Federal Government Contracts Compliance: Latest Developments
Navigating Evolving FAR Requirements and Other Complex Regulations
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with Q&A
Conducted on Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Recorded event now available
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for counsel to companies pursuing or engaged in government contracts on the complex rules and requirements for government contracting. The panel will offer best practices for developing internal controls to ensure and monitor contract compliance.
Description
As a result of the economic downturn, companies that have not previously pursued business opportunities with the federal government are increasingly submitting bids for government contracts. Law firms are responding to this upsurge by expanding their government contract practices.
Contracting with the federal government involves complicated and evolving rules including ethics and mandatory disclosure requirements. Intentional or negligent non-compliance with federal regulations can lead to fines and imprisonment and debarment from obtaining contracts for up to three years.
Counsel advising companies pursuing or engaged in government contracts must thoroughly grasp the complex rules governing the contracting relationship to guide the development of internal controls that ensure and monitor contract compliance.
Listen as our panel of government contracts attorneys discusses recent developments in the government contracting space, explains the unique requirements and legal risks of conducting business with the government, and provides best practices for ensuring contract compliance and mitigating risk.
Outline
- Recent developments
- FAR requirements for business ethics, compliance programs and mandatory disclosure
- ARRA requirements for stimulus recipients and contractors
- Pending congressional initiatives
- Key considerations when entering government contracts
- Types of contracts
- Bid and proposal requirements
- Best practices for contract compliance
- Scope of contract
- Modifications, changes, equitable adjustments
- Terminations
- Resolving contract disputes
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What is driving the increase in companies' pursuit of federal government contracting opportunities?
- How have the mandatory disclosure rules implemented in December 2008 and the stimulus package disclosure requirements impacted the business practices of government contractors and their counsel?
- What are the unique legal risks of conducting business with the federal government — and how can they be mitigated?
- How can government contractors and their counsel ensure compliance with the various relevant regulatory requirements?
Faculty
Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan,
Partner
Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C.
Her practice involves a mix of litigation and day-to-day counseling for corporate clients of all sizes and levels of experience as government contractors. Her counseling practice ranges from the day-to-day survival issues facing small businesses to the complex and specific legal questions from large defense contractors. She has represented corporate clients in bid protests and other litigation.
Angela B. Styles,
Partner
Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C.
She concentrates on government contracts counseling and litigation, including procurement ethics and compliance, civil and criminal fraud matters under the False Claims Act, mandatory disclosure, procurement integrity and the Anti-Kickback Act. She formerly served as Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy within the Office of Management and Budget at the White House.
Rand L. Allen,
Partner
Wiley Rein, Washington, D.C.
He represents clients, ranging from “middle market IT” and professional services firms to the nation's largest aerospace and defense contractors, in every aspect of government contracting, including bid protests, disputes, commercial litigation, terminations, mergers and acquisitions, “procurement fraud”/False Claims Act investigations, suspension/debarment and regulatory issues.
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