The Procurement Playbook

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: […]

“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.

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 […]

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 […]

Join Howard Roth at Alliance NW on March 11th as he gives an update on the new administration’s contracting policies and how contactors may be affected. In this presentation you will hear the certain changes that have and will occur in the early months of the Biden Administration, especially in: […]

Jim Nagle will be the keynote speaker at the Department of Defense Office of Small Business Pacific Northwest Regional Council (PNRC) meeting on Wednesday, March 24th. The PNRC is one of seven councils located geographically across the United States and consists of the following states: Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana […]

Join Oles Morrison Partners Howard Roth and Meghan Douris on March 25th as they present “Getting Paid on Government Contracts: Fresh Strategies on Requests for Equitable Adjustments (REAs) & Claims.” REAs and Contract Disputes Act (CDA) Claims share many key similarities, but important differences. This webinar will focus on recent […]

A new, much tougher Buy American final rule soon applies to new solicitations issued by the Government.  The final rule implements former President Trump’s “Maximizing Use of America-Made Goods, Products, and Materials” Executive Order (EO).  Previously we reported on the January 22, 2021 Biden EO, “Buy American Executive Order Doubles […]

In case you missed the webinar, President Biden’s New Direction for Government Contracting, you can access the slides here. Watch the entire webinar: About this webinar: Whenever a new administration comes in, especially if it is of a different political party, new contracting directions and emphasis will occur. Which of […]

On January 25, 2021, just five days after taking office, President Biden signed executive order (EO) “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers.  This EO, applicable to the nearly $600 billion (FY19) in federal government contracts sets forth procedures related to the many […]