Zachary Schroeder is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office, where he practices in the Government Contracts Group.
Zach represents contractors in both litigation and counseling matters. His practice focuses on representing contractors in bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (ODRA). His practice also includes federal regulatory and ethics compliance, as well as various aspects of state and local procurement law, including representing contractors in size protests and affiliation matters. In the transactional context, Zach has performed government contracts diligence for government contractors in a range of industries.
Recent Representative Matters:
- Successfully defended the Army’s award of a large aircraft logistics support contract to a leading national defense contractor against protests by dominant providers of those services.
- Successfully defended the award of a multimillion dollar Army fuel delivery contract against multiple protests before GAO.
- Succeeded on multiple protests before both GAO and the U. S. Court of Federal Claims challenging the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s award of a large note servicing contract.
- Counseled a leading national defense contractor on Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and indemnification remedies in relation to potential government disclosures of proprietary information.
- Advised an international contractor on Buy America compliance for Federal Transit Administration funded procurements.
While in law school, Zach served as a judicial intern for Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Zach received his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School in 2017. He studied procurement law extensively at George Washington and served as the chair of the 2017 Government Contracts Moot Court Competition and as an editorial staff member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Quarterly Journal.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, Virginia, United States Court of Federal Claims, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Speeches & Presentations
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"Part 1 – For Small Businesses: Recent and Coming Changes to Key Small Business Rules and Regulations," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(February 10, 2021).
Presenters: Olivia Lynch, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Jared Engelking, Michael E. Samuels, and Zachary Schroeder.
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"Pre-Award Protest Challenges: Terms, Acquisition Approach, and Timeliness Traps," United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia," OOPS 20/20 - Setting Your Sights
(October 21, 2020).
Presenters: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Eric M. Ransom, Christian N. Curran, and Zachary Schroeder.
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"Small Businesses in Federal Government Contracting," Government Contracts "101" - Back to Basics Webinar
(September 22, 2020).
Presenters: Olivia Lynch, Stephanie L. Crawford, and Zachary Schroeder.
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"What Will the New Year Bring for Government Contractors?" Crowell & Moring Webinar
(January 29, 2020).
Presenters: Crowell & Moring Government Contracts Group.
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"Small Businesses in Federal Government Contracting," Government Contracts "101" - Back to Basics, McLean, VA
(October 23, 2019).
Moderator: Olivia Lynch; Panelists: Jason M. Crawford and Zach Schroeder.
Publications
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"Return of the MAC: SBA Final Rule Changes Certification Requirements for Multiple-Award Contracts," Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
(January 22, 2021).
Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, Michael E. Samuels and Zachary Schroeder.
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"Modifications to Several 13 C.F.R. § 121.103 Affiliation Tests," Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
(January 22, 2021).
Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, Michael E. Samuels and Zachary Schroeder.
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"Changes To The Evaluation Of Small Business Joint Ventures," Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
(January 22, 2021).
Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, Michael E. Samuels and Zachary Schroeder.
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"SBA’s Recent Rulemaking Changes to the 8(a) Business Development Program," Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
(January 22, 2021).
Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, Michael E. Samuels and Zachary Schroeder.
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"SBA Publishes Rule to Implement One-Year Extension for 8(a) Business Development Program Participants," Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
(January 14, 2021).
Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, Michael E. Samuels and Zachary Schroeder.
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"Changes to the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Programs," Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
(December 18, 2020).
Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, Michael E. Samuels and Zachary Schroeder.
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"SBA’s Recent Rulemaking “Consolidation of Mentor Protégé Programs and Other Government Contracting Amendments”" Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
(December 18, 2020).
Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Olivia Lynch, Michael E. Samuels and Zachary Schroeder.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"One Way or Another, Congress Will Allow a One-Year Extension of 8(a) Status for Participants Who Were in the 8(a) Program on or Before September 9, 2020,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 24, 2020).
Contacts: Olivia Lynch, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Michael E. Samuels, Zachary Schroeder
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"GAO Clarifies Timeliness of Preaward Protests Challenging Solicitation Amendments,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(July 1, 2020).
Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, William B. O'Reilly, Zachary Schroeder
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"OIG Audit Finds Nearly $900 Million in SDVOSB Set-Aside Contracts Awarded to Ineligible Contractors,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 25, 2020).
Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Brian Tully McLaughlin, Olivia Lynch, Lyndsay A. Gorton, Zachary Schroeder
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"Even A Little Early Can Be Late: GAO Rules that Proposal Emailed Prior to Submission Deadline but Received Minutes Afterward was Untimely,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 9, 2020).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Zachary Schroeder
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"All Things Protest: The Year’s Most Interesting Decisions (December 2019),"
Podcast: All Things Protest
(December 31, 2019).
Contacts: Olivia Lynch, Anuj Vohra, Christian N. Curran, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Zachary Schroeder
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"The Small Business Runway Extension Act Is One Step Closer to Take Off,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(July 8, 2019).
Contacts: Olivia Lynch, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Zachary Schroeder
Firm News & Announcements