Veterans Benefits Health Care and Information Technology Act of 2006
The Veterans Benefits Health Care and Information Technology Act of 2006, 38 U.S.C. Sections 8127-8128 (2006), provides, in part: “…a contracting officer of [the VA] shall award contracts on the basis of competition restricted to small business concerns owned and Read More
South Carolina Government Contracts Information and Opportunities
Government contracts law firm Hindson & Melton LLC can assist your South Carolina business with government contracts legal matters. Contact us for more information or to schedule an appointment. We also work with state and local agencies on procurement matters on a contract basis. There Read More
What are SCRA and SC Launch?
“SCRA is a non-stock, tax-exempt corporation delivering technology-based solutions which resolve complex client problems. SCRA delivers solutions through its core domain competencies and by building and managing collaborations of government, industry, and university experts. SCRA-led teams apply research and innovation Read More
GAO Sustains Bid Protest – Agency Engaged in Discussions
In Matter of: Standard Communications, Inc., B-406021 (January 24, 2012), the Comptroller General sustained a bid protest because the agency engaged in discussions with the awardee, but not the protester. The agency characterized it’s communications with the awardee as clarifications Read More
Subcontractor named in proposal sues for fraud
Small business subcontractors sometimes feel taken advantage of by larger businesses who use the small business as part of their proposal to bid on a federal project, but then fail to award an actual subcontract to the small business after Read More
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
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
