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All-American Flag Act : report (to accompany H.R. 2853) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office)
| All-American Flag Act : report (to accompany H.R. 2853) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. G.P.O.], , [2010] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (7 pages) |
| Collana | Report / 111th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives |
| Soggetto topico |
Flags - Law and legislation - United States
Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States Buy national policy - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | All-American Flag Act |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910699607803321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. G.P.O.], , [2010] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Best Practices in the Acquisition of a Government Contractor / / edited by Todd R. Overman and Damien C. Specht
| Best Practices in the Acquisition of a Government Contractor / / edited by Todd R. Overman and Damien C. Specht |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, Illinois : , : American Bar Association, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 pages) |
| Disciplina | 346.73/023 |
| Soggetto topico |
Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States
Public contracts - United States |
| ISBN | 1-64105-961-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Series Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1 : Introduction -- Chapter 2 : The Due Diligence Process -- A. Confidentiality Agreements -- 1. Process Issues -- 2. Types of Nondisclosure Agreements -- 3. Substance of a Confidentiality Agreement -- B. Composition of the Due Diligence Team -- 1. Initial Diligence -- 2. Comprehensive Diligence -- 3. Additional Team Members for Government Contracts -- 4. Organizing the Diligence Team -- 5. Issues Concerning the Diligence Team -- 6. Performing Diligence on the Acquirer -- C. The Data Room -- 1. Electronic vs. Physical Data Rooms -- 2. Working with the Target's Data Room -- 3. Restricted Material -- 4. Review of Sensitive and Classified Information -- 5. Follow-up Inquiries -- 6. Interviews as Part of the Diligence Process -- 7. The Diligence Report -- 8. How to Use a Diligence Report -- D. Developing a Government Contracts Due Diligence Document Request -- 1. Contracts and Related Information -- 2. Proposal Files -- 3. Asset Lists -- 4. Claims, Disputes, Litigations, and Investigations -- 5. Government-Approved Systems -- 6. Compliance Program Documentation -- 7. Environmental Issues -- 8. Employment Law Issues -- 9. Export Controls -- 10. National Security Issues -- 11. Antitrust Issues -- Chapter 3 : Scope of Government Contracts Review -- A. Methods of Selling to the Government -- 1. Fixed-Price vs. Cost-Reimbursement Contracts -- 2. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15 vs. FAR Part 12 -- 3. Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Blanket Purchase Agreement, and Governmentwide Acquisition Contracting Vehicles -- 4. Foreign Military Sales/Foreign Military Financing -- 5. Other Transaction Authority Agreements -- B. Contracting Parties -- 1. US Government Prime Contracts -- 2. Subcontracts under Government Prime Contracts -- 3. Teaming Agreements.
4. State and Local Contracts -- Chapter 4 : Cost Issues Particular to Government Contracts -- A. "Cost-Disclosure" Contracts -- B. Allowability Cost Principles under FAR Part 31 -- 1. Applicability of the Cost Principles -- 2. General Requirements -- 3. Certification of Indirect Costs -- 4. Allowability Issues That Frequently Arise in Acquisitions -- C. Allocation under Cost Accounting Standards -- 1. List of Standards -- 2. Applicability -- 3. Exemptions -- 4. Cost Accounting Standards Board Disclosure Statements -- 5. Noncompliance and Voluntary Changes -- 6. Consideration of Changes in Applicability -- 7. Post-Closing Changes to the Acquiring and the Acquired Companies' CAS Disclosure Statements -- D. The Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Act-Overview -- 1. Disclosure of the Potential Acquisition -- E. Government Audit Rights -- 1. Nature and Scope of Government Audit Activities -- 2. Types of Government Audits -- 3. Role of the Defense Contract Audit Agency -- 4. Role of Inspectors General and Investigative Organizations -- 5. Role of the Department of Justice -- F. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule -- 1. Principal Risks of General Services Administration Schedule Contracts -- 2. Transferring the General Services Administration Schedule Contract to the Acquiring Company -- Chapter 5 : Claims, Disputes, and Bid Protests -- A. Contractor Claims Against the Government -- 1. Requests for Equitable Adjustment -- 2. Claims -- 3. Risks of Requests for Equitable Adjustment and Claims -- B. Government Claims Against the Contractor -- 1. Claims under the Contracts Disputes Act -- 2. The False Claims Act -- 3. Criminal Matters -- C. Labor and Employment Obligations -- 1. Service Contract Act -- 2. Equal Employment Opportunity -- D. Disputes Arising Out of Subcontracts -- E. Bid Protests -- Chapter 6 : Adequacy of The Target's Compliance Program. A. Overall Company Compliance Program and Internal Controls -- B. Present Responsibility -- 1. Debarment and Suspension -- 2. Past Performance on Competitive Procurements -- C. Existing Arrangements for Classified Contracts -- 1. Assessing a Company's Existing Compliance Program -- 2. Identification of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence and Security Issues Arising from the Acquisition -- 3. Integration of the Target into a Corporate Structure -- D. Foreign Sales -- E. Export Control Compliance -- Chapter 7 : Other Risk Areas -- A. Assignment and Change of Control Provisions -- 1. Prime Contracts -- 2. Subcontracts, Joint Venture Agreements, and Teaming Agreements -- 3. Transaction Considerations -- B. Warranties and Indemnities -- 1. Warranties -- 2. Statutory Indemnities -- 3. Contractual Indemnity for Liability to Third Persons -- C. Organizational Conflicts of Interest -- 1. Federal Acquisition Regulations and Defense Acquisition Regulations Coverage of Organization Conflicts of Interest -- 2. How Organizational Conflicts of Interest Can Arise in Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions -- 3. Mitigation of Organizational Conflicts of Interest -- D. "Revolving Door" Restrictions -- 1. Relationship Between the "Revolving Door" Restrictions and the Procurement Integrity Act -- 2. Overview of "Revolving Door" Restrictions -- 3. How "Revolving Door" Issues Can Arise -- E. Political Law Considerations -- 1. "Pay-to-Play" Rules -- 2. PAC and Campaign Finance -- 3. Lobbying and Foreign Agents Registration Act -- 4. Gifts and Ethics -- F. Intellectual Property under Government Contracts -- 1. Technical Data and Computer Software -- 2. Patents -- 3. Other Transaction Authority Agreements -- 4. Cooperative Research and Development Agreements -- G. Small Business Issues -- 1. Overview of Small Business Requirements in Federal Procurement. 2. Impact of Acquisition on Small Business Status and Contracts -- H. Terminations -- 1. Convenience-Fixed-Price Contract -- 2. Default-Fixed-Price Contract -- 3. Cost-Reimbursement Contracts -- I. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Business Systems -- 1. Overview of DFARS Business System Clauses and Applicability -- 2. Criteria by System -- 3. Government Audit, System Determination, and Withhold Practices -- 4. Subcontracting Considerations -- J. Cybersecurity -- 1. Overview and Applicability -- 2. Safeguarding Information -- 3. Cyber Incident Reporting -- 4. Subcontracting Considerations -- 5. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program -- Chapter 8 : Acquisition Documents and Pre-Closing Activities -- A. Nature of the Acquisition -- 1. Structure of the Acquisition -- 2. Nature of the Target (Public vs. Private) -- 3. Economics of the Transaction (Deal Consideration) -- 4. Ancillary Agreements -- B. Representations and Warranties -- C. Disclosure Schedules -- D. Covenants Between Signing and Closing -- E. Conditions to Closing -- F. Classified Business -- Chapter 9 : Antitrust Requirements -- A. Overview -- B. Contemplating Potential Merger or Acquisition-Antitrust Due Diligence -- C. Negotiating the Merger Agreement-Antitrust Risk Provisions -- D. Determining Merger Filing Requirements -- 1. US and Rest of the World Reportability Requirements -- 2. Merger Review Outside the United States -- E. HSR Filing and Review Process -- 1. Managing the Creation and Flow of Deal Documents -- 2. Filing Preparation and Coordination-Failure to File -- 3. Merger Review Process and Timing -- F. Substantive Antitrust Review of Mergers and Acquisitions -- 1. Horizontal Mergers -- 2. Vertical Mergers -- G. Coordination of Multiple Government Investigations -- H. Consent Decrees and Litigation -- 1. Consent Decrees. 2. District Court Litigation -- I. Pre-Closing Activities and Integration Efforts-"Gun Jumping" -- Chapter 10 : The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Approval for Foreign Ownership and Investment -- A. The Exon-Florio Amendment, as Amended -- B. CFIUS's Risk Analysis -- C. CFIUS Jurisdiction and Voluntary vs. Mandatory Filings -- 1. Investment Jurisdiction -- 2. Mandatory Filing Requirements -- 3. Real Estate Jurisdiction -- D. Whether to File -- E. Two Ways to File with CFIUS -- 1. CFIUS Notices -- 2. Declarations -- Chapter 11 : Existing Contracts-Dealing with the Anti-Assignment Statutes -- A. Applicable Law -- B. Case Law -- C. Regulations -- D. Contract Novations -- 1. Federal Acquisition Regulations -- 2. Transition Arrangements Pending Novation -- E. Change of Name Agreements -- F. Effect of Acquisition on Bids and Proposals -- Chapter 12 : Issues for the Combined Company -- A. Guarantee of Performance of an Acquired Subsidiary -- 1. Existing Guarantees -- 2. Future Guarantees-General Considerations -- 3. Alternatives to a Guarantee -- 4. Government Contract Considerations -- 5. Legal Issues in Negotiating Guarantees -- B. Restructuring -- 1. Allowability of Restructuring Costs -- 2. Capturing Restructuring Costs -- 3. Restructuring Agreements -- C. Cost Accounting Issues -- 1. Cost Accounting Standards -- 2. Effect of Acquisition on Cost-Reimbursement and Incentive Contracts -- 3. Stepped-Up Basis and Goodwill -- 4. Other Costs-Acquisition of Intangible Capital Assets -- 5. Intercompany Transfers -- 6. Pension Costs -- Appendix 1: Glossary of Acronyms -- Appendix 2: Sample Confidentiality Agreement -- Appendix 3: Sample Due Diligence Checklist -- Appendix 4: Sample Due Diligence Document Request -- Appendix 5: Government Contracts Representations and Warranties -- Appendix 6: Basic Novation Agreement, FAR 42.1204(I). Appendix 7: Sample Truncated Novation Agreement. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788390303321 |
| Chicago, Illinois : , : American Bar Association, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Best Practices in the Acquisition of a Government Contractor / / edited by Todd R. Overman and Damien C. Specht
| Best Practices in the Acquisition of a Government Contractor / / edited by Todd R. Overman and Damien C. Specht |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, Illinois : , : American Bar Association, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 pages) |
| Disciplina | 346.73/023 |
| Soggetto topico |
Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States
Public contracts - United States |
| ISBN | 1-64105-961-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Series Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1 : Introduction -- Chapter 2 : The Due Diligence Process -- A. Confidentiality Agreements -- 1. Process Issues -- 2. Types of Nondisclosure Agreements -- 3. Substance of a Confidentiality Agreement -- B. Composition of the Due Diligence Team -- 1. Initial Diligence -- 2. Comprehensive Diligence -- 3. Additional Team Members for Government Contracts -- 4. Organizing the Diligence Team -- 5. Issues Concerning the Diligence Team -- 6. Performing Diligence on the Acquirer -- C. The Data Room -- 1. Electronic vs. Physical Data Rooms -- 2. Working with the Target's Data Room -- 3. Restricted Material -- 4. Review of Sensitive and Classified Information -- 5. Follow-up Inquiries -- 6. Interviews as Part of the Diligence Process -- 7. The Diligence Report -- 8. How to Use a Diligence Report -- D. Developing a Government Contracts Due Diligence Document Request -- 1. Contracts and Related Information -- 2. Proposal Files -- 3. Asset Lists -- 4. Claims, Disputes, Litigations, and Investigations -- 5. Government-Approved Systems -- 6. Compliance Program Documentation -- 7. Environmental Issues -- 8. Employment Law Issues -- 9. Export Controls -- 10. National Security Issues -- 11. Antitrust Issues -- Chapter 3 : Scope of Government Contracts Review -- A. Methods of Selling to the Government -- 1. Fixed-Price vs. Cost-Reimbursement Contracts -- 2. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15 vs. FAR Part 12 -- 3. Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Blanket Purchase Agreement, and Governmentwide Acquisition Contracting Vehicles -- 4. Foreign Military Sales/Foreign Military Financing -- 5. Other Transaction Authority Agreements -- B. Contracting Parties -- 1. US Government Prime Contracts -- 2. Subcontracts under Government Prime Contracts -- 3. Teaming Agreements.
4. State and Local Contracts -- Chapter 4 : Cost Issues Particular to Government Contracts -- A. "Cost-Disclosure" Contracts -- B. Allowability Cost Principles under FAR Part 31 -- 1. Applicability of the Cost Principles -- 2. General Requirements -- 3. Certification of Indirect Costs -- 4. Allowability Issues That Frequently Arise in Acquisitions -- C. Allocation under Cost Accounting Standards -- 1. List of Standards -- 2. Applicability -- 3. Exemptions -- 4. Cost Accounting Standards Board Disclosure Statements -- 5. Noncompliance and Voluntary Changes -- 6. Consideration of Changes in Applicability -- 7. Post-Closing Changes to the Acquiring and the Acquired Companies' CAS Disclosure Statements -- D. The Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Act-Overview -- 1. Disclosure of the Potential Acquisition -- E. Government Audit Rights -- 1. Nature and Scope of Government Audit Activities -- 2. Types of Government Audits -- 3. Role of the Defense Contract Audit Agency -- 4. Role of Inspectors General and Investigative Organizations -- 5. Role of the Department of Justice -- F. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule -- 1. Principal Risks of General Services Administration Schedule Contracts -- 2. Transferring the General Services Administration Schedule Contract to the Acquiring Company -- Chapter 5 : Claims, Disputes, and Bid Protests -- A. Contractor Claims Against the Government -- 1. Requests for Equitable Adjustment -- 2. Claims -- 3. Risks of Requests for Equitable Adjustment and Claims -- B. Government Claims Against the Contractor -- 1. Claims under the Contracts Disputes Act -- 2. The False Claims Act -- 3. Criminal Matters -- C. Labor and Employment Obligations -- 1. Service Contract Act -- 2. Equal Employment Opportunity -- D. Disputes Arising Out of Subcontracts -- E. Bid Protests -- Chapter 6 : Adequacy of The Target's Compliance Program. A. Overall Company Compliance Program and Internal Controls -- B. Present Responsibility -- 1. Debarment and Suspension -- 2. Past Performance on Competitive Procurements -- C. Existing Arrangements for Classified Contracts -- 1. Assessing a Company's Existing Compliance Program -- 2. Identification of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence and Security Issues Arising from the Acquisition -- 3. Integration of the Target into a Corporate Structure -- D. Foreign Sales -- E. Export Control Compliance -- Chapter 7 : Other Risk Areas -- A. Assignment and Change of Control Provisions -- 1. Prime Contracts -- 2. Subcontracts, Joint Venture Agreements, and Teaming Agreements -- 3. Transaction Considerations -- B. Warranties and Indemnities -- 1. Warranties -- 2. Statutory Indemnities -- 3. Contractual Indemnity for Liability to Third Persons -- C. Organizational Conflicts of Interest -- 1. Federal Acquisition Regulations and Defense Acquisition Regulations Coverage of Organization Conflicts of Interest -- 2. How Organizational Conflicts of Interest Can Arise in Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions -- 3. Mitigation of Organizational Conflicts of Interest -- D. "Revolving Door" Restrictions -- 1. Relationship Between the "Revolving Door" Restrictions and the Procurement Integrity Act -- 2. Overview of "Revolving Door" Restrictions -- 3. How "Revolving Door" Issues Can Arise -- E. Political Law Considerations -- 1. "Pay-to-Play" Rules -- 2. PAC and Campaign Finance -- 3. Lobbying and Foreign Agents Registration Act -- 4. Gifts and Ethics -- F. Intellectual Property under Government Contracts -- 1. Technical Data and Computer Software -- 2. Patents -- 3. Other Transaction Authority Agreements -- 4. Cooperative Research and Development Agreements -- G. Small Business Issues -- 1. Overview of Small Business Requirements in Federal Procurement. 2. Impact of Acquisition on Small Business Status and Contracts -- H. Terminations -- 1. Convenience-Fixed-Price Contract -- 2. Default-Fixed-Price Contract -- 3. Cost-Reimbursement Contracts -- I. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Business Systems -- 1. Overview of DFARS Business System Clauses and Applicability -- 2. Criteria by System -- 3. Government Audit, System Determination, and Withhold Practices -- 4. Subcontracting Considerations -- J. Cybersecurity -- 1. Overview and Applicability -- 2. Safeguarding Information -- 3. Cyber Incident Reporting -- 4. Subcontracting Considerations -- 5. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program -- Chapter 8 : Acquisition Documents and Pre-Closing Activities -- A. Nature of the Acquisition -- 1. Structure of the Acquisition -- 2. Nature of the Target (Public vs. Private) -- 3. Economics of the Transaction (Deal Consideration) -- 4. Ancillary Agreements -- B. Representations and Warranties -- C. Disclosure Schedules -- D. Covenants Between Signing and Closing -- E. Conditions to Closing -- F. Classified Business -- Chapter 9 : Antitrust Requirements -- A. Overview -- B. Contemplating Potential Merger or Acquisition-Antitrust Due Diligence -- C. Negotiating the Merger Agreement-Antitrust Risk Provisions -- D. Determining Merger Filing Requirements -- 1. US and Rest of the World Reportability Requirements -- 2. Merger Review Outside the United States -- E. HSR Filing and Review Process -- 1. Managing the Creation and Flow of Deal Documents -- 2. Filing Preparation and Coordination-Failure to File -- 3. Merger Review Process and Timing -- F. Substantive Antitrust Review of Mergers and Acquisitions -- 1. Horizontal Mergers -- 2. Vertical Mergers -- G. Coordination of Multiple Government Investigations -- H. Consent Decrees and Litigation -- 1. Consent Decrees. 2. District Court Litigation -- I. Pre-Closing Activities and Integration Efforts-"Gun Jumping" -- Chapter 10 : The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Approval for Foreign Ownership and Investment -- A. The Exon-Florio Amendment, as Amended -- B. CFIUS's Risk Analysis -- C. CFIUS Jurisdiction and Voluntary vs. Mandatory Filings -- 1. Investment Jurisdiction -- 2. Mandatory Filing Requirements -- 3. Real Estate Jurisdiction -- D. Whether to File -- E. Two Ways to File with CFIUS -- 1. CFIUS Notices -- 2. Declarations -- Chapter 11 : Existing Contracts-Dealing with the Anti-Assignment Statutes -- A. Applicable Law -- B. Case Law -- C. Regulations -- D. Contract Novations -- 1. Federal Acquisition Regulations -- 2. Transition Arrangements Pending Novation -- E. Change of Name Agreements -- F. Effect of Acquisition on Bids and Proposals -- Chapter 12 : Issues for the Combined Company -- A. Guarantee of Performance of an Acquired Subsidiary -- 1. Existing Guarantees -- 2. Future Guarantees-General Considerations -- 3. Alternatives to a Guarantee -- 4. Government Contract Considerations -- 5. Legal Issues in Negotiating Guarantees -- B. Restructuring -- 1. Allowability of Restructuring Costs -- 2. Capturing Restructuring Costs -- 3. Restructuring Agreements -- C. Cost Accounting Issues -- 1. Cost Accounting Standards -- 2. Effect of Acquisition on Cost-Reimbursement and Incentive Contracts -- 3. Stepped-Up Basis and Goodwill -- 4. Other Costs-Acquisition of Intangible Capital Assets -- 5. Intercompany Transfers -- 6. Pension Costs -- Appendix 1: Glossary of Acronyms -- Appendix 2: Sample Confidentiality Agreement -- Appendix 3: Sample Due Diligence Checklist -- Appendix 4: Sample Due Diligence Document Request -- Appendix 5: Government Contracts Representations and Warranties -- Appendix 6: Basic Novation Agreement, FAR 42.1204(I). Appendix 7: Sample Truncated Novation Agreement. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820215403321 |
| Chicago, Illinois : , : American Bar Association, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bid protests : a guide to challenging federal procurements / / Andrew E. Shipley and Daniel Chudd
| Bid protests : a guide to challenging federal procurements / / Andrew E. Shipley and Daniel Chudd |
| Autore | Shipley Andrew E. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, Illinois : , : ABA Publishing, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (154 pages) |
| Disciplina | 346.73023 |
| Soggetto topico |
Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States
Letting of contracts - United States Public contracts - United States |
| ISBN | 1-64105-868-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- A Note to the Reader -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: The History of Protest Jurisdiction -- A. The Long-Standing Authority of GAO to Hear Bid Protests -- B. The Expansion and Contraction of Federal Court Protest Jurisdiction -- 1. Protest Jurisdiction at Court of Federal Claims -- 2. Prior Protest Jurisdiction in Federal District Court -- 3. ADRA and the Short-Lived Existence of Parallel Jurisdiction -- C. Limits on Task Order Jurisdiction -- D. Protesting Other Transaction Agreements -- Chapter 2: Comparing Protest Forums -- A. Agency-Level Protests -- B. GAO Protests -- 1. Initial Protest -- 2. Intervention -- 3. Requests for Dismissal -- 4. Five-Day Letter -- 5. Agency Report -- 6. Comments on the Agency Report -- 7. Supplemental Protests -- 8. Supplemental Agency Report and Supplemental Comments -- 9. Decision -- C. COFC Protests -- 1. Pre-Filing Notice -- 2. Complaint and Initial Filings -- 3. Intervention -- 4. Initial Status Conference and Scheduling Order -- 5. Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminary Injunctive Relief -- 6. Administrative Record -- 7. Motions for Judgment on the Administrative Record -- 8. Decision and Appeal Options -- Chapter 3: Who May Protest, and When and Whether to Do So -- A. Who May Protest -- 1. Interested Parties and Standing Generally -- 2. Sole-Source Award Protests -- 3. Competitive Range Decision Protests -- 4. Multiple Award IDIQ Contracts -- B. When to Protest -- 1. Pre-Award Protest Filing Deadlines -- 2. Post-Award Protest Filing Deadlines -- C. Whether to Protest -- 1. Gathering Information -- 2. Assessing Prospects -- 3. Choosing a Forum -- Chapter 4: Stays, Overrides, and Injunctions -- A. Stays -- 1. Stay of Contract Award -- 2. Stay of Contract Performance -- 3. Stay Overrides -- B. Injunctive Relief.
Chapter 5: Protective Orders -- A. GAO Protective Orders -- B. COFC Protective Orders -- Chapter 6: Grounds of Protest -- A. Pre-Award Grounds of Protest -- 1. Patent Ambiguities -- 2. Failure to Provide for Full and Open Competition -- 3. Restricting Competition Based on Lack of Advance Planning -- 4. Restricting Competition for Administrative Convenience -- 5. Failure to Provide Fair Opportunity to Win Task or Delivery Orders Placed under Multiple Award IDIQ Contracts -- 6. Orders That Exceed the Scope of the Underlying Umbrella Contract -- 7. Failure to Observe Set-Aside Requirements -- 8. Improper Bundling -- 9. Solicitation Terms That Conflict with Statutory or Regulatory Requirements -- 10. Unreasonable Evaluation Methodology -- 11. Unreasonable Evaluation Criteria -- 12. Lack of Mutual Consideration -- 13. Improper Disclosure of Proprietary Information -- 14. Improper Cancellation of Solicitation -- 15. Insourcing Decisions -- 16. Commercial Item Procurements -- B. Post-Award Protest Issues -- 1. Mis-Evaluations -- 2. Latent Ambiguities -- 3. Disparate Treatment -- 4. Unstated Evaluation Criteria/Waived Requirements -- 5. Unequal or Misleading Discussions -- 6. Out of Scope Contract Modifications -- 7. Organizational Conflicts of Interest -- 8. Procurement Integrity Act -- 9. Bad Faith and Bias -- 10. Key Personnel -- 11. Cost/Price Errors -- 12. Past Performance Evaluations -- 13. Responsibility Determinations -- 14. Impact of Corporate Transactions -- 15. FSS Contract Issues -- 16. Flawed Best Value Tradeoff/Decision -- 17. Corrective Action Protest Issues (Scope/Solicitation Cancellation) -- Chapter 7: What Lies Ahead -- A. Statutory and Regulatory Changes -- B. Section 809 Panel -- Glossary of Acronyms -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788391403321 |
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| Chicago, Illinois : , : ABA Publishing, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bid protests : a guide to challenging federal procurements / / Andrew E. Shipley and Daniel Chudd
| Bid protests : a guide to challenging federal procurements / / Andrew E. Shipley and Daniel Chudd |
| Autore | Shipley Andrew E. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, Illinois : , : ABA Publishing, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (154 pages) |
| Disciplina | 346.73023 |
| Soggetto topico |
Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States
Letting of contracts - United States Public contracts - United States |
| ISBN | 1-64105-868-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- A Note to the Reader -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: The History of Protest Jurisdiction -- A. The Long-Standing Authority of GAO to Hear Bid Protests -- B. The Expansion and Contraction of Federal Court Protest Jurisdiction -- 1. Protest Jurisdiction at Court of Federal Claims -- 2. Prior Protest Jurisdiction in Federal District Court -- 3. ADRA and the Short-Lived Existence of Parallel Jurisdiction -- C. Limits on Task Order Jurisdiction -- D. Protesting Other Transaction Agreements -- Chapter 2: Comparing Protest Forums -- A. Agency-Level Protests -- B. GAO Protests -- 1. Initial Protest -- 2. Intervention -- 3. Requests for Dismissal -- 4. Five-Day Letter -- 5. Agency Report -- 6. Comments on the Agency Report -- 7. Supplemental Protests -- 8. Supplemental Agency Report and Supplemental Comments -- 9. Decision -- C. COFC Protests -- 1. Pre-Filing Notice -- 2. Complaint and Initial Filings -- 3. Intervention -- 4. Initial Status Conference and Scheduling Order -- 5. Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminary Injunctive Relief -- 6. Administrative Record -- 7. Motions for Judgment on the Administrative Record -- 8. Decision and Appeal Options -- Chapter 3: Who May Protest, and When and Whether to Do So -- A. Who May Protest -- 1. Interested Parties and Standing Generally -- 2. Sole-Source Award Protests -- 3. Competitive Range Decision Protests -- 4. Multiple Award IDIQ Contracts -- B. When to Protest -- 1. Pre-Award Protest Filing Deadlines -- 2. Post-Award Protest Filing Deadlines -- C. Whether to Protest -- 1. Gathering Information -- 2. Assessing Prospects -- 3. Choosing a Forum -- Chapter 4: Stays, Overrides, and Injunctions -- A. Stays -- 1. Stay of Contract Award -- 2. Stay of Contract Performance -- 3. Stay Overrides -- B. Injunctive Relief.
Chapter 5: Protective Orders -- A. GAO Protective Orders -- B. COFC Protective Orders -- Chapter 6: Grounds of Protest -- A. Pre-Award Grounds of Protest -- 1. Patent Ambiguities -- 2. Failure to Provide for Full and Open Competition -- 3. Restricting Competition Based on Lack of Advance Planning -- 4. Restricting Competition for Administrative Convenience -- 5. Failure to Provide Fair Opportunity to Win Task or Delivery Orders Placed under Multiple Award IDIQ Contracts -- 6. Orders That Exceed the Scope of the Underlying Umbrella Contract -- 7. Failure to Observe Set-Aside Requirements -- 8. Improper Bundling -- 9. Solicitation Terms That Conflict with Statutory or Regulatory Requirements -- 10. Unreasonable Evaluation Methodology -- 11. Unreasonable Evaluation Criteria -- 12. Lack of Mutual Consideration -- 13. Improper Disclosure of Proprietary Information -- 14. Improper Cancellation of Solicitation -- 15. Insourcing Decisions -- 16. Commercial Item Procurements -- B. Post-Award Protest Issues -- 1. Mis-Evaluations -- 2. Latent Ambiguities -- 3. Disparate Treatment -- 4. Unstated Evaluation Criteria/Waived Requirements -- 5. Unequal or Misleading Discussions -- 6. Out of Scope Contract Modifications -- 7. Organizational Conflicts of Interest -- 8. Procurement Integrity Act -- 9. Bad Faith and Bias -- 10. Key Personnel -- 11. Cost/Price Errors -- 12. Past Performance Evaluations -- 13. Responsibility Determinations -- 14. Impact of Corporate Transactions -- 15. FSS Contract Issues -- 16. Flawed Best Value Tradeoff/Decision -- 17. Corrective Action Protest Issues (Scope/Solicitation Cancellation) -- Chapter 7: What Lies Ahead -- A. Statutory and Regulatory Changes -- B. Section 809 Panel -- Glossary of Acronyms -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818253303321 |
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| Chicago, Illinois : , : ABA Publishing, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bridge Contract Transparency and Accountability Act of 2018 : report of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate to accompany S. 2413, to provide for the appropriate use of bridge contracts in federal procurement, and for other purposes
| Bridge Contract Transparency and Accountability Act of 2018 : report of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate to accompany S. 2413, to provide for the appropriate use of bridge contracts in federal procurement, and for other purposes |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ii, 6 pages) |
| Collana | Report / 115th Congress, 2d session, Senate |
| Soggetto topico |
Public contracts - United States
Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States Transparency in government - Law and legislation - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative materials. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Bridge Contract Transparency and Accountability Act of 2018 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910706914803321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018 : report (to accompany H.R. 6382)
| Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018 : report (to accompany H.R. 6382) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Publishing Office], , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (35 pages) |
| Collana | Report / 115th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives |
| Soggetto topico |
Transparency in government - United States
Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States Veteran-owned business enterprises - United States - Finance Government accountability - United States Public contracts - United States Subcontracting - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative materials. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711472303321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Publishing Office], , [2018] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013 : report (to accompany H.R. 2751) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office)
| Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013 : report (to accompany H.R. 2751) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Printing Office], , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (10 pages) |
| Collana | Report / 113th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives |
| Soggetto topico |
Public buildings - Design and construction - Law and legislation - United States
Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States Letting of contracts - United States Public contracts - United States Waste in government spending - United States - Prevention Government purchasing - Law and legislation Letting of contracts Public buildings - Design and construction - Law and legislation Public contracts Waste in government spending - Prevention |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative materials. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703598903321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Printing Office], , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Contracting reform [[electronic resource] ] : expert recommendations and pending bills : hearing before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, February 27, 2007
| Contracting reform [[electronic resource] ] : expert recommendations and pending bills : hearing before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, February 27, 2007 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | iii, 186 pages : digital, PDF file |
| Soggetto topico |
Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States
Public contracts - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Contracting reform |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910698656903321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Defending America's Small Contractors Act of 2016 : report (to accompany H.R. 4341)
| Defending America's Small Contractors Act of 2016 : report (to accompany H.R. 4341) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Publishing Office], , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Collana | Report / 114th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives |
| Soggetto topico |
Competition, Unfair - United States - Prevention
Government contractors - United States Public contracts - United States Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States Contracting out - Government policy - United States Subcontracting - Government policy - United States Small business - Law and legislation - United States Competition, Unfair - Prevention Contracting out - Government policy Government contractors Government purchasing - Law and legislation Public contracts Small business - Law and legislation Subcontracting - Government policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative materials. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Defending America's Small Contractors Act of 2016 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910707301903321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Publishing Office], , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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