Department of Defense Contract Awards
Have you ever wondered who is getting all of the DOD contract dollars? Are you looking for ideas for self-marketing of your government contract business? For daily update of Department of Defense government contract awards of $6.5 milion or more, Read More
Estate Planning – Save Taxes and Increase Your Estate in 2012
It’s time for New Years’ Resolutions! Making the most of your current income and saving on income taxes can help you maximize your estate. This is an important part of estate planning. I often read that it can be smart Read More
Tax Tip re Mileage Deduction
A friend who is a CPA suggests that everyone take a dated cell phone picture of their car odometer on January 1st of each year. While there is no case law supporting this as documentation, it might come in handy if Read More
Post-Award Bid Protest Sustained for Flawed Award Decision
In Firstline Transportation Security, Inc. v. United States, 100 Fed.Cl. 359 (Sept. 27, 2011), the Court sustained a post-award bid protest, finding that the agency’s selection of a low-price technically inferior proposal in a best-value procurement was not justified. Non-price Read More
GAO Sustains Protest of Contract Award to Different Legal Entity
In Matter of: W.B. Construction and Sons, Inc., B-405874, B-405874.2, December 16, 2011, GAO sustained a protest that the contracting agency improperly awarded an 8(a) contract to an entity that did not participate in the procurement. The construction contract award Read More
Government Contracting Update – Charleston and Spartanburg
Karen Hindson is partnering with Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP for the 16th Annual Government Contracting Update in Charleston, SC on December 13, 2011, and in Karen S. Hindson of Hindson & Melton LLC Spartanburg, SC on December 15, 2011. Karen Read More Post-Employment Restrictions for Government Employees
Former government employees are subject to statutory post-employment restrictions, including both permanent restrictions and 2-year restrictions. In November 2011, GAO sustained a bid protest against a contracting officer’s termination of a contract based on a finding of an appearance of Read More
Court of Federal Claims Blasts Government for Sole Source Contract
The Court of Federal Claims found that the government violated the Competition in Contracting Act in awarding a sole source contract for sixteen 50-man bare base shelter systems for troops in Afghanistan. Even when facing unusual and compelling urency, the Read More
Child Support Guidelines – Georgia
GEORGIA CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES Karen S. Hindson, Hindson & Melton LLC Georgia Child Support Guidelines apply to all actions pending on or after January 1, 2007. By posting this information on our website, we are not suggesting that you should proceed without Read More
8(a) Regulations Effective March 14, 2011
8(a) regulations effective March 14, 2011: Joint Ventures – SBA must approve agreement prior to award of 8(a) contract JV may not be awarded more than 3 contracts over a 2 year period without a finding of general affiliation Mentor-Protege Read More
