By Daniel Ballesteros on June 15, 2021 | Posted in Buy American Act
On June 11, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Shalanda Young issued a memorandum to heads of executive departments and agencies providing initial guidance regarding the Made in America Office’s (MIAO) implementation of President Biden’s January 25th executive order (EO). The purpose of the memorandum is […]
By Oles Morrison on June 14, 2021 | Posted in News
The 2021 edition of The Legal 500 United States, published June 9th, gives a national ranking to Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker’s Government Contracts practice group stating the firm boasts “a deep bench of government contracts specialists . . . . recognized for its experience in government construction contracting matters.” The firm’s Government Contracts practice […]
By Oles Morrison on June 10, 2021 | Posted in Buy American Act
In case you missed the webinar, President Biden’s New Direction for Government Contracting, you can access the slides here. About this webinar: President Biden emphasizes his administration’s commitment to strengthening Buy American requirements. Given the administration’s intent for stricter enforcement of domestic preference requirements, government contractors need to know these requirements, […]
By Oles Morrison on May 21, 2021 | Posted in News
Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker is happy to be recognized by Chambers & Partners as a Leading Nationwide Law Firm for our Government Contracts practice in 2021. OMRB was ranked: USA – Nationwide Government Contracts: Highly Regarded Legal Rankings, Band 1. In addition to firmwide recognition, Howard Roth was also individually […]
By Oles Morrison on May 13, 2021 | Posted in Buy American Act
Join Oles Morrison Partners Howard Roth and Meghan Douris on June 9th as they present “Buy American under President Biden: What Construction and Supply Contractors Need to Know Now!” President Biden emphasizes his administration’s commitment to strengthening Buy American requirements. Given the administration’s intent for stricter enforcement of domestic preference requirements, government contractors […]
By Oles Morrison on May 5, 2021 | Posted in News
In case you missed our latest webinar, How to Win Your Bid Protest, you can access the slides here. You can also watch the entire webinar below: Topics covered by the video include: The Best Forum to Win Your Bid Protest 1. Secret Weapon: Agency Protests 2. Winning at Government […]
By Oles Morrison on April 12, 2021 | Posted in Bid Protests
Protests are an important weapon in a contractor’s arsenal, whether as a successful awardee or disappointed bidder, contractor’s must understand the bid protest process to successfully defend their rights to full and open competition as a protester or defend their contract awards from protest. We will cover these key points: […]
By Oles Morrison on April 8, 2021 | Posted in News
“DoD debriefings and subsequent protests — when does the clock start to tick?” appeared April 8, 2020 in Westlaw. In this Procurement Playbook blog, Meghan Douris discusses a recent Federal Circuit decision clarifying timely protest deadlines under the Defense Department’s enhanced debriefing process. Read the full article here.
By Oles Morrison on March 26, 2021 | Posted in Claims and Disputes
In case you missed the webinar, Getting Paid on Government Contracts: Fresh Strategies on Requests for Equitable Adjustments (REAs) & Claims, you can access the slides here. Watch the entire webinar: REAs and Contract Disputes Act (CDA) Claims share many key similarities, but important differences. This webinar will focus on […]
By Meghan A. Douris on March 10, 2021 | Posted in Bid Protests
Last April, the Court of Federal Claims issued a decision in NIKA Technologies, Inc. vs. United States telling potential protestors that they had an extra two days to file a protest under the enhanced Department of Defense (DoD) debriefing process. Last month, the Federal Circuit reversed that ruling. Under the […]