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Government Contracts and Grants |
We provide advice, counseling and litigation representation to federal, state and local contractors, subcontractors and contracting agencies in the following areas:
Dispute and Protest Litigation
- Assertion of claims under contract disputes clauses
- Appeals of federal contracting officer final decisions to Boards of Contract Appeals and Court of Federal Claims
- Appeals of state and local contracting officer final decisions to Circuit Courts
- Mediation and arbitration under ADR procedures authorized under federal and state procurement law
- Protests against solicitation form or award
- Protests against size status
- Compliance issues (proceedings before USDOL, OFCCP, Hawai`i DLIR, DOD, and other contracting agencies)
- Whistleblower protection and procedures
- Representation of relators and preparation of qui tam actions
- Representation in suspension and debarment actions
- Government breach of duty to cooperate, interference and disruption issues
- Construction litigation
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Business Advice and Transactions
Contract Competition and Formation
- Solicitation analysis and proposal and bid preparation (cost and pricing, employee benefits, worker classifications, preferences)
- Sealed bid procedures, including mistakes in bids issues and "two-step" sealed bid procedures
- Sealed proposals/negotiated procurement procedures, conduct of discussions, and evaluation issues
- Subcontracting plans, teaming agreements, joint ventures, and mentor-protégé.
- Preference and special pricing matters, including Buy America Act, small business utilization, and Project Labor Agreements
- Compliance and pricing under the Davis-Bacon Act, the Service Contract Act, and other labor standards and fringe benefit pay requirements
- E.O. 11246 (minorities and women) and Veteran/Disabled Worker Affirmative Action Plan Requirements
- Preferences for Small Businesses, HUBZone contractors, Veterans-Owned Businesses, Women-owned businesses, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and other SBA 8(a) Program Participants
- EEO obligations and defense against OFCCP enforcement actions
- Intellectual Property and Rights in Technical Data
- Privatization of government functions
- Federal grant applications and compliance requirements
Contract Administration
- Contract interpretation and compliance requirements
- Changes, constructive changes, differing site conditions, requests for equitable price adjustments, and claims
- Inspection and acceptance issues
- Terminations for convenience and default
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AHFI attorneys who practice in this area include:
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