As a follow up to the popular webinar Hugh Murray, Moy Ogivlie, and Tiffany Hubbard presented last July regarding the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the use of race in college admissions (SFFA v. Harvard; SFFA v. University of North Carolina), now we ask: Can employers Continue Reading
Buy America(n)- A Deep Dive Into Domestic Preference Regulations by Agency
Cara Wulf takes an in-depth look at the domestic preference requirements that apply to specific agencies. She provides a general overview of the Buy American Act and the Trade Agreements Act, and will examine the differences between the BAA/TAA rules applicable to civilian and DOD procurements, Continue Reading
Get the Contracts You Deserve! The Effective Use of Debriefings and Bid Protests
In today’s competitive federal marketplace, bid protests are an inevitable feature of many procurements. As a contractor, you can utilize debriefings and bid protests to go after awards that improperly went to your competitors. But if you want to succeed, and increase your contracting opportunities, Continue Reading
Critical Changes For Small Businesses
Over the last year, the Small Business Administration has issued new rule-making related to small business regulation, which has meant big changes for small business contractors, including: New eligibility rules for VOSB/SDVOSB on the back of SDVOSB programs being consolidated under SBA Continue Reading
Essential Subcontracting Considerations on Federal Projects
Federal contracting is complicated. Subcontracting on federal jobs can sometimes be even more so. A successful subcontracting relationship on a federal project requires the parties to consider not only their own interests, but also the interests of the end user, the government. This Continue Reading
Artificial Intelligence Means Real Money: What Government Contractors Need to Know About the AI Revolution
In this brief kickoff, Alex Major and Philip Lee, members of McCarter & English’s nationally recognized Government Contracts practice, explain the present state of artificial intelligence in federal contracting. Whether being used, sold to, or regulated by the government, this is a new frontier Continue Reading
Government Contract Compliance and Cybersecurity
Alex Major and Franklin Turner provide important guidance for government contractors who are seeking to ensure compliance with the government’s rapidly expanding cybersecurity requirements. Contractors learn about the statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to contractors including: Key Continue Reading
Size and Status Protests: A Primer on Bases, Process and Procedure
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
Intervention: Working with the Government to Keep Your Award
In today's increasingly competitive federal market, bid protests are an inevitable feature of many procurements. You may receive an award notice, only to be told several days later that the contract is on hold, all because of a bid protest filed by a disgruntled competitor. If you have ever Continue Reading
A Guide to the Buy American and Trade Agreements Act
Cara Wulf introduces students to the multiplicity of, and distinctions among, “Buy American” and other domestic preference statutes, regulations, and policies, for example President Biden’s Executive Order on Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers. She covers the Continue Reading