Government Contracts Insights

May 20, 2021 - International Public Procurement
Post-Brexit UK Public Procurement Reform
By: Alistair Maughan
The Procurement Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech at the opening of Parliament in May 2021 was one of 30 new bills on the UK government’s legislative agenda for the coming year. The main aim of the Procurement Bill is to reform the government
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February 23, 2021 - International Public Procurement
Post-Brexit Government Procurement in the UK - Spot the Differences
By: Alistair Maughan
Brexit finally became a reality on 31 December 2020, as the UK reached the end of the agreed Transition Period after the UK’s departure from the EU. The UK government has heralded Brexit as a “historic opportunity to overhaul our outdated public procurement regime”.
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June 18, 2020 - International Public Procurement
Closing the Gap – European Union to Challenge Foreign Subsidies
By: Felix Helmstädter and Theresa Oehm
Foreign Subsidies Could Soon Become The Subject of Specified EU Regulations The EU Commission wants to create regulations to tackle impacts of foreign government funding in the EU. In its “White Paper on levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies,” published on June
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May 18, 2020 - International Public Procurement, Small Business, Coronavirus
Are Foreign Employees Included in Calculating Size for PPP’s 500-Employee Size Standard? New Guidance Makes the Answer Unclear
By: Damien C. Specht, Tina D. Reynolds and Alissandra Young McCann
Updated May 18, 2020 As many companies are likely aware by now, Small Business Administration (SBA) loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provide aid to qualifying small businesses in the form of loans with terms favorable to borrowers, including, in particular, provisions that
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April 06, 2020 - International Public Procurement, Coronavirus
Guidance on the EU Procurement Regime During COVID-19 Crisis
By: Alistair Maughan and Felix Helmstädter
The European Commission has issued guidance on how the EU public procurement framework can and should be used during the COVID-19 crisis. While the Commission has not relaxed any of the existing EU procurement rules, it has clearly emphasized the flexibility that already exists
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February 19, 2020 - International Public Procurement
The Government Contractor: Here Is How You Actually Negotiate IP Rights In Other Transactions
Although there is great deal being written these days about DOD’s increasing use of Other Transactions “OTs”, no one explains how you actually negotiate OT terms and conditions, particularly the intellectual property clauses that are the most troublesome for contractors. Jay DeVecchio fixes that,
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Topic Archives: International Public Procurement

Post-Brexit UK Public Procurement Reform

By: Alistair Maughan

Post-Brexit Government Procurement in the UK - Spot the Differences

By: Alistair Maughan

Closing the Gap – European Union to Challenge Foreign Subsidies

By: Felix Helmstädter and Theresa Oehm

Are Foreign Employees Included in Calculating Size for PPP’s 500-Employee Size Standard? New Guidance Makes the Answer Unclear

By: Damien C. Specht, Tina D. Reynolds and Alissandra Young McCann

Guidance on the EU Procurement Regime During COVID-19 Crisis

By: Alistair Maughan and Felix Helmstädter

The Government Contractor: Here Is How You Actually Negotiate IP Rights In Other Transactions