.95 per hour – an increase of $0.15/hour from the 2020 federal minimum wage. 85 FR 53850 (Aug. 31, 2020). As we previously reported, the federal minimum wage for workers on covered government contracts has [...] Read More
Federal Circuit Affirms That BPAs May Not Be Binding Contracts
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: January 6, 2021
In a previous blog, we discussed a decision by the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) in McLeod Group, LLC v. United States, 142 Fed. Cl. 558 (2019), that blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) are not contracts for purposes of the Contract Disputes Act (CDA). In that case, the contractor argued that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acted in bad faith [...] Read More
District Court Partially Enjoins Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping Executive Order
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: December 30, 2020
In previous blogs, we wrote about Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping, and the NAACP’s lawsuit to enjoin implementation of Executive Order 13950. Since then, other groups have filed suit also seeking to enjoin implementation and enforcement of the Executive Order. On December 22, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an Order [...] Read More
Failure to Have Active SAM Registration at Time of Bid Was Not Fatal
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: December 29, 2020
Government contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and complete required representations and certifications annually. FAR 52.204-7 requires bidders, with some limited exceptions, to be registered in SAM at the time of bid and to continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment. Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) addressed [...] Read More
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