Government Contracts

Competition and Contract Formation

Our attorneys regularly assist government contractors to surmount the multiple challenges confronted during the pre-contract phase – bidding and negotiation, financing, joint venturing and teaming, subcontracting, federal supply and multiple award schedules, other transaction authority procurements, protecting intellectual property and data rights. Moreover, because successful competition for government business sometimes requires that contract awards be challenged or defended, we are often called upon to represent clients in bid protest proceedings.

Examples of our experience include:

• Representing numerous clients in protests at the agency level, before the General Accounting Office, and in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• Advising clients with respect to sole-source negotiations
• Counseling technology companies concerning research and development contracting with various federal agencies
• Advising clients with respect to federal supply schedule contracting
• Counseling numerous clients with respect to protection of intellectual property used or developed under government contracts
• Advising a major municipality regarding privatizing a defense installation
• Advising a regional airport authority with respect to the conduct of procurements under federal grant programs