Aerospace, Defense & Government
The SBA Proposes to Change the Rules for Size & Status Bid Protests
The SBA Proposes to Change The Rules for Size & Status Bid Protests. In many cases, either intentionally or inadvertently,…
Impact of Cybersecurity Related False Claims Act Lawsuits on Government Contractors
In October 2021, the US Department of Justice reported that it would “use its authorities under the False Claims Act…
GSA Clarifies that the upcoming Polaris SB and Service MAC GWACS will not have Ceilings!
Certain outlets have been reporting that Polaris will have a $50 billion ceiling but according to GSA, that is not…
DoD Issues Guidance on Inflation and Economic Price Adjustments: What Contractors Need to Know
The current high inflation rate is adversely affecting the economy, and government contracting is no exception. Consequently, on May 25,…
DCAA Labor Floor Check
If you have Government Cost-type contracts, you’re subject to labor floor-checks by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). As often…
Can You Outscore the Competition on Polaris?
The RFP for the Polaris small business pool GWAC has dropped and the proposal is due on May 13. GSA intends…
GSA Makes it Easier to Increase Schedule Pricing in Response to Inflation Concerns
In response to inflation concerns, some GSA Schedule contractors have made decisions to remove items from their GSA Schedules contracts…
GSA to Expand Startup Springboard to All MAS SINs
Written by Jennifer Aubel, Aprio and Damien C. Specht, Morrison & Foerster LLP Even though GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)…
Anita Bales Retires from DCAA
Aprio would like to wish Director Anita Bales congratulations on her retirement from the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)! Aprio’s…
Total Time Accounting and Uncompensated Overtime
Without a total time accounting policy, a Federal contractor leaves the door wide open for the possibility of DCAA disallowing…