Foley & Lardner LLP recently hosted our Government Contracts Annual Update on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. If you were unable to attend, we invite you to download the webinar slide deck by clicking here. You can view a recording of the presentation and review the topics covered during the seminar below.
This recording is for on-demand viewing purposes only.
Program Topics
- Recent Updates to the Uniform Guidance for Grants and Cooperative Agreements:
- Discussing the regulatory framework applicable to grants and cooperative agreements
- Identifying key changes in the Uniform Guidance
- Navigating Changes, Requests for Equitable Adjustments (REAs), Claims, and Disputes:
- Identifying and recognizing what constitutes a “change” to the contract
- Understanding the differences between an REA and a claim and the key elements of each
- Limiting liability when changes impact lower-tier subcontracts
- Resolving disputes with the Government
- Bid Protest Update: Pitfalls and Opportunities
- Recent protest pitfalls and ways to avoid them
- New frontiers for bid protests
- Hot Issues in Employment Law for Federal Contractors in 2024:
- Artificial intelligence and EEO guidelines under Executive Order 14110
- Project Labor Agreements and other EEO compliance obligations steps for mega construction projects
- Updated Davis Bacon Act compliance requirements
- Updated health and welfare requirements under the Service Contract Labor Standards Act
- Impact of new state laws on prevailing wage requirements
- Small Business Program: 2024 Update:
- New SBA and procurement regulations
- Mentor-protégé program developments
- New certification and recertification requirements
- Other Recent Developments in Federal Procurement Law:
- Potential changes to the Bayh-Dole Act March-In provisions
- Proposed rule implementing CMMC 2.0
If you have any questions about the topics covered in the presentation, please feel free to reach out to the program speakers: Erin Toomey, Jeffrey Kopp, Frank Murray, and Caitlin Trevillyan.
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