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Representations and Warranty Insurance in Transactions Involving Government Contractors

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 09.10.15

Recently, Law360 published an article by C&M attorneys, "Reps and Warranties Insurance Key in Gov't Contractor M&A," focusing on representations and warranties (R&W) insurance and the relevance of R&W insurance in facilitating mergers and acquisitions. Given the diligence considerations that are unique to government contractors, the article explains how R&W can play a role in M&A transactions involving government contractors.


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  This decision, while nonprecedential, is in line with U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) precedent, which has long held that pre-award protests must be filed before the proposal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