Insights

For many years, small business contractors performing on set aside contracts were limited in the amount of work that could be subcontracted. This limitation was generally, and misleadingly, referred to as the 50 percent rule.

With the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) required to cease regular activities during a government shutdown, the agency’s Division of Corporation Finance (“Corp Fin”) has issued staff guidance detailing the agency’s limited functions during the shutdown.

Last month, the Department of Justice issued its annual report on recoveries under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases during fiscal year 2018. The amount of recoveries for procurement fraud totaled approximately $107 million.

When negotiating a contract price, the primary concern of contracting officers (“CO’s”) should be the price that the government will pay to obtain the required supplies or services from a responsible contractor.