Thompson Coburn

Tim Sullivan: What can contractors expect in 2016?

Record false claims recoveries, increases in minimum wages, rising protests of the big contracts, and new cybersecurity rules and sanctions, even putting…

Federal Drive

Tim Sullivan, Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP

Federal Drive

Contracting Commandment 10: Thou shalt not stereotype thine opponent

Acquisition

Tim Sullivan, Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP

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Tim Sullivan, Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP

Federal Drive

Tim Sullivan, Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP

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Contracting Commandment #2: Thou shalt study thy customer

Management

Myth No. 10: Solicitations are filled with boilerplate provisions that don’t need to be read carefully

Management

Contracting myth No. 7: Our proprietary information is safe with the government

Management

Contracting Myth No. 6: We don’t have to market to agencies like we do in the commercial sector

Management

Contracting Myth No. 5: My prime contractor will tell me what clauses should be in my subcontract

Management

Tim Sullivan, Thompson Coburn and Public Contracting Institute

Subcontractors live in a sort of netherworld. They often don’t deal directly with the government, and they’re subject to capriciousness by the primes….

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Government Contracting Myth No. 4: It’s better to be a subcontractor because primes are too exposed

Every contract presents risk, but a smart subcontractor realizes this and takes careful and prudent steps to mitigate that risk, says contracting expert…

Management

Tim Sullivan, Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP

Federal Drive

Government and commercial contracting are two very different beasts. In the government, the buck stops with the contracting officer. Tim Sullivan, a veteran of the contracting world, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain the third myth in his “10 Myths of Government Contracting” series.