We have extensive experience in government contracting.
The total process involves proposal preparation, award, administration, claims, disputes, and closeout.
Contracting with the federal government is a highly complex and regulated process. Additionally, there are many socio-economic requirements on contracts that run contrary to standard commercial practices.
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) -- codified at Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations contains the compilated set of guidance regulations for procurement and most agencies have thier supplemental set of regulations.
A Government contract may contain over 50 FAR specific clauses which must all be reviewed for compliance.
The most complicated requirements mandate compliance with cost and pricing principles. here are additionally stringent certification requirements for the submission of a claim.
Depending upon the circumstances, a contractor that makes a false statement to the Government may face civil or criminal liability for such a statement. Failure to bill strictly in accordance with the contract can also lead to a false claim. GOVERNMENT CONTRACT DISPUTES PROCESSAlmost since government contracting began, there has been a special process followed for disputes arising under a government contract between the Government and the contractor. Until 1978, this process was governed solely by a "Disputes" clause found in almost all government contracts. In 1978,
The claims process was codified by the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (CDA), 41 U.S.C. §§ 601, et seq . This process applies to all disputes arising under or relating to a government contract.
A contractor that has must follow the claims process procedures in order to prevail on the claim. If the claim is over $100,000, it must also be certified.
