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GSA Seeks Input on Acquisition Regulations, Including the Alphabet Soup of TDR, PRC, and CSP

Client Alert | 1 min read | 05.30.17

In accordance with President Trump’s continuing mandate to streamline federal regulations, GSA is seeking input on its acquisition regulations, policies, and guidance that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification. GSA is particularly interested in comments on less frequently addressed areas such as evergreen contracting, price adjustments, catalogs, utilities, construction, and facilities. However, GSA is also welcoming comments on bigger ticket items such as the recent Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) rule, the Price Reduction Clause (PRC), and the Commercial Sales Practice (CSP) format. Comments are due in late July, and will provide interested parties an invaluable opportunity to address a broad swath of GSA’s existing policies and practices. Indeed, with recent indications that compliance with TDR requirements may soon become optional, this request for input appears very well timed to assist GSA in making important decisions for the Schedule program going forward.

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.16.26

Federal Circuit Holds Challengers to CICA Stay Overrides Need Not Satisfy Four-Factor Injunctive Relief Test

In a significant decision for government contractors, on April 15, 2026, in Life Science Logistics, LLC v. United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that bid protesters challenging an agency’s override of an automatic stay of contract performance under the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) need not satisfy the demanding four-factor test traditionally required for preliminary injunctive relief.  In so doing, the Federal Circuit clarified that CICA stay override challenges need only demonstrate that the override decision was arbitrary and capricious—nothing more....