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Implied Terms in Government Contracts Analyzed

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 07.17.15

The recent edition of the Public Contract Law Journal (Winter 2015) features an article by C&M's Stanfield Johnson entitled, "Hercules, Winstar, and the Supreme Court's Conspicuous and Potentially Consequential Error." The June 2015 issue of the Nash & Cibinic Report (at 34) provides a brief review and recommends that "all lawyers in the field of Government procurement should read" this article on "the role of implied terms" in government contracts.


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Client Alert | 1 min read | 04.18.24

GSA Clarifies Permissibility of Upfront Payments for Software-as-a-Service Offerings

On March 15, 2024, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued Acquisition Letter MV-2024-01 providing guidance to GSA contracting officers on the use of upfront payments for acquisitions of cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).  Specifically, this acquisition letter clarifies that despite statutory prohibitions against the use of “advance” payments outside of narrowly-prescribed circumstances, upfront payments for SaaS licenses do not constitute an “advance” payment subject to these restrictions when made under the following conditions:...