Termination Clause Trumps Cost-Sharing
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.23.06
The Federal Circuit in Jacobs Eng'g Group, Inc. v. U.S. (Jan. 19, 2006) had before it the interesting scenario of the government terminating a contract with an 80/20 cost share and the contractor insisting that it should get "all" its costs under the termination for convenience clause, not just 80% per the cost share. The court agreed, because the cost share had not been specifically incorporated in the termination clause and the termination had deprived the contractor of his compensating benefit for taking the cost share in the first place, patent rights in the finished work.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 10.28.26
Debriefing to Dead Briefing: How to Avoid Dismissal by Identifying “Required” Debriefings
A recent GAO decision, Encon Desbuild JV4, LLC, highlights a critical pitfall for contractors: GAO dismissed as untimely a protest filed within 10 days of a “debriefing” because the debriefing was not “required” under GAO’s precedent and the applicable regulations. This was true even though the contracting officer incorrectly told the contractor that the debriefing was required and provided under FAR part 15.
Client Alert | 7 min read | 10.27.26
Client Alert | 5 min read | 10.27.26
The UK Defence Footprint 2026 and the Warsaw Defence Plan: Investment, Innovation and Opportunities
Client Alert | 6 min read | 10.26.26
Executive Order Creates Women’s Health Task Force, Rescinds Prior Initiatives
