Morrison & Foerster’s Government Contracts team has been closely following the COVID-19/Coronavirus outbreak and how it is directly affecting government contractors. We will continue to update this blog as new guidance is issued.
General
- Top Ten Things Government Contractors Should Know Regarding the Coronavirus, 2 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Webinar Series: Concerns for Government Contractors, 19 March 2020
- Keep Calm, Wash Your Hands, and Know Your Rights, 5 March 2020
CARES Act
- SBA Issues Additional Guidance on PPP Loans and Change of Ownership, 6, October 2020
- PPP Loan Forgiveness Checklist, 14 September 2020
- SBA Issues Promised Appeals Procedures for PPP Loan Review Decisions, 17 August 2020
- SBA’s Implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act in Wave of New Rules and Application Forms, 30 June 2020
- Congress Passes PPP Revisions and Advocates for Public Disclosure of Recipients, 5 June 2020
- SBA Issues New Rules on PPP Loan Forgiveness and Loan Review Procedures, 27 May 2020
- PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Is Finally Here, 19 May 2020
- Are Foreign Employees Included in Calculating Size for PPP’s 500-Employee Size Standard? New Guidance Makes the Answer Unclear, 8 May 2020 (UPDATED 18 May 2020)
- M&A Considerations Regarding CARES Act Loan Programs and Other Relief, 12 May 2020
- Is My Company’s PPP Loan “Necessary to Support Ongoing Operations?” What If I’m Wrong? 6 May 2020
- House Passes a $484 Billion Relief Package; Treasury and the SBA Release New Guidelines for PPP Loans, 27 April 2020
- SBA Overhauls the Disaster Loan Application Process in Response to the CARES Act, 10 April 2020
- Guidance Issued for Cares Act Relief for Contractors, 9 April 2020
- Congress, DoD Encourage Use of Other Transaction Authority in Response to COVID-19, 8 April 2020
- Newly Issued Interim Rules Update Paycheck Protection Program Loan Eligibility Considerations, 6 April 2020
- Treasury Department Issues Guidance (And Application) for Paycheck Protection Program Loans, 1 April 2020
- CARES SBA Loan Eligibility and Process, 27 March 2020 (UPDATED 5 MAY 2020)
- Contractor Relief Unclear Under the CARES Act, 23 March 2020
Defense Production Act (DPA)
- A Summary of the Defense Production Act, 24 March 2020
- The Defense Production Act: A Little Known Statute That May Soon Be Running Your Company, 23 March 2020
- Coronavirus Update: The Defense Production Act is Not a Contractor’s Shield against Local Shutdown Orders, 19 March 2020
State & Local Restrictions
- Practical Considerations for Requiring Employees to Report to Work in Light of COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Orders, 24 March 2020
- COVID-19 Update: New California Order and DHS Critical Infrastructure Guidance, 20 March 2020
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update: Evolving Local Orders that Affect Government Contractors, 18 March 2020
Excusable & Compensable Delay
- Contracting in the Fog of War: Recovering Costs by an Epidemic, 18 May 2020
- Limits on a Contractor’s Ability to Recover for Unforeseen Risks in the Age of COVID-19 9 April 2020
- COVID-19: Getting Compensated for Delays and Disruptions, 7 April 2020
- The Sovereign Acts Doctrine: Understanding COVID-19 Implications for Your Government Contract, 30 March 2020
Other
- The Basics of Undefinitized Contractual Actions (UCAs) 6 May 2020
- DOD Clarifies Progress Payments Deviation, 7 April 2020
- Guidance on the EU Procurement Regime During COVID-19 Crisis, 6 April 2020
- Cyber Preparedness for Government Contractors: Opportunistic Hackers and the COVID-19 Pandemic, 23 March 2020
- OFCCP Issues National Interest Exemption for New Coronavirus Relief Contracts, 23 March 2020
- U.S. Government Announces New Federal Funding Opportunities Related to COVID-19, 11 March 2020