Government Contracting
Small Business Administration
This publication provides information about: Locating Sales Opportunities, How to Get on Solicitation Mailing Lists, Preparing Bids and Proposals, Prime Contracting Assistance, Subcontracting Assistance Certificate of Competency and Determination of a Small Business.
Proposed Federal Regulations on "Blacklisting"
Thomas J. Kelleher of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
In February 1997, Vice President Gore promised the AFL-CIO that the Administration would amend the Federal Acquisi.
Most Frequently Asked Questions About Federal Procurement
U.S. Department of Transportation
Answers to frequently asked questions from the Department of Transportation regarding the federal procurement process.
Government Contracts: Do The Rewards Justify the Risks?
Alain J. Ifrah of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
In the ever-changing world of federal procurement, a prospective government contractor should be well informed.
Client Alert: June 1998--Government Contracts: Do The Rewards Justify The Risks?
Jeff A. Ifrah of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
This Client Alert considers the pros and cons of government contracts.
Buying Green: The Government Steps Up Environmentally Friendly Preferable Purchasing
Alec D. Rogers* of The Federalist Society
With an annual contract budget of over $400 billion, the U.S. government is the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world. A recent trend has been to leverage the procurement process to develop the marketplace for environmentally sound products through a process known as "environmentally preferable purchasing" ("EPP").
Beware of Sites Unseen
Steven L. Smith of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
Many federal governmental bid documents contain a soils report and copies of the boring logs. However it is also p.
Ban on Bundling May Not Be Done Deal
Carl L. Vacketta of DLA Piper LLP
This article discusses the rule relating to anti-bundling in governmental contracts.
Doing Business In Iraq
Richard E. Powers,Robert P. Wessely and Steven E. Carlson of Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Is the embargo still a barrier for U.S. business? The short answer is "Yes." However, firms interested in Iraq business should prepare now. Dorsey has learned that long-time, leading Kuwaiti businesses representing U.S. and European enterprises in the Arabian Gulf are reactivating their Iraqi partnerships
How The Government Buys
Small Business Administration
This publication provides information about how the Government purchases supplies from outside contractors.
Guide To SBA Definitions of Small Business
Small Business Administration
This guide assists the general public in understanding the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) definitions of a small business.
Is the Government Abusing Multiple Award Contracts?
Wiley Rein LLP
This article reviews the U.S. General Accounting Office's office which confirmed that the government is regularly placing multi-million dollar orders under multiple award contracts without any competition.
The Disappointed Bidder on Public Work: the Measure of Damages Available under Massachusetts Law as of 1997
Jonathan P. Sauer,PC
Those who bid on public work and who feel that an awarding authority has treadÃÂand not lightlyÃÂon their rights as bidders typically attempt to protect those rights, in the first instance, by filing a bid protest or by seeking a preliminary injunction or both.