Complying with Prevailing Wage Laws on Government Contracts
By Robert Jones | | Contract Clauses
Doing business with the government can be lucrative, but it requires compliance with a litany of complex laws and regulations impacting your day-to-day business operations. Complying with federal prevailing wage…
Is Your Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System Up to Par?
By Robert Jones | | Contract Clauses
DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System (May 2014) outlines a number of requirements for government contractors in developing and maintaining a system to detect counterfeit electronic parts.…
Mapping Labor Categories
By Robert Jones | | Bids & Proposals, Contract Clauses, Risk Management
The administration of T&M, Labor Hour, or FFP-LOE contracts requires mapping labor categories. Review the contract requirements regarding labor categories and document a process for mapping employees. Common Requirements Education,…
What qualifies as "Developed at Private Expense?"
By Robert Jones | | Contract Clauses, Intellectual Property
Say a contractor develops noncommercial computer software, claims to have done so “exclusively at private expense” by charging those costs into it’s indirect cost pool. That indirect cost pool is…