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No Tolerance For Not Meeting Storage Requirements

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 05.03.10

After a lengthy back-and-forth at GAO, the protestor finds relief at the Court of Federal Claims with the award to its competitor for storage space being set aside. The court found in Metro. Van and Storage, Inc. v. U.S. (Apr. 16, 2010) that the awardee did not meet the technical requirements of the RFP that it have a minimum of storage space under firm commitment and refused to brush off these problems as contract administration issues.

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Client Alert | 14 min read | 03.13.26

AI for Government: 7 Days for Contractor Comments on GSA Proposed Contract Clause for AI Systems

On March 6, 2026, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a significant proposed contract clause, GSAR 552.239-7001, Basic Safeguarding of Artificial Intelligence Systems (“Clause”), for inclusion in GSA Schedule solicitations and contracts for AI capabilities.  The proposed clause would impose substantial new requirements related to AI sources, intellectual property rights, data use, change management, and performance standards.  The Clause would also take precedence over any other contract terms (including commercial licensing terms) related to AI, including a Seller’s terms of sale and service to which the Government had previously agreed.  GSA requests comments by March 20, 2026....