Eric Crusius

• When it comes to bid protests, vendors playing with even money at GAO

  New data in the Government Accountability Act’s fiscal 2020 report to Congress on bid protests shows that vendors received some sort of corrective action 51% of the time.

  Reporter's Notebook

  January 11, 2021
• Deadline to cut federal ties with Chinese telecom companies fast approaching

  Thursday brings the statutory deadline for contractors to certify they comply with law banning telecommunications equipment from certain Chinese companies.

  Technology

  August 12, 2020
• Second supply chain risk management rule drops putting agencies, vendors on notice

  The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council will require all contracts released or awarded after Aug. 13 to include a clause prohibiting agencies to award a contract to a company if they use telecommunications products or services from Huawei, ZTE or other prohibit products from Chinese companies.

  Acquisition Policy

  July 10, 2020
• DoD, ODNI sign ‘permission slips’ to keep contractors viable through the pandemic

  The Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released memos late last week outlining how contractor officers can implement a provision of the stimulus spending bill to pay contractors if they can’t work because of the coronavirus pandemic.

  Reporter's Notebook

  April 14, 2020
• Agencies initiate emergency acquisition authorities

  The Defense Department raised its threshold for 8(a) sole source contracts to $100 million as required by the 2020 Defense authorization bill. While not related to coronavirus outbreak, the timing is important.

  Acquisition Policy

  March 20, 2020
• DoD now getting around to implementing procurement rule from 2017

  Holland and Knight partner and procurement attorney Eric Crucius joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in the studio to discuss what it's all about.

  Federal Drive

  December 18, 2019
• Amazon’s protest of GSA’s e-commerce platform RFP tells us why the silly season is in full swing

  Federal procurement lawyers say the first quarter of the federal fiscal year tends to be among the busiest times of the year as contractors challenge awards and solicitations that came during the previous fourth quarter.

  Reporter's Notebook

  December 09, 2019
• Bid protests, suspension and debarments continue to drop, but for how long?

  GAO and the Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee released annual reports highlighting continued decreases in bid protests, by 16%, and in the number of companies suspended or debarred.

  Reporter's Notebook

  November 11, 2019
• Shutdown economics: A proposal to give contractors, employees more wiggle room

  Eric Crusius, a partner with Holland & Knight, details a proposal to ensure employees of contractors are paid following a government shutdown.

  Commentary

  January 08, 2019
• 2019 expected to bring crucial FAR changes

  The federal acquisition system might be complicated and slow, but it's not immune to change. In fact, Congress and its own practitioners are constantly tinkering with it.

  Federal Drive

  December 06, 2018
• Vendors more motivated to protest to GAO, 2018 numbers show why

  The Government Accountability Office said it received more than 2,600 protests in fiscal 2018, which was less than a 1 percent increase over 2017.

  Reporter's Notebook

  December 03, 2018
• SSA bid protest win demonstrates power of acquisition to protect the supply chains

  The White House is considering two executive orders and lawmakers are adding provisions to bills trying to limit agency exposure to Chinese made technology.

  Reporter's Notebook

  May 14, 2018
• Did Shulkin resign or get fired from VA? The distinction is important

  The question of whether former VA Secretary David Shulkin was fired or resigned matters because of ambiguity in the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.

  Management

  April 02, 2018
• When it comes to bid protests, Section 809 panel should follow data

  Eric Crusius, a partner with Holland & Knight law firm, details why the Section 809 panel shouldn’t tinker too much with bid protest rules.

  Commentary

  March 21, 2018