Heat-Related Illness Prevention: Introduction to Federal and State Standards

Heat-related illness can affect various industries and work environments. As temperatures rise this summer, it is important for businesses to have a plan to address heat-related illness to protect both the employer and its employees from avoidable harm. This article… Read more

Heat-Related Illness Prevention: Creating an Effective Plan

By Peyton Farley

In the last article, we discussed federal standards related to heat-related illness. As it warms up this summer, now is a perfect time to update or create a heat-related illness prevention plan (HRIPP) for your business. In this article, we… Read more

June 14, 2021 | Government Contracts | Labor & Employment | OSHA & VOSH Regulatory Compliance

Heat-Related Illness Prevention: Training and Supervision

By Neil S. Lowenstein, Peyton Farley

In the previous article, we highlighted tips for creating a heat-related illness prevention plan (HRIPP) and discussed the importance of considering total heat stress and personal risk factors. In this article, we will focus on the importance of adequate training… Read more

June 14, 2021 | Government Contracts | Labor & Employment | OSHA & VOSH Regulatory Compliance

Governor’s Office Issues New Mask Policy

Last month, Governor Northam made news when he announced that the Virginia mask mandate had been lifted for fully vaccinated people, but the devil is in the details. On May 14, 2021, the Governor’s office set forth its updated policy… Read more

June 7, 2021 | Corporate & Business Transactions | COVID-19 Task Force | Government Contracts | Labor & Employment

GAO Sustains Protest for Agency’s Violation of SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Regulations

In the recent matter of Innovate Now, LLC, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) sustained a protest on the grounds that the Agency’s solicitation required that both parties in a mentor-protégé joint venture (“MP-JV”) meet the same experience thresholds, despite Small… Read more

May 10, 2021 | Government Contracts

GAO Sustains Protest for Agency’s Improper Cost Adjustment

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently sustained a protest in the matter of Vectrus Mission Solutions Corporation; Vanquish Worldwide, LLC where an agency improperly adjusted an offeror’s proposal price upward when the offeror expressly had agreed to absorb any costs… Read more

May 5, 2021 | Government Contracts

In Split Decision, Federal Circuit Affirms Agency Exclusion of Proposals

In U.S. Government procurements, most solicitations specify that noncompliance with its terms and conditions may cause a proposal to be determined unacceptable or be deemed non-responsive and excluded from consideration. However, in some cases, the agency may alter the terms… Read more

April 22, 2021 | Appellate Law | Government Contracts | Litigation

GAO Sustains Protest Due to Unreasonable Agency Evaluation

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently sustained a protest in the matter of TekSynap Corporation for the agency’s failure to reasonably evaluate proposals. While the decision is not a novel area of law, it does provide contractors insight into what… Read more

April 19, 2021 | Government Contracts

In Uninteresting Result, Federal Circuit Leaves Offeror Standing Outside the Courtroom

In order to bring an action in any United States tribunal, a party must have “standing.” “The doctrine [of standing] limits the category of litigants empowered to maintain a lawsuit in federal court to seek redress for a legal wrong.”… Read more

March 3, 2021 | Appellate Law | Government Contracts | Litigation

Federal Circuit Holds CICA Stay Clock Begins at Time of Debriefing When Disappointed Offeror does not Avail Itself of Right to Ask Additional Questions

No questions, no stay. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently ruled on the interplay of debriefings and automatic stays.[1] In NIKA Technologies v. United States, the Federal Circuit reversed a Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”)… Read more

February 15, 2021 | Appellate Law | Government Contracts | Litigation

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