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Business Disruption in a Pandemic: Does COVID-19 Excuse Non-Performance of a Contract

Webinar | 04.02.20, 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT

As COVID-19 rapidly evolves and continues to disrupt your business operations in many ways, companies are increasingly confronting the challenges presented by force majeure and related doctrines in their contracts. Join us for a discussion on the five steps companies should consider as a follow on to the alert we previously shared


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Webinar | 03.12.26

On-Going Government Audits of Small Business Programs: Why the Federal Government’s Focus on ‘Waste, Fraud, and Abuse’ Impacts Both Large and Small Contractors

The federal government has identified purported ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’ in small business programs as a major focus of its current enforcement efforts. As it relates to federal procurement, we have seen audits and investigations rolled out not only of active participants in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program but also reviews of various types of small business contracts (such as 8(a) sole source and set-aside awards, preference-based awards, and small business set-aside awards over particular values). Join Crowell & Moring as we discuss what aspects of contract performance and teaming arrangements are being scrutinized (e.g., size/status eligibility, limitations on subcontracting compliance, reasonableness of market rates, etc.) and how these considerations can impact both small government contractors holding the prime contracts under review and their subcontractors. ...