Government Contracts Insights

February 14, 2025 - Federal Procurement, Resources
DoD Other Transactions (OTs) Desk Reference
By: Locke Bell, Tina D. Reynolds and Damien C. Specht
The incoming Trump administration has sent many signals that it intends to ramp up the Department of Defense’s use of nontraditional acquisition pathways to bridge the “Valley of Death” and bring innovative technologies to the warfighter. [1] This is not a departure from any
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February 10, 2025 - Federal Procurement
Deja Vu All Over Again: Trump’s Tariffs and their Impact on Government Contractors
By: J. Alex Ward and Sandeep N. Nandivada
President Trump has called himself the “Tariff Man” and has said that “Tariffs are the greatest thing ever invented.” [1] It therefore should come as no surprise that, in the first month since taking office, he has announced sweeping tariffs against Mexico , Canada
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January 22, 2025 - Federal Procurement
Better Late Than Never: FAR Council Finally Addresses OCI Rules
By: Sandeep N. Nandivada and James A. Tucker
On January 15, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published a proposed rule overhauling the FAR’s Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) provisions. The proposed rule follows a December 2022 law that directed more examples and better definitions of OCIs in the FAR and
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January 03, 2025 - Federal Procurement
Shoot First, Ask Questions Later: Final Rule Keeps FAR’s Inconsistent Treatment of Proposed Debarments
By: J. Alex Ward and James A. Tucker
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has issued a final rule , effective January 17, 2025, to improve the consistency between the procurement and nonprocurement procedures for suspension and debarment. The changes, which were proposed a year ago, are largely positive and help iron
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November 21, 2024 - Federal Procurement
New DFARS Regulation on Small Business Affiliate Past Performance
By: Damien C. Specht and James A. Tucker
Nearly a year ago, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 directed the Department of Defense (DOD) to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) no later than July 1, 2024, “to require that when small business concerns bid on Department
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October 08, 2024 - Federal Procurement
DoD Dusts Off Other Transactions (OT) Regulations
By: Tina D. Reynolds and Locke Bell
On September 4, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued a proposed rule to update its longstanding but little-known regulations for prototype other transactions (OTs), including new sections that authorize follow-on production OTs. The changes would bring the regulations up to date with the
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August 29, 2024 - Federal Procurement
DoD Aligns with FAR on Sustainable Procurement
By: J. Alex Ward and Markus Gerhard Speidel
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued a final rule bringing the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) into alignment with changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that reorganized Part 23 on Sustainable Procurement. The rule, issued on August 15, 2024, became effective immediately.
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July 15, 2024 - Federal Procurement
Procurement Integrity Act
By: Sandeep N. Nandivada
The Procurement Integrity Act (“PIA”), codified at 41 U.S.C. § 2101–2107, is intended to prevent unethical and improper competitive practices from influencing federal procurements. To achieve this end, the PIA prohibits knowingly disclosing, or knowingly obtaining, source selection information or contractor bid or proposal
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January 03, 2024 - Federal Procurement, National Security, Small Business
Notable Provisions of the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act
By: Tina D. Reynolds
On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 into law after bipartisan congressional majorities approved the bill earlier in the month. The annual bill authorizes appropriations and sets policy for the Department of Defense (“DoD”) and
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October 06, 2023 - Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Federal Procurement
The FAR Council’s Proposed Cybersecurity Overhaul: Lots of Questions, but Only Some Answers
By: Tina D. Reynolds and Sandeep N. Nandivada
In what can best be described as a tsunami of cybersecurity regulation, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council—consisting of the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)—issued two proposed rules on October 2, 2023. If implemented, the
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Topic Archives: Federal Procurement

DoD Other Transactions (OTs) Desk Reference

By: Locke Bell, Tina D. Reynolds and Damien C. Specht

Deja Vu All Over Again: Trump’s Tariffs and their Impact on Government Contractors

By: J. Alex Ward and Sandeep N. Nandivada

Better Late Than Never: FAR Council Finally Addresses OCI Rules

By: Sandeep N. Nandivada and James A. Tucker

Shoot First, Ask Questions Later: Final Rule Keeps FAR’s Inconsistent Treatment of Proposed Debarments

By: J. Alex Ward and James A. Tucker

New DFARS Regulation on Small Business Affiliate Past Performance

By: Damien C. Specht and James A. Tucker

DoD Dusts Off Other Transactions (OT) Regulations

By: Tina D. Reynolds and Locke Bell

DoD Aligns with FAR on Sustainable Procurement

By: J. Alex Ward and Markus Gerhard Speidel

Procurement Integrity Act

By: Sandeep N. Nandivada

Notable Provisions of the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act

By: Tina D. Reynolds

The FAR Council’s Proposed Cybersecurity Overhaul: Lots of Questions, but Only Some Answers

By: Tina D. Reynolds and Sandeep N. Nandivada