Government contracting and procurement

Overview

Government contracting presents vast opportunities for our business clients, but state and federal procurement and contracting regulations are complex and require experienced advisors to successfully navigate. Our Government Contracting group offers a full-service practice to address the myriad of challenges contractors face, including small business programs, and regulations, teaming, protests, performance issues, disputes, REAs and claims, OCI issues, affiliation rules, security clearances, government data rights. With our breadth of experience and specialized knowledge, we understand and address the many issues faced by small and large federal contracting firms due to the intricate compliance landscape created by federal procurement regulations.

McDonald Hopkins counsels businesses across the country working in the public procurement space market, including: 8(a), SDVOSB, HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, DBE, MBE and WBE firms and other small businesses, as well as large business contractors in corporate and organizational structuring, employment matters, tax matters, intellectual property protection, commercial financing transactions, and mergers and acquisitions and other transactions. In the M&A process, we guide our clients through complex transactions involving buying and selling company ownership interests, all manner of business legal matters such as asset purchases, contract novation, NISPOM compliance, and affiliation, and recertification issues. We also provide guidance and assistance in structuring company succession planning.

Our attorneys and professionals can assist in a wide range of matters, including:

• 8(a)/SDVOSB/WOSB/HUBZone/DBE/MBE/WBE certifications, appeals, and compliance

• Mergers/acquisitions and succession planning
• Preparation and negotiation of teaming agreements and joint venture agreements
• Bid protests, size protests, status protests, NAICS code protests, and appeals
• Government contract claims and requests for equitable adjustment (REA)
• SBA size and affiliation matters
• Responses to investigations, proposed suspensions, debarments, and regulatory violations
• Termination for default challenges and appeals
• CPAR rating challenges and appeals
• Preparation of ASMPP Mentor Protégé applications and submission documents
• Teaming, joint venture, and subcontractor agreements and disputes
• Expert witness consulting on DBE, WBE, MBE and federal certifications and small business contracting programs; and
• Ethics training, cyber-security guidance, and procurement integrity matters, and employment policies and practices
• Government data rights and SBIR/STTR matters
• DCSA compliance, facilities security clearances, and NISPOM compliance