Commercial Items
Commercial Items—Multiple Award Schedule Contracts Overview
The Federal Acquisition Reform Act and the Clinger-Cohen Act revolutionized the way the federal government acquires commercial items and services. We help our clients—both companies venturing into the government marketplace for the first time and experienced government contractors—deal with the resulting thicket of new and ever-changing statutes, regulations, procedures, and case law by:
- Providing guidance on the threshold questions of what are commercial items and services
- Advising clients regarding unique terms and conditions in commercial item contracts, such as the clauses on warranty and termination
- Counseling clients regarding the GSA multiple award schedule contracts, including the Commercial Sales Practices Format, the "price adjustment" clause, and the "price reduction clause"
- Advising clients on award and administration issues concerning government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACS) and other multiple award ID/IQ contracts
- Assisting subcontractors selling commercial items to government primes and government primes acquiring items from commercial subcontractors
Establishing internal systems for clients to comply with requirements of commercial item government contracts and conducting internal investigation of compliance issues.