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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | Luke Levasseur |Evan Williams
Much has been written during recent years regarding the increasing volume of government acquisitions and spending effected under Other Transaction (OT) authority. These transactions are generally exempt from the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and the ability of offerors (or potential offerors) to challenge agencies’ decisions has been unclear—and thus is the subject of a developing body of case law.
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1 week ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Evan Williams |Luke Levasseur
Much has been written during recent years regarding the increasing volume of government acquisitions and spending effected under Other Transaction (OT) authority. These transactions are generally exempt from the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and the ability of offerors (or potential offerors) to challenge agencies’ decisions has been unclear—and thus is the subject of a developing body of case law.
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Evan Williams |Luke Levasseur |Michael Lackey
On April 23, 2025, the Government Accountability Office("GAO") released a public decision dismissing a reconsideration requestfiled by 4K Global-ACC JC, LLC. The decision is noteworthybecause in rejecting the request for reconsideration, GAOemphasized that it is not bound by decisions of the US Court ofFederal Claims ("COFC"). This Legal Update summarizes the GAO's decision anddiscusses key points for federal contractors that may considerfiling bid protests at GAO, COFC, or both.
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2 months ago | 
jdsupra.com | Michael Lackey |Luke Levasseur |Evan Williams
On April 23, 2025, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a public decision dismissing a reconsideration request filed by 4K Global-ACC JC, LLC. The decision is noteworthy because in rejecting the request for reconsideration, GAO emphasized that it is not bound by decisions of the US Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”). This Legal Update summarizes the GAO’s decision and discusses key points for federal contractors that may consider filing bid protests at GAO, COFC, or both.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Evan Williams |Luke Levasseur
In a decision publicly released on September 19, 2024, the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a bid protest by
Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services, Inc.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Adam Hickey |Luke Levasseur |Evan Williams |Jason C. Coffey
On August 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a
proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to incorporate
contractual requirements related to the Cybersecurity Maturity
Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 program rule. The CMMC 2.0 program
provides a framework for assessing contractor implementation of
cybersecurity requirements and enhancing the protection of
unclassified information within the DoD supply chain.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jason C. Coffey |Adam Hickey |Luke Levasseur
On August 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to incorporate contractual requirements related to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 program rule. The CMMC 2.0 program provides a framework for assessing contractor implementation of cybersecurity requirements and enhancing the protection of unclassified information within the DoD supply chain.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Adam Hickey |Luke Levasseur |Evan Williams |Jason C. Coffey
On August 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to incorporate contractual requirements related to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 program rule. The CMMC 2.0 program provides a framework for assessing contractor implementation of cybersecurity requirements and enhancing the protection of unclassified information within the DoD supply chain.
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May 28, 2024 | 
practicesource.com | Gretel Morales |Timothy J. Keeler |Luke Levasseur |Philip R. Recht
On May 15, 2024, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (the “Committee”) passed an amended version of the “Time to Choose Act of 2024” (the “Act”) on a bipartisan 10-1 vote.
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May 27, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Luke Levasseur |Evan Williams |Philip R. Recht |Howard W. Waltzman
On May 15, 2024, the Senate Homeland Security and Government
Affairs Committee (the "Committee") passed an amended
version of the "Time to Choose Act of
2024" (the "Act") on a bipartisan 10-1 vote.
