Zach Prince

Why bidders for federal contracts need to deal with conflicts of interest early on

Conflicts of interest in federal contracts can happen in a lot of ways. In one case, an award winner’s subcontractor turned out to have a conflict of…

Agency Oversight

Contractor’s dispute over cost-accounting standards has roots dating back 17 years

Contracting

When the door from government-to-industry leads to a brick wall

Contracting

Who enforces software licenses when sold through reseller?

Technology

COVID-era contracting question continues to bedevil the government

Contracting

Why pricing and quantities go hand-in-hand for a fixed-price contract

Contracting

An award protest reaffirms: You’ve got to treat all bidders equally

Contracts/Awards

New source of tension emerges between contractors and DoD

Defense

Practical advice for contractors dealing with new cybersecurity rules

Cybersecurity

A messy dispute caught one company for millions of dollars of government refund demands

Contracting

Small Business Administration (SBA) building

Could the venerable 8(a) program actually be on its way out?

Workforce

The Defense Department clarifies how to use other transaction authority

Other Transaction Authority (OTA) acquisitions have become popular in the Defense Department and other agencies, to the tune of billions of dollars a year….

Acquisition

It’s out, a procurement rule banning contractors from using TikTok

The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council earlier this month issued something the procurement community had been expecting. An interim rule that bans…

Cybersecurity

New federal acquisition rule would straighten out small business rights

Acquisition Policy

The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council is out with a new proposed rule regarding small businesses. Specifically, it would align the FAR with the Small Business Administration, when it comes to Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer, together known as SBIR and STTR.