On August 15, 2013, the SBA put into effect a long-awaited Final Rule (Federal Register Volume 78, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2013)) designed to help small business subcontractors. The Final Rule, which implements policies set forth in the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, provides for several very important changes to small business contracting.
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Ties that Bind: Be Careful the Person Directing Your Work Has Authority to Bind the Government
By Edward T. DeLisle & Maria Panichelli on
Posted in Federal Procurement Policy
We’ve warned you before against relying on informal, or oral, directives from a Contracting Officer; get it in writing! A recent case before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals reminds us that contractors also need to be wary about who from the government is giving those directives.
In EEC International, ASBCA No. 55781…
Relying on a Contracting Officer’s Advice Could Cost You Your Contract
By Edward T. DeLisle on
Posted in Procurement Information
By: Edward T. DeLisle & Maria L. Panichelli
Be careful what you ask for, or, in the context of federal government contracting, be careful how you ask and how the government responds. If you’re not careful, you may get what you ask for, but lose a contract. That’s the lesson learned in NCI Information Systems, …