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What Does Debarred Mean? Debarment means an action taken by a Federal agency or official to exclude a person or business entity from participating in transactions involving certain federal funds. Being debarred also means the disqualification of a person or contractor to get invitations for bids, or requests for proposals,...… [...]
How to Minimize Criminal Liability in Government Contract Fraud Cases and Procurement Investigations
What is the government contract fraud and procurement investigation process? By understanding the basic rules of engagement, federal contractors can minimize criminal liability and hefty fines. By Theodore Watson, Esq. The procurement fraud investigation process often starts at the contracting officer (CO) level either during the award or performance stages. Under...… [...]
Tips on How to Challenge a HUBZone Small Business Contract Award Through A Bid Protest or Appeal By Cheryl E. Adams, Esq. You may need to beat a competitor’s price by 10% to win a government contract, if your firm is not an SBA certified HUBZone small business concern. Also,...… [...]
By Theodore P. Watson, Esq. and Cheryl E. Adams, Esq. The SBA HUBZone Certification Program Having an SBA HUBZone certification opens many doors for you as a contractor. It is important to understand the requirements that you must fulfill in proposal submission, as well as what the government is required...… [...]
Deciding on whether to file a Court of Federal Claims bid protest versus GAO protest or the agency-level protest can be tricky too many government contractors. At the end of the day, many contractors seeking to save revenues worth millions of dollars find that closing bridges or giving up rights...… [...]
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Understand the SDVOSB certification rules when your status challenged in a bid protest or you may lose millions in government contracts. One of the most challenging experiences as a service disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB business) is to defend against the status of your company in a bid protest. There...… [...]
An SBA size protest is a legal challenge to the agency’s decision to award a government contract because of the awardee’s alleged small business size violation. Specifically, the protestor challenges the awardee size status by asserting and providing a legal and factual basis for the size protest. 13 CFR 121.1001...… [...]
Federal government contract fraud prosecutors are pursuing defense contractor fraud defendants at full speed in the last 5-7 years. The companies involved are alleged to have committed a series of procurement fraud activities. The criminal defendants, which could be the company or the CEO or both, very seldom have any...… [...]
Not Meeting SDVOSB Requirements Can Cause You to Lose Government Contracts One of the common issues in getting small business SDVOSB certification is proving that you are in control of the business. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals found that the SDV did not control the company because there was...… [...]