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START STRATEGIC. With our life-cycle approach to government contracts, we can help you identify, price and bid for the right federal and state contracting opportunities for your organization. Whether you need assistance with set-up (SAM registrations, D&B Nos., CAGE Codes and NAICS classifications), bid and proposal support in the capture phase, negotiations, engagement with contracting officials and third parties during execution, compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, or with claims, bid protests and dispute resolution, we have the experience to help you leverage your operations strategically.
MAXIMIZE YOUR RETURN. Our knowledge of different government agencies and industry best practices, which we have gained by supporting large and small, U.S. and international prime contractors and subcontractors at multiple points in the supply chain across different industries, allow us to identify each party’s objectives and obtain expedient solutions. We have different tiers of in-house consultants, accountants and cybersecurity experts along with our team of lawyers who we deploy in a targeted fashion to deliver cost-efficient results. We leverage our experience, knowledge and close relationships to achieve mission critical objectives with minimal hassle for our clients.
RECORD OF SUCCESS. Our attorneys advised on government contracts for the aerospace and defense, construction, health and biopharmaceutical, IT, and education sectors among others. We are proud of our achievements for U.S. and international clients alike.
We help our clients achieve public sector business objectives in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).
Government contractors (prime contractors) and their sub-contractors must comply with a wide range of obligations under the FAR and DFARS. In particular, contractors must ensure that their Accounting, Cybersecurity, and Global Trade Management Systems properly address FAR/DFARS requirements.
Under DFARS 252.242-7006, government contractors are required to establish and maintain an “acceptable accounting system”. If the contract references DFARS clause 252.242-7005, failure to maintain such a system “shall result in the withholding of payments”. The DFARS provides 18 criteria that accounting systems must satisfy to be compliant.
FAR 52.204-21 requires the “safeguarding of contractor information systems that process, store, or transmit Federal contract information." Federal contract information is defined as information provided by or generated for the U.S. Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service for the U.S. Government. FAR 52.204-21 imposes a set of fifteen (15) basic cybersecurity controls for contractor information systems upon which “Federal contract information” is stored, processed or transmitted.
In addition, DFARS 252.204-7012 (b)(2)(ii) (A) requires contractors to implement NIST SP 800-171 to protect government data (e.g., Controlled Unclassified Information or Controlled Technical Information). NIST 800-171 contains 110 requirements relevant to 14 key information security families, categorized into “basic security require-ments” (obtained from FIPS Publication 200) and “derived security requirements” (obtained from the security controls in NIST 800-53).
The Department of Defense (DOD)’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model, recently promulgated into regulation, imposes additional nuances to these FAR and DFARS requirements.
In addition to our core legal team, we have chartered professional accountants (CPAs) and cybersecurity experts on our consulting team.
Together, we help our clients understand and demonstrate compliance with requirements that apply to government contractors.
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