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SmallGovCon Week In Review: January 31-February 4, 2022
Happy February, Readers! We had some excitement this week when a winter snowstorm moved into our neck of the woods. I’m happy to report that all is well and the streets have been cleared by our vigilant city road crews whom we are very grateful for. It sure was a beautiful, snowy
Koprince Law LLC · Feb 4, 2022
Picking Your Team: Joint Ventures Versus Prime/Subcontractor Teams (Part Three, Relationships)
Federal contractors often ask: “It is better to team up for government work with a prime-sub arrangement or with a joint venture?” Well, (spoiler alert) the answer is: it depends. But I won’t leave you with just that. This three-part series will provide insight on some of the maj
Koprince Law LLC · Feb 3, 2022
Upcoming Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC Events – February 2022
Hello Readers! We have three events this month that we’d like to invite you to attend. All three events are complimentary, so we hope to see you there! First off, on February 9, we have a webinar about the FAR Supplement for 2022 that is specific to the Army – AFARS. The presente
Koprince Law LLC · Feb 2, 2022
IHS Issues Final Rules Implementing the Buy Indian Act
On January 13, 2022 the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its Final Rule governing the implementation of the Buy Indian Act (Act). This rule clarifies the preference for Indian-owned and controlled businesses and removes barriers by alleviating
Koprince Law LLC · Feb 1, 2022
SmallGovCon Week in Review: January 24-28, 2022
Happy Friday, Readers! We have a fresh batch of federal government contracting articles for you. Yes, we’re all tired of dealing with COVID-19, but it’s important to stay up-to-date, so we have the latest news about the vaccine mandates and how the pandemic has affected contracts
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 28, 2022
White House Releases New Details on Made in America Council to Make Domestic Preferences More Uniform
The White House has announced the launch of a Made in America Council, which will be the overarching group to “coordinate and advance the Made in America Office’s work across the entirety of the Federal Government.” This represents a new strategy for things like the Buy American
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 27, 2022
CIO-SP4 Amendments 12, 13, 14 Update Submission Date and Experience Reporting Method
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) NITAAC has been busy over the past month with three amendments to the CIO-SP4. Amendments 12, 13, and 14 primarily revise submission dates and make changes to the reporting of past experience examples. Below is a summary of the pertinent de
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 26, 2022
Data Rights and the Government Contractor: Restricted Computer Software
After going over limited data rights in our last post on intellectual property in government contracts, it is only natural we discuss the similar but distinct concept of restricted computer software. As we noted in the limited data rights post, this only concerns contracts regula
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 24, 2022
GAO Sustains Protest Where Agency Fails to Properly Justify “Brand Name Only” Requirement
When an agency restricts a solicitation to a single brand-name, the agency must appropriately justify its decision, even where the solicitation is competed among holders of a governmentwide acquisition contract. In a recent case, the GAO sustained a protest, holding that an agenc
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 18, 2022
Celebrating the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. After King’s death, U.S. Representative John Conyers and U.S. Senator Edward Brooke introduced a bill in Congress to make King’s birthday a national holiday. The holiday was observed for the first time on January 20
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 17, 2022
SmallGovCon Week in Review: January 10-14, 2022
Greetings, Readers. We hope your 2022 is off to a great start and your new year resolutions haven’t been kicked to the curb, as of yet. We are excited about the Wild Card Playoff game this weekend between our Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers. It’s been a wild ride t
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 14, 2022
SBA Eliminates Use of Product Service Codes For Nonmanufacturer Rule Class Waivers
As January 5, 2022, SBA will no longer use Product Service Codes (PSCs) to classify products covered by class waivers for the nonmanufacturer rule. SBA’s rationale for discontinuing PSC’s to classify class waivers is to “improve consistency in the application of class waiver.” SB
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 13, 2022
Webinar Event: Pub K Annual Review Panel – Small Business Contracting Panel
Equity Partner Shane McCall, will be one of three panelists presenting a joint webinar hosted by Pub K. The Pub K Annual Review is always a great event and there are many other interesting panels going on as well. Small business topics covered in the webinar include: increasing s
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 10, 2022
Appeals Court Upholds Preliminary Injunction on COVID-19 Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued another setback to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal government contractors. In its opinion, the four-judge panel upheld the November 30, 2021 preliminary injunction and denied the Govern
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 10, 2022
Webinar Event: Limitations on Subcontracting: A Step-by-Step Compliance Guide (Update 2022)
Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC will be presenting a webinar hosted by Govology, Limitations on Subcontracting: A Step-by-Step Compliance Guide will be on January 20 at 1:00pm EST. In this webinar, government contracts attorneys Shane McCall and John Holtz will help you make sense o
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 10, 2022
SmallGovCon Week in Review: January 3-7, 2022
Happy new year, Readers! After a very mild start to our Winter season we are experiencing frigid temperatures here in the Midwest to start off 2022. As old man winter makes his arrival we are very grateful to live and work in a climate controlled environment. Thank goodness for h
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 7, 2022
GAO Tested SBA on its Tribal 8(a) Verification Process and Found It Mostly Held Up
Federal and state-recognized Indian tribes and members of such tribes are presumptively socially disadvantaged, and if tribal association is verified, no further information is needed to verify social disadvantage for a Small Business Association (SBA) 8(a) program application. H
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 6, 2022
Top SmallGovCon Posts of 2021
2021 was a big year for many reasons, among them the continued COVID-19 pandemic and the government’s responses to the pandemic, including the various vaccine mandates and lawsuits challenging those mandates. But there were also lower-profile changes and updates to the federal co
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 6, 2022
Loose Lips Sink Ships: Award Revoked for Relying on Inside Information from Former Navy Officials
We want to make something clear: simply having a former government official as an employee does not mean your company can’t bid on federal contracts or needs to let that person go. The government, while it puts certain restrictions in place, doesn’t forbid government contractors
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 5, 2022
Final 2022 NDAA Draft Allows HUBZone Appeals
The final version of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, agreed upon by negotiators for both the House and Senate and signed by the president, will allow the SBA’s Office of Hearings and Appeals to hear appeals related to the SBA’s HUBZone status decisions. We here at Ko
Koprince Law LLC · Jan 3, 2022
SmallGovCon Week in Review: December 20-31, 2021
Happy Holidays, Readers! We hope you have been enjoying this holiday season with friends and family while staying safe and healthy. Since many of you (and folks in our office) are taking some time off this holiday season, we’re bringing you two weeks in review for the end the yea
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 30, 2021
SmallGovCon Welcomes Stephanie Ellis
I am pleased to announce that Stephanie Ellis has joined our team of government contracts attorney-authors here at SmallGovCon. Stephanie is an associate attorney with Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC, where her practice focuses on federal government contracts law. Before joining our
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 28, 2021
A Very Joyful Announcement from Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC!
We are so very happy to announce that Nicole Pottroff and husband, Kenny Flanders, along with big brother Robert have a new family member! Franklin Alan Flanders was born on Christmas Eve, weighing in at 7 lbs. 8 oz! Mom and baby are at home and doing well. What a wonderful gift
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 28, 2021
Keep Registrations in SAM Current to Avoid Loss of SDVOSB Verification
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Koprince Law LLC · Dec 28, 2021
White House Proposes Reforms to Increase Dollars to Underserved Small Businesses
Small businesses are often seen as the backbone of the economy. Contained within the category of small businesses are what are known as Small Disadvantaged Businesses or SDBs. Currently, the federal government has a goal to award 5% of its contracting dollars to SDBs. The White H
Koprince Law LLC · Dec 27, 2021