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The Business Partner Network Makes Way for SAM

By Jonathan DeMella on Posted in Contractor Reporting

On August 30, 2011, we discussed the Government’s plans for the rollout of SAM, or the “System for Award Management,” which is intended to integrate and simplify the various federal procurement databases as part of the new “Integrated Acquisition Environment.”  Today, the FAR Council issued a Final Rule implementing the first phase of this rollout.  Effective February 2, 2012, the  Central Contractor… Continue Reading

SBA Implements the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010

By Jonathan DeMella on Posted in Compliance and False Claims, Contractor Reporting, Small Business Contracting

The SBA certainly appears to have been busy these last few weeks.  You may recall that the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 directed the SBA to issue a variety of new rules on such topics as subcontracting integrity, payment to subcontractors, and small business size and status integrity.  The SBA was required to amend… Continue Reading

Coming Soon: The System for Award Management

By Jonathan DeMella on Posted in Contractor Reporting

Last month, while attending NCMA’s World Congress in Denver, CO, I learned that the various systems and repositories of information used by Government Contractors will soon be consolidated under one system, “SAM,” or the “System for Award Management.”  According to information available at www.sam.gov “SAM is  combining nine systems the federal community and those who… Continue Reading

Avoiding Disclosure of Privileged Communications Relating to Your Claim or REA

By Jonathan DeMella on Posted in Claims, Contractor Reporting

Discovery disputes in large Government contract cases are not uncommon.  Recently, however, I found myself in a situation I had not faced before, namely, reviewing and evaluating my own documents for disclosure to the Government including, potentially, communications between myself and my client.  How could this occur?  Because if I offer advice to a client… Continue Reading