Lack of Documented Award Defeats Discussions with Putative Awardee
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.02.16
In SRA Int’l, Inc. (released last week), although the solicitation allowed the government to negotiate a final reduced price with the prospective awardee after it had been selected for award, GSA conducted discussions with the eventual awardee before documenting any best value determination and before the evaluations were even finalized. Because GSA did not conduct discussions with any other offerors, GAO held that the discussions were unequal and recommended that GSA go back, establish a competitive range, and open discussions with all remaining offerors.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 11.14.24
SEC ESG Enforcement Is Still Alive
On November 8, 2024 the SEC announced a settled enforcement action against Invesco Advisers, Inc. for making misleading statements about its integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into the firm’s investment decisions. Invesco agreed to pay a $17.5 million civil penalty to settle the matter. This enforcement action makes it clear that, even though the SEC dissolved its ESG Task Force, the Commission continues to monitor firms’ statements and representations for misleading statements about ESG.
Client Alert | 8 min read | 11.12.24
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.11.24
Allegations of a Litany of Lyin’: Penn State Settles Claims of Cybersecurity Noncompliance
Client Alert | 1 min read | 11.08.24
A Common-Sense Change to the Continuous SAM Registration Requirement at FAR 52.204 7
