Our Government Contracts team understands the federal government's procurement process. For a federal or state government contractor, or for a business that has decided to enter into the government market, the accurate identification and mitigation of the risks arising from the procurement process is a necessity. In addition to contract formation matters, our lawyers specialize in administrative and contract law spanning the full range of federal, state, and local government contract formation and administration.
Our team assists clients with every stage of the government procurement process, beginning with an analysis of the risks associated with entering the market and continuing through the issues arising during the solicitation, award, performance, and completion of government contracts. Transactions in this market are affected by a mix of commercial and uniquely federal rules and regulations, many of which can vary substantially based on several factors, including the type of product or service being acquired, the acquiring agency, and the characteristics of the contractor itself. We help clients understand, respond to, and, if necessary, litigate issues and disputes arising in government contracts formation and administration.
Ways we can help:
- Contract analysis, counseling, and financing
- Corporate transactions involving government contracts
- Cost and pricing matters
- Data rights
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR) matters
- Fraud, false claims and qui tam defense
- Freedom of Information Act
- Grant award and administration advice
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
- Expert Administration Regulations (EAR)
- Negotiation of teaming agreements, supply and service contracts, and subcontracts
- Responses to Requests for Proposals
- Security clearance matters
- Service Contract Act
- Small Business law, including size protests and joint ventures
- Statutory and regulatory interpretation
- Suspensions, debarments and other exclusions
- Technology transfers and software licensing
- Trade Agreements Act compliance and substantial transformation
