In this final installment of PCI’s Everything You Need To Know About Bid, Size & Status Protests Series, experienced Government Contracts attorneys Maria Panichelli and Franklin Turner provide an overview on size and status protests on federal set-aside contracts. Attendees gain an Continue Reading
Keeping Your Award: Bid Protest Intervention
In this second of three installments of PCI’s Everything You Need To Know About Bid, Size & Status Protests Series, experienced Government Contracts attorneys Maria Panichelli and Franklin Turner explain the process in which an awardee, whose award has been bid protested, can defend their Continue Reading
Effective Use of Debriefings and Bid Protests
In this first of three installments of PCI’s Everything You Need To Know About Bid, Size & Status Protests Series, experienced Government Contracts attorneys Maria Panichelli and Franklin Turner provide federal government contractors with a primer on how to effectively use debriefings, and Continue Reading
IIJA, BABA, Other Recent Developments in Buy American Compliance
In this final session in the Buy American Act and Domestic Preference series, Cara Wulf explores the rapidly changing domestic preference landscape. She provides an update of recent proposed and final changes to the BAA/TAA regulations, new domestic preference enforcement activity, and reviews Continue Reading
The BAA/TAA and DOD
In session 3 of 4 in the Buy American Act and Domestic Preference series, Cara Wulf leads attendees on a tour through the domestic preference requirements that apply to Department of Defense procurements. She examines the differences (or no) between the Buy American Act/Trade Agreements Act rules Continue Reading
The Fundamentals of the Trade Agreements Act
In session 2 of 4 in the Buy American Act and Domestic Preference series, Cara Wulf introduces the Trade Agreements Act and explores when and how it applies, with a particular focus on how it interacts with the Buy American Act. She explores how to identify situations where an exception to the TAA Continue Reading
The Fundamentals of the Buy American Act
In session 1 of 4 in the Buy American Act and Domestic Preference series, Cara Wulf introduces the Buy American Act and the clauses and regulations implementing the BAA. She discusses the basic requirements of the BAA, and what exceptions to the Buy American Act requirements may apply and when. Cara Continue Reading
Supply Chain Management and Cybersecurity Updates
Cara Wulf discusses the pair of Proposed Rules issued in October 2023 (addressing “Cyber Threat and Incident Reporting and Information Sharing” and “Standardizing Cybersecurity Requirements for Unclassified Federal Information Systems”), and explores the implications of those Proposed Rules for Continue Reading
Suspensions, Debarments, and Ethical Issues for Government Contractors
Nothing is more frightening to federal contractors than the prospect of suspension or debarment. Not only can it interrupt your current operations, it can also prevent you from receiving any federal contracts in the foreseeable future. For many business owners, it would mean the end of Continue Reading
Understanding DoD Assessment Requirements
Cara Wulf explores the presence of existing Department of Defense cybersecurity assessment requirements, including DFARS 252.204-7019, DFARS 252.204-7020, and the development and pending arrival of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). She provides a detailed examination of the NIST Continue Reading