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Hidden in Plain Sight: Where, Oh Where, Have the Compensation Caps Gone?

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 05.29.18

Contractors looking for updates to the statutory allowable cost limits on employee compensation may be looking in the wrong place. Historically, such limits were posted in the Federal Register for public notice. However, the OFPP recently posted the annual increases for costs incurred in 2015-2018 on its website instead of publication through the Federal Register.

To read more, visit our blog post on the topic.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.10.26

Federal Circuit Clarifies Application of Blue & Gold: Proposal Submission Deadline, Not Award, is the Operative Time for Filing

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  This decision, while nonprecedential, is in line with U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) precedent, which has long held that pre-award protests must be filed before the proposal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....