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The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog | Fox Rothschild LLP menu Current Page: Home About Contact Subscribe Search Close Enter Search Terms Search The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog General Federal Government Contracts News & Updates What to Do If the Port of Baltimore Closure Is Impacting Your Government Contract By Keeley McCarty & Jaeho Lee on April 11, 2024 In the wake of the tragic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, businesses that rely on the Port of Baltimore (Port”) are grappling with impacts to their contracts and supply chains. The Port suspended waterway traffic until further notice, shutting off one of the busiest ports on the East Coast indefinitely. … Continue Reading What to Do If the Port of Baltimore Closure Is Impacting Your Government Contract Procrastination Has Consequences: How Waiting Until the Last Minute to Renew Their SAM Registration Cost a Contractor Millions By Robbie Pratt & Jaeho Lee on April 10, 2024 The Government Accountability Office (GAO”) recently sustained a protest of a contract award because the… Continue Reading Procrastination Has Consequences: How Waiting Until the Last Minute to Renew Their SAM Registration Cost a Contractor Millions Where to Protest When the Government Says Your Bid is Late By David Timm on March 20, 2024 In a January 2024 bid protest denied by the Government Accountability Office (GAO”), an all-too… Continue Reading Where to Protest When the Government Says Your Bid is Late ABC AMENDS ITS COMPLAINT CHALLENGING DOL’S CHANGES TO DBRA REGULATIONS By Diana Shutzer on March 6, 2024 Last week a Texas federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to respond… Continue Reading ABC AMENDS ITS COMPLAINT CHALLENGING DOL’S CHANGES TO DBRA REGULATIONS Subscribe to The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog Subscribe to this blog The Latest Contractor Alert: GAO Reaffirms Position on Late Email Proposals By David Timm on April 26, 2022 In a post earlier this year, I discussed a significant split between the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO has long held that email… Continue Reading Contractor Alert: GAO Reaffirms Position on Late Email Proposals Material Escalation: A Difficult Road to Recover Costs By David Timm on February 28, 2022 The annual inflation rate in the United States rose 7% in 2021, its highest rate since 1982. The construction industry has not been immune from this general trend, with steel… Continue Reading Material Escalation: A Difficult Road to Recover Costs Navigating the Business Risks Associated with the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate By Reggie Jones on November 10, 2021 President Biden recently issued Executive Order No. 14042 requiring covered federal contractors ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated against COVID‑19 unless an employee otherwise requests, and receives an accommodation… Continue Reading Navigating the Business Risks Associated with the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Evaluation Disputes: Protecting the Reputation of Government Contractors By Nicholas T. Solosky on October 29, 2020 Government contractors may face performance evaluations by federal agencies that erroneously or capriciously capture the efficacy of their work, at times by seemingly arbitrary standards. These evaluations can hobble key… Continue Reading Evaluation Disputes: Protecting the Reputation of Government Contractors Reminder: Fox Rothschild VIRTUAL Federal Contracts Symposium Starts Monday By Nicholas T. Solosky on September 21, 2020 A quick reminder that Fox Rothschild (Virtual) Federal Contract Symposium starts this Monday (October 5). Please Click Here to Register for the Symposium. After careful consideration, we elected hold the… Continue Reading Reminder: Fox Rothschild VIRTUAL Federal Contracts Symposium Starts Monday Upcoming Webinar: Contesting Erroneous CPARS Evaluations By Nicholas T. Solosky on August 10, 2020 I am excited to host this upcoming Webinar on Protecting the Reputation of Government Contractors by Challenging Erroneous CPARS Evaluations . The Webinar goes Live on Wednesday, August 19 at … Continue Reading Upcoming Webinar: Contesting Erroneous CPARS Evaluations Utilizing Enhanced Debriefing Procedures to Maximize GAO Bid Protest Effectiveness By Nicholas T. Solosky on July 7, 2020 Contractors filed 2,071 bid protests at GAO in 2019– the lowest number in five years. One possible cause for the decline is the Department of Defense’s enhanced debriefing procedures . … Continue Reading Utilizing Enhanced Debriefing Procedures to Maximize GAO Bid Protest Effectiveness COVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 3 – Government Response and Contract Management By Nicholas T. Solosky on April 2, 2020 COVID-19 or the Coronavirus is having an unprecedented and, frankly, previously unimaginable global impact. Please click here to visit Fox’s Coronavirus Resource Center for links to free webinars and articles… Continue Reading COVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 3 – Government Response and Contract Management COVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 2 – Recovering Extra Costs By Nicholas T. Solosky on April 1, 2020 COVID-19 or the Coronavirus is having an unprecedented and, frankly, previously unimaginable global impact. Please click here to visit Fox’s Coronavirus Resource Center for links to free webinars and articles… Continue Reading COVID-19 and Government Contracting Best Practices: Part 2 – Recovering Extra Costs View All Topics View All Posts About this Blog Authored by attorneys in the firm’s Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Practice , this blog addresses current and future issues affecting federal contractors and procurement professionals in both the Washington, D.C., area and throughout the United States. 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