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• Federal Government Contract Overview ( January 1999 )
  Carl Lee Vacketta of DLA Piper US LLP

  From formation through administration, contracting with the federal government is a highly regulated process with many traps for the unsuspecting. Unlike commercial contracting, which is governed generally by the Uniform Commercial Code and the common law, federal government contracting is governed by a maze of statutes and regulations. These statutory and regulatory provisions dictate, for example, what method or process an agency must use to solicit a contract; how the agency is to negotiate or award a contract; and under certain circumstances, what costs the Government will reimburse and how a contractor must account for those costs.

• Caldera v. Northrop--Federal Circuit Says Legal Costs Are Not Allowable ( February 2000 )
  Wiley Rein LLP

  The author summarizes the Caldera vs. Northrop opinion and discusses the impact of this decision on recovering legal defense costs.

• Government Contracts Issue Update: All Facilities Must Comply With Affirmative Action ( July 1999 )
  Wiley Rein LLP

  This article summarizes a 4th Circuit opinion that held contractors with 50 or more employees that have contracts of $50,000 or more with the Federal Government must comply with affirmative action reporting requirements.

• Is the Government Abusing Multiple Award Contracts? ( April 2000 )
  Wiley Rein LLP

  This article reviews the U.S. General Accounting Office's office which confirmed that the government is regularly placing multi-million dollar orders under multiple award contracts without any competition.

• Our Work is Being Delayed, What Should I Do? How to Properly Document a Prospective Construction Claim ( May 2000 )
  William C. Last of Last & Faoro

  This article is the final of a series of three articles that discuss the need for proper construction documentation.

• Quelling Disputes May Key on Contract Proposals ( February 2000 )
  Richard P. Rector of DLA Piper US LLP

  This update reviews what the courts may do if a government contract does not incorporate the contractor's proposal in the contract language.

• The Law Report ( February 2000 )
  Day Pitney LLP

  This update provides an overview in four different legal practice areas including real property taxation, litigation, trust and estates and insurance.

• Ban on Bundling May Not Be Done Deal ( January 2000 )
  Carl Lee Vacketta of DLA Piper US LLP

  This article discusses the rule relating to anti-bundling in governmental contracts.

• Beware of Sites Unseen ( November 1999 )
  Steven L. Smith of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP

  Many federal governmental bid documents contain a soils report and copies of the boring logs. However it is also p.