Jay Blindauer
A contractor takes on a Government contract to make money, and inflation is getting in the way.
Inflation is generally down from 2021, but is still high in too many places, and is expected to...
EEO Spring Housekeeping is Here, Including Meeting the June 30, 2022 Deadline for Certifying Your Affirmative Action Program
Jay Blindauer
It is late Spring. For a Government contractor or subcontractor, that means it is time for equal employment opportunity (“EEO”) housekeeping. After tax season is over, and before proposal season really heats up, there is EEO Spring. Indeed, if you see the geraniums...
Real Discussion of the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Contractors and Subcontractors
Hilary Cairnie, Troutman Pepper -&- Jay Blindauer, Blindauer Law PLLC
The first author, Hilary Cairnie, is a partner with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (“Troutman Pepper”), and the head of the government contracts practice for the firm. ...
The COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Legal Donnybrook Has Arrived
Jay Blindauer
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced his new plan to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Relying upon available authorities without asking Congress to pass a law, the President announced upcoming mandates for—Government agencies, Government contractors, and any employer with at least 100 employees—to...
The EEO-1 Report is due August 23, 2021, and the VETS-4212 Report is due September 30, 2021
Jay Blindauer
For a Federal prime or first-tier subcontractor who has at least 50 employees and an agreement valued at $50,000 or more, the deadline for submitting to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) the EEO-1 snapshot demographic...
Why would anyone file an Agency-level protest?
Jay Blindauer
Bid protests are crucial to the proper functioning of the procurement system. For today’s overworked Contracting Officer (“CO”), the bid protest is the only real disincentive to perfunctory contract award decision-making.
The typical CO has a program...
Juneteenth is the 11th Annual Federal Holiday: Things for the Government Contractor to Think About
Jay Blindauer
On June 16, 2021, Congress completed passage of Senate Bill No. 475, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which makes June 19th (“Juneteenth”) the 11th Annual Federal Holiday (excluding Inauguration Day, which is quadrennial and geographically limited). President Biden
GAO Bid Protests: Required Debriefings
Jay Blindauer
A contractor will often incur a significant cost (in time and money) to prepare and submit a proposal for a possible Government contract. If the contractor does not obtain an award, it is reasonable and appropriate to want to know why. That is...
Who Gets The New $15 Per Hour Contractor Minimum Wage?
Jay Blindauer
On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order No. 14,026, which, with a phase-in that starts on January 30, 2022, increases the minimum wage for some federal contractors and subcontractors to no less than $15 per hour. Emphasis...
Veteran Owned Small Business Verification
The VA CVE is being phased out, as is the SBA’s policy of SDVOSB and VOSB self-certification. Beginning in 2023, the SBA will verify and certify the status of SDVOSBs and VOSBs.
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Jay Blindauer
On January 1, 2021, Section 862 of...