FAR Integrated With Safety Act
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 11.13.07
On November 7, 2007, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued an interim rule integrating the liability and litigation protections administered by DHS under the SAFETY Act with federal agency purchases of anti-terrorism technologies and services. Agencies now have standard procurement clauses to use when purchasing products and services for homeland defense, including clauses to allow the acceptance of offers contingent on the issuance of SAFETY Act designations or certifications and equitable adjustments for situations in which SAFETY Act coverage is denied after award.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.10.26
In Utech, Inc. v. United States, No. 24-1586 (Fed. Cir. June 24, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit clarified that in most cases, a pre-award protest must be filed before the proposal submission deadline to avoid the Blue & Gold waiver rule. This decision, while nonprecedential, is in line with U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) precedent, which has long held that pre-award protests must be filed before the proposal submission deadline.
Client Alert | 5 min read | 07.10.26
Client Alert | 6 min read | 07.09.26
EU Steel Overcapacity Regulation: New Permanent Measure in Force from 1 July 2026
Client Alert | 5 min read | 07.09.26
Made in the USA? Prove It: FTC Marks America's 250th with Crack Down on Domestic Origin Claims
