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NIH to SDVOSBs – "WE WANT YOU"

April 3rd, 2016
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) needs more Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) for its CIO-Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) Small Business Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). Because a number of prior awardees… Read More
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Tags: 8(a), CIO-SP-3, Digital Government, government contractor, Government-wide Acquisition Contract, GWAC, HUBZone, Information technology, IT Operations, National Institutes of Health, NIH, proposals, RFP, RFP. IT, SDVOSB, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, set-aside, small business, software, subcontractor, teaming arrangment

Oprah Does Not Work at the SBA - Act Accordingly

April 8th, 2015
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
SBA had rejected a women-owned, licensed engineering company’s application for admission to the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program because the SBA did not believe that the owner had been previously subjected to gender discrimination… Read More
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Airport MBE JV Agreement That Crashed on Take-Off

March 31st, 2015
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
International Airport (or other large public contracting agency) announces or issues a Request for Proposals (RFP) that requires bidders to address minority business enterprise (MBE) participation goals. And the predictable scramble among large non-M… Read More
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Tags: ambiguous contract term, contract language, contract opportunities, Global Parking System of Indiana, Inc., Indiana International Airport, International Airport, interpretation, joint proposals, Joint Venture, Joint Venture Agreement, JV, JV Agreement, Letter Agreement, MBE, MBE provider, Minority Business Enterprise, opportunity, parking, parking services, Parking Solutions, proposal, right of first refusal, State Casino Contracts, State Contracts, valet

$315K Worth of City Sewer Work Down the Drain

March 31st, 2015
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
Subcontractors must contingency plan for how they are going to be paid on government contract projects. It is not good enough to inquire of the general contractor, “When will you issue checks on invoices?” Subcontractors on government con… Read More
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Tags: bonding requirement, City of College Park v. Sekisui SPR Americas, emergency, Georgia Public Works Statute, invoices, lien rights, LLC, municipal construction contract, municipality, non-payment, OCGA 36-91-22, OCGA 36-91-91, payment, Payment Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, Performance bond, public contracting, public works construction contract, public works project, Southern Products, subcontractor

Can FedBid, Inc. Debar Prospective Bidders?

March 31st, 2015
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
Does FedBid, Inc. (FedBid), a private company that provides commercial online procurement services to federal agencies and other public procuring entities through its website at www.FedBid.com, have the power to suspend or debar prospective bidders?… Read More
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Tags: auction, B-410947, bidder, debar, debarment, FedBid, federal procuring agency, GAO, Government Accountability Office, Inc., Latvian Connection, prospective bidder, protest, protestor, responsibility determination, reverse auction, small business government contractor, small business prospective vendor, suspend, suspension

How to Lose $1Million Without Really Trying

October 31st, 2014
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
A government contractor, McAllen Hospitals LP, dba South Texas Health System, (McAllen) provided general medical and hospital services to veterans in south Texas. During the course of the VA contract to provide those healthcare services, the McAllen… Read More
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Tags: $100, 000, 41 U.S.C. 7103(b)(2012), appeal, authority, burden of proof, case-mix, certification, certified claim, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, claim denied, contracting officer, Contracts Disputes Act, defective certification, denial, disgnostic-related group, good faith, government contractor, hospital services, jurisdiction, McAllen Hospitals, medical services, reimbursement rate methodology, South Texas Health System, supporting data, supporting documentation, underpaid, underpayment, VA

CVE Wrong for All the Right Reasons on SDVOSB Protest

October 31st, 2014
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
With daily reports of indictments and guilty pleas of individuals and companies that have improperly obtained federal government contracts that were set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs”), giving the VA’s… Read More
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USDOT New DBE Rules Change the Game

October 31st, 2014
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
In early October 2014, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued amendments to the regulations governing its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, 49 CFR Part 26, which become effective November 3, 2104. These amendment… Read More
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State Prevailing Wage Law Applies Even If State Says It Doesn't

October 31st, 2014
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
Government Construction Contractors need to know if prevailing wage laws apply to their employees on non-federal public projects. But what do you do if the solicitation documents and contract documents do not provide a clear answer about particular t… Read More
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Tags: Department of Labor, employees, fire protection, fire protection system, fire protection systems, government construction contractor, inspection, municipal construction contracts, New York Labor Law, NY Dept. of Labor, NY DOL, prevailing wage, SimplexGrinnell, state construction contracts

City's Breaches Not Exceptions to No-Damage-For-Delay Clause in Public Construction Contract

August 31st, 2014
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
C and H Electrical, Inc. (“C&H Electrical”), a construction contractor, wins award of a school renovation and expansion contract in Bethel, Connecticut. The town directs the C&H Electrical to commence work in February 2007. But in… Read More
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Recent Developments

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) needs more Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) for its CIO-Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) Small Business Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). Because a number of prior awardees… Read More

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GCARL started the year off with a victorious bang for a client, Alpha Transcription, in a “Bet the Company” protest.   If Alpha Transcription lost it could have been devastating for them. The Transcription Services Industry and Market is… Read More

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