Government Contracts Bullet Points

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:08:28 GMT Government Contracts Bullet Points http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points 6064929b-1df8-4bf8-b17a-f0bf293729ac Wed, 16 May 2012 17:08:28 GMT D.C. Circuit Loosens Public Disclosure Bar While Tightening the Reins on Damages http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/DC-Circuit-Loosens-Public-Disclosure-Bar-While-Tightening-the-Reins-on-Damages f23dca91-78b5-4b7e-b37d-7c9ef12350a5 Tue, 15 May 2012 16:46:04 GMT CORRECTION: Congress to Vote on Radically Altering CFC's Bid Protest Timeliness Rules http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Congress-to-Vote-on-Radically-Altering-CFCs-Bid-Protest-Timeliness-Rules c4e245d8-f389-4c8f-9a90-5353fa373e0b Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:20:55 GMT What You Should Know in the New Era of Transparent Internal Audits http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/What-You-Should-Know-in-the-New-Era-of-Transparent-Internal-Audits 0a75f9f3-3319-4243-9499-e5f502542662 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:07:40 GMT Routine Request Still "Undisputed" Years Later http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Routine-Request-Still-Undisputed-Years-Later de944f57-da09-440a-bf49-d9d5e2d71036 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:35:15 GMT D.C. Circuit Fetters Government Discretion to Settle Qui Tam Claims Over Relator's Objection http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/DC-Circuit-Fetters-Government-Discretion-to-Settle-Qui-Tam-Claims-over-Relators-Objection 94242a17-e025-4a91-a237-05a2cbabfb4a Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:21:19 GMT Air Force Debarment Official To Speak At OOPS http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Air-Force-Debarment-Official-To-Speak-At-OOPS 0b521d79-863c-4bfe-b6cb-a758b0fdef70 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:21:41 GMT Failure to Comply with Section L Instructions Invalidates Award http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Failure-to-Comply-with-Section-L-Instructions-Invalidates-Award 86cb83ee-fcfd-457b-b974-fcf2d0bbf635 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:15:00 GMT Statute of Limitations Runs from Receipt of Auditable Information 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14:38:15 GMT IR&D Reporting Requirements Reinstated http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/IR-D-Reporting-Requirements-Reinstated eb722d9d-f4ba-4f49-8c31-f98f2c481945 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:52:36 GMT CFC Weighs in on Timeliness of OCI Protest http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/CFC-Weighs-in-on-Timeliness-of-OCI-Protest 1c66ca9a-d1c0-4002-a064-304424ab6fef Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:33:43 GMT NAFI Contractor Goes Straight to Court When CO Fails to Issue Final Decision http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/NAFI-Contractor-Goes-Straight-to-Court-When-CO-Fails-to-Issue-Final-Decision 7edfa613-ad94-4a18-84c8-0ad81df705f4 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:57:13 GMT CAS/PPA Harmonization Rules http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/CAS-PPA-Harmonization-Rules e4c714be-d86e-4945-b8de-c0aa2078ff84 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:42:53 GMT Congress Enacts Appropriations Restriction Relating to Felony Convictions http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Congress-Enacts-Appropriations-Restriction-Relating-to-Felony-Convictions 6e27fe3a-210b-4a88-81ae-d8d3e29806d5 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:37:18 GMT For the New Year, Out with Origin but In with New Definitions of Source & Nationality http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/USAID-Contracting 301b9740-fd57-45d3-b9b0-e744ad827181 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:56:02 GMT Turn Square Corners or Sit on Sideline http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Sole-source-Acquisition-Turn-Square-Corners-or-Sit-on-Sideline 77cb6f09-7278-4c1a-891a-6ef1c85a6393 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:08:40 GMT Executive Compensation Limits Expanded http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Executive-Compensation-Limits-Expanded 1299ef35-c6af-4611-9308-fa9082624faa Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:51:03 GMT Contractors Can Review and Object to Public Release of Information in FAPIIS http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Contractors-Can-Review-and-Object-to-Public-Release-of-Information-in-FAPIIS c9643450-b036-41ea-872b-0c852d8038f0 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:45:01 GMT NASA Pushes FAR, Far Away for Commercial Crew Program http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/NASA-Pushes-FAR-Far-Away-for-Commercial-Crew-Program cc3249f3-52ab-4bb0-814c-03c731871be0 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:48:06 GMT Congress Proposes Changes to Technical Data Rights Statutes http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Congress ProposesChanges-to-Technical-Data-Rights-Statutes 0ab9c187-1a89-4af5-9c7f-c11d4fd3ac32 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:28:08 GMT DoD Opens Dialogue With Industry on Open-Source Software http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/DoD-Opens-Dialogue-With-Industry-on-Open-Source-Software 6600022c-abcd-4a36-a84d-502d896b0611 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:52:54 GMT The "Super Committee" Failed – What Now? http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/The-Super-Committee-Failed-What-Now f460468b-029a-4fe1-b626-69ffb9b3b71f Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:11:52 GMT New Post-Employment "Revolving Door" Certification http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Compliance 902d81ad-ef2f-4e40-a34d-383e66797b0b Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:08:28 GMT Earlier Complaint Fails 9(b), But Bars FCA Suit http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Earlier-Complaint-Fails-9-b-But-Bars-FCA-1365141 dd15fc1e-b7c1-4200-9a0e-d5e9742e56d6 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:51:38 GMT US Liable for Environmental Remediation Costs Under Contract Clauses http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Environmental-Remediation 01469e9f-4d76-4432-a4a4-3383c8fb4f86 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:34:16 GMT IG Confirms Many Recovery Act Criminal Investigations http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Recovery-Act 6b8a2070-e779-4d61-8d9d-513281216fb9 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:16:16 GMT Final Rule Governing Personal Conflicts of Interest of Contractor and Subcontractor Employees Supporting or Performing Certain Acquisition Functions http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Final-Rule-Governing-Employee-Conflicts-of-Interest 21673bfc-bf31-4d5f-a7f8-8086ca79046e Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:03:52 GMT Chance to Change Pricing Generally Required After Corrective Action http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Chance-to-Change-Pricing-Generally-Required-After-Corrective-Action 42b48c22-51c6-4b90-b386-77adf416839d Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:28:16 GMT CFC Finds Unreasonable Deviation from Customary Commercial Practices http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/CFC-Finds-Unreasonable-Deviation-from-Customary-Commercial-Practices 3f983031-eb3d-4682-afea-200396fe61f8 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:12:36 GMT Veterans Affairs Snubs GAO? http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Veterans-Affairs-Snubs-GAO c8c83b54-f847-413f-a423-c1d31491b34a Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:09:34 GMT Interest Due On Indirect Cost Claims http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Interest-Due-On-Indirect-Cost-Claims fd98c95b-d68c-4ae5-bfc1-b50f9025db30 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:17:30 GMT SBA Cannot Replace Agency Responsibility Findings with Its Own 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f19bcfa9-24b7-46be-84d2-493d209016dd Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:49:53 GMT Elimination of CAS Exemption for Overseas Contracts and Subcontracts http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Elimination-CAS-Exemption-Overseas-Contracts-Subcontracts 315621d9-d707-48f4-a741-af72945d6d3d Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:40:45 GMT Following GAO Recommendation Doesn't Insulate Agency's Action After Protest http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Following-GAO-Recommendation-Doesnt-Insulate-Agencys-Action-After-Protest 4c446a6d-7634-45f6-a53b-23139a657a9f Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:17:08 GMT CFC Dismisses Protest of SBA Decision Not to Reopen Size Determination http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/CFC-Dismisses-Protest-of-SBA-Decision-Not-to-Reopen-Size-Determination d99932af-a712-42a0-a7b2-0a398989822c Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:11:37 GMT CFC Faults Agency for Circumventing Protests 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Likely OCI Due to Unequal Information Access Yields PI http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Likely-OCI-Due-to-Unequal-Information-Access-Yields 08963bf1-69d9-44b0-91dd-c0ecb2269ee8 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:31:01 GMT The Sun Has Not Set On Protests Of Civilian Agency Task Orders http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/The-Sun-Has-Not-Set-On-Protests-Of-Civilian-Agency-Task 4cbee405-70a8-4e00-8da2-4ce23764dc55 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:08:54 GMT Supreme Court Rules on Scope of Federal Contractors' Rights in Federally Funded Inventions http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Supreme-Court-Rules-on-Scope-of-Federal-Contractors-Rights 84cb7489-8d11-443e-9fce-5ee5f52464ef Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:22:03 GMT New Rule Prescribes Data Required for Adequate Final Indirect Cost Rate Proposal 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After 20 Years a Draw - Or is it? http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/A-12-Litigation-After-20-Years-a-Draw-Or-is-it bd79fddc-baf5-4b06-9db6-b6be90838c47 Mon, 16 May 2011 15:03:16 GMT Supremes Hold FOIA Response Satisfies FCA Public Disclosure Bar http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Supremes-Hold-FOIA-Response-Satisfies-FCA-Public 8f8f36b9-e3ec-4263-8f4a-afeb4e447efb Fri, 13 May 2011 16:38:36 GMT California High-Speed Rail: On the Fast Track http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/California-High-Speed-Rail-On-the-Fast 8867b00e-568e-44cb-9fcd-f773a32e1320 Mon, 09 May 2011 16:21:51 GMT The Great Dissenter Reviewed http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/The-Great-Dissenter 56dc43db-6534-414c-931c-d65e1bb65359 Fri, 06 May 2011 14:20:25 GMT Touhy Fooey 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http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/We-re-Staying-Open-to-Handle-Your-Shutdown With the Friday midnight deadline looming and the prospects for a deal unclear, our team of lawyers are fielding an increasing volume and wide variety of questions on the potential impacts of a shutdown on their businesses. We are available around the clock, seven days a week, to answer any questions you may have. 84748d03-4d7e-47c9-9f2a-d91532482094 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT The False Claims Act's Seal Provisions Upheld http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/The-False-Claims-Act-s-Seal-Provisions The False Claims Act contains seal provisions that require every qui tam complaint to be filed under seal for a 60-day period, which is often extended many times over, to give the Department of Justice an opportunity to investigate the allegations and intervene, if it chooses. 0cf4366c-5997-46d5-8d0b-047186c849f1 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Agency's "Mail Storm" Excuses Late Proposal http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Agency-s-Mail-Storm-Excuses-Late Moving beyond faxes into the computer age, the Court of Federal Claims in Watterson Constr. Co. v. U.S. (Mar. 29, 2011) found that a contractor's late proposal should be excused when the delay was caused solely by a "mail storm" at the agency which overloaded and slowed down its servers. 880a5d09-cb52-42ba-802c-5147e6a8a5b1 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Government Contracts at the High Court http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Government-Contracts-at-the-High On February 28, 2011, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Stanford Junior Univ. v. Roche Molecular Sys., Inc., on the issue of whether a federal contractor's rights to an invention under the Bayh-Dole Act, 35 U.S.C. §§ 200-12, are trumped by a contractor-employee inventor's prior assignment to a third party of title to the same invention. b1b3223e-9566-472c-99a8-9b41941255a0 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Enhanced Requirements for Cost-Reimbursement Contracting http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Enhanced-Requirements-for-Cost-Reimbursement As required by the FY 2009 DOD Authorization Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation has been amended effective March 16, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 14543), to add new provisions controlling the Government's decision to award cost-reimbursement contracts. The enhanced regulations focus on the Government's internal processes, but the provisions most likely to affect contractors directly are the requirement for appointment of a qualified contracting officer's representative (COR) or contracting officer's technical representative 312f7799-a9b8-4d31-bfa4-d024203919a4 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Allowability of IR&D Costs: Dis-inflation Run Amok http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Allowability-of-IR-D-Costs-Dis-inflation-Run DOD has issued a proposed amendment to DFARS 231.205-18 (Mar. 2, 2011) that would condition the allowability of independent research and development costs on the reporting of unspecified information about individual projects at least annually and again on completion of projects, using DOD on-line reporting forms. The proposed rule would apply to all contractors with annual IR&D costs in excess of $50,000, an amount that is less than 1% of the threshold in effect in 1990 for reporting IR&D projects under the prior regulatory regime, a mandatory reporting requirement that was completely abolished in 1996. 1edee805-222b-44b4-a9d0-2e3465b76f3a Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Federal Circuit Compounds Contractors' Interest Problems http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Federal-Circuit-Compounds-Contractors-Interest Over the vigorous dissent by several judges, the Federal Circuit on March 1, 2011, denied a petition for en banc review of its decision in Gates v. Raytheon, 584 F.3d 1062 (Fed. Cir. 2009), which held that, because the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) statute requires interest on cost impacts for CAS violations to be calculated at the rate established under 26 U.S.C. § 6621, the interest must be compounded in accordance with 26 U.S.C. § 6622, even though the CAS statute does not refer to or incorporate § 6622 by reference. As we reported on September 24, 2010, the same interest rate is referenced in the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA), and a proposal is pending to amend the FAR to require compound, rather than simple, interest to be used in calculating damages for TINA violations. fd74f57e-6dce-443e-ae34-573dd395b337 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT SBA Shakes Up 8(a) Program Regulations http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/SBA-Shakes-Up-8-a-Program f4152ca1-b5c0-4df9-86a1-e6073229b8c7 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Bid Protests Workshop: Practice, Procedure and Strategy http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Bid-Protests-Workshop-Practice-Procedure-and d1235f0e-cc94-4e80-ae71-b9b949ab4415 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Shutdown Suspicions? Crowell & Moring Identifies the Questions You Should Be Asking http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Shutdown-Suspicions-Crowell-Moring-Identifies-the As the press reports about delays in the appropriations process have multiplied in recent days, we have received a number of calls from clients about the contractual issues that might arise if there is a government shutdown after March 4. Although the issues that might arise in connection with a shutdown will likely be specific to the circumstances of individual contracts, there are several broad issues that all contractors should be considering. Based on our experience with the issues that arose during the last shutdown in the mid-nineties and on the standard provisions in most contracts, we recommend that contractors consider at least the following: 8454389e-c345-4c63-8be3-4ef9f9de3a50 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Take Care to Preserve Ordering and Option Rights http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Take-Care-to-Preserve-Ordering-and-Option 3df2eeef-9d41-459f-9b2a-70f59486cd4f Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Payment for "Subcontractor" Services on T&M Contracts http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Payment-for-Subcontractor-Services-on-T-M In its January 14, 2011, decision in Serco, Inc. v. Pension Benefit Guar. Corp., the CBCA addressed for the first time (the first published decision in over 22 years from any source) a long-running dispute about whether labor hours performed by employees of "subcontractors" (a term that may include consultants and labor purchased from "body shops") should be billed on T&M contracts as "time" at the fixed hourly labor rates specified in the prime contract for labor hours (the position generally taken by contractors and by GSA in published guidance) or as "material" at the actual cost charged by the "subcontractor" (the position taken by DCAA). b1c4a018-cbd0-4107-a8a3-d64cc3e51862 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT OHA Authority and Impact Expanded http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/OHA-Authority-and-Impact 344622aa-8342-4029-b5dc-744f436eadfe Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT D.C. Circuit Adopts Implied Certification, But Rejects Collective Knowledge http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/D-C-Circuit-Adopts-Implied-Certification-But-Rejects 8a6c23c6-8160-4257-b14d-6b29a3a52ed7 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Novation Trap For The Unwary http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Novation-Trap-For-The 75c873cf-936e-4f50-8b02-ad123138f057 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Tucker Act Reaches More NAFIs Than Many Thought http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Tucker-Act-Reaches-More-NAFIs-Than-Many 54622b9d-646b-4cae-8cd6-882130937eb0 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Government to Release Private Contractor Information Contained in FAPIIS http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Government-to-Release-Private-Contractor-Information 34e40563-424c-45fe-8e11-19129ee2461a Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Congress Extends GAO's Bid Protest Jurisdiction Over Certain DoD Task And Delivery Orders http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Congress-Extends-GAO-s-Bid-Protest-Jurisdiction-Over On January 7, 2011, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, which, among other things, extends the Government Accountability Office's ("GAO") protest jurisdiction over certain Department of Defense ("DoD") task and delivery orders through September 30, 2016. However, absent congressional action, GAO's jurisdiction over protests of task and delivery orders under civilian agency procurements will lapse on May 27, 2011 (unless there is an allegation that the order is outside the scope of the underlying ID/IQ contract). effe71cd-136c-4cc2-bf64-2280eeb6bfa2 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Congress Extends GAO's Task Order Jurisdiction http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Congress-Extends-GAO-s-Task-Order bc652f22-6670-4156-8989-db9fdea35738 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Inadequate Justification for Restrictive Requirements Leads to Injunction http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Inadequate-Justification-for-Restrictive-Requirements 76312497-95f5-4902-9258-fbf8ee57f3d4 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT DoD Issues Final OCI Rule For Major Programs http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/DoD-Issues-Final-OCI-Rule-For-Major-1352624 On December 29, 2010, the Department of Defense ("DoD") issued a final amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ("DFARS") implementing section 207 of the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 ("WSARA"), which required DoD to provide "uniform guidance and tighten" existing regulations governing organizational conflicts of interest ("OCI"). What follows are the highlights of the rule, which is immediately effective and placed in part 209 of the DFARS: 5fd07892-be70-46fc-9607-ada00c501b1a Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Contractor Team Arrangement Member Has Privity to Pursue Claims Against the Government http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Contractor-Team-Arrangement-Member-Has-Privity-to-Pursue In Lockheed Martin Aspen Med Services, Inc. v. Dept. of Health and Human Services, CBCA No. 2054 (Dec. 8, 2010), the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals made clear that a member of a Contractor Team Arrangement ("CTA") performing a GSA/VA Federal Supply Schedule contract had privity with the government for purposes of pursuing a claim under the Contract Disputes Act. bd360588-f021-43d3-a0ed-4b7c733340f3 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT DOD Issues Final OCI Rule For Major Programs http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/DOD-Issues-Final-OCI-Rule-For-Major-1352622 4d760ae6-5899-4d75-a687-af4d71a83029 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT When Does a Breach of Contract Violate the False Claims Act? http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/When-Does-a-Breach-of-Contract-Violate-the-False-Claims 3fd92238-8253-4a3e-a3b6-aa7d794ff45e Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Effect of Unilateral Contract Assignment Questioned http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Effect-of-Unilateral-Contract-Assignment 8bf87ae2-0e37-4f5b-bf72-8e0022e80f8d Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT "Collective Knowledge" Rejected http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/-Collective-Knowledge 30146cae-1585-4a94-85ad-d43ea9fac203 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Negative Responsibility Determination Overturned http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Negative-Responsibility-Determination f0f5d1a7-94b1-4ab9-a284-5ee59d946eea Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Damages Available For Government Breach of CRADA http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Damages-Available-For-Government-Breach-of bc54595c-4867-4a3f-b729-4316ded3f22d Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:37:49 GMT Auction Concept Still Lives at CFC http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/Government-Contracts-Bullet-Points/Auction-Concept-Still-Lives-at In The Sheridan Corp. v. U.S. (Nov. 5, 2010), the CFC set aside the agency's corrective action when, in the face of a GAO protest, the agency announced another round of offers and a new evaluation.