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Author: Payne, Hackenbracht & Sullivan is a law firm in Ft. Washington, Penn., in suburban Philadelphia.

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Recent Posts from Federal Construction Contracting Blog

Federal Construction Contracting - Does a Newcomer Have a Chance?
The recent decline in non-federal construction opportunities has resulted in a rapidly growing interest in the federal contracting market. The much-publicized American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”), often referred to as the “Economic…
Court of Appeals Keeps MATOC Alive
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has decided two cases that assure the continued use of the Multiple Award Task Order Contract (“MATOC”) in federal construction contracting. In the first case, Weeks Marine,…
The Impact of Protests and Claims on the Evaluation of Past Performance
Contractors continue to be concerned about the impact that the filing of protests or claims will have on their past performance evaluations in negotiated procurements. While it is never a good idea to file a…
Compulsory E-Verify Program for Federal Contractors Starts September 8, 2009
By: Michael H. Payne and Craig A. Schroeder Effective September 8, 2009, federal contractors awarded new contracts of $100,000 or more with a performance period of longer than 120 days will be required to…
Website for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reporting Now Operational
In an earlier blog we discussed what the ARRA meant for Federal Construction Contractors, and noted that the reporting would be over the internet, once the government had its website up and running. On Monday,…
Federal Green Construction and the Stimulus Act
By: Lane F. Kelman and Christopher Soper As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "Stimulus Act") the General Services Administration's ("GSA") Public Building Service was authorized to invest 4.5 billion…
Government Held Responsible for "Utter Silence"
An Armed Services Board case, ADT Construction Group, Inc., involves an appeal from a contracting officer's final decision denying a claim for $826,725.16 and a 278-day time extension. The contractor had filed a claim for…
Corps of Engineers Announces Recovery Act Projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has posted the Civil Works projects that it intends to fund from the appropriations Congress provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) on…
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: What it Means for Federal Construction Contractors
Co-authored by Michael H. Payne and Craig A. Schroeder On February 17, 2009, the President signed Public Law 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (also known as “ARRA,” the “Recovery Act,” and…
Department of Defense Expenditure Plan Provides Tremendous Opportunities for Federal Construction Contractors
Although many aspects of our economy are suffering, the federal construction market will most certainly be booming. On Friday March 20, 2009, the Department of Defense issued a 191 page Report to Congress detailing how…