Blindauer Law PLLC (“Blindauer Law”) provides advice and representation to government contractors on a wide range of issues. The following categories and descriptions are illustrative, not exhaustive.
Drafting Contract Documents
Blindauer Law provides drafting for Non-Disclosure Agreements, Teaming Agreements, Subcontract/Consultant Agreements, and Commercial License Agreements.
Bid Protests
Blindauer Law provides representation on Agency-Level bid protests, GAO bid protests, U.S. Court of Federal Claims (“CoFC”) bid protests, Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (“ODRA”) protests, and procurement protests for D.C. or the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Small Business Advice & Representation
Blindauer Law provides advice and representation on small business matters including, but not limited to, 13 C.F.R. and FAR Part 19 small business rules advice (including affiliation or limitations on subcontracting issues), size/status protests, size/status protest defense responses, North American Industry Classification System (“NAICS”) code appeals and interventions, and SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) litigation.
Contract Administration, Compliance, & Performance Disputes
Blindauer Law provides advice and representation for contract administration and performance issues. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: contract interpretation advice; cost & pricing issues advice (e.g., compliance with FAR Subpart 31.2 cost principles, Cost Accounting Standards (“CAS”), expressly unallowable costs, Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Act (formerly known as TINA) Advice, Travel Costs, etc.); contract clause compliance advice (including Labor & Employment clause compliance); contract cybersecurity requirements advice; Section 508 requirements advice; termination for convenience (“T4C”) settlement proposals; cure/show cause notice responses; default termination appeals; change of name/novation packages; Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (“CPARS”) evaluation disputes; warranty issues; treatment of Intellectual Property (“IP”); Board of Contract Appeal and CoFC Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”) Appeals; and contract performance disputes for D.C. or the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Domestic and Foreign Sourcing and Performance
Blindauer Law provides Buy American Act/Trade Agreements Act and other domestic preference rules advice, export control and tariff compliance advice, tariff exemption certificates advice, contract supply chain integrity requirements advice (e.g., Section 889 of the 2019 NDAA), advice on Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (“FOCI”) issues, and overseas contracting regulations advice.
Contractor Ethics and Present Responsibility
Blindauer Law counsels on FAR Clause 52.203-13 (Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct), including mandatory disclosure advice, proposed suspension or debarment advice and representation, revolving door ethics advice, and personal conflict of interest (“PCI”) and organizational conflict of interest (“OCI”) mitigation plans.
Non-Public Information Issues
This includes Procurement Integrity Act (“PIA”) violation letters, Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) administrative responses, and FOIA Requests.
Other Government Spending Authorities
Blindauer law also provides advice and representation for grants, cooperative agreements, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (“CRADAs’), Other Transaction Authorities (“OTAs”), and Technology Investment Agreements (“TIAs”).