Feb 24, 2021 | GSA Schedules, Regulatory Updates
The General Services Administration (GSA) released a memorandum to waive certain requirements temporarily for offers under the GSA Schedules to better support the government’s COVID-19 response. The memo waives the following requirements for both new offerors and...
Feb 9, 2021 | Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
BRG is pleased to announce it has been approved by the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Accreditation Body as a Registered Provider Organization (RPO) and has several Registered Practitioners (RPs) on its CMMC team. What does that mean? The RPOs and...
Feb 9, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Regulatory Updates
Important SBA Changes Late in 2020 Final Rule: Consolidation of Mentor-Protégé Programs and Other Government Contracting Amendments, 85 FR 66146-01, 2020-19428.pdf (govinfo.gov). This is the consolidation of the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development (BD) Mentor-Protégé...
Feb 9, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews
Ryan Byrd will join Mindy Saffer and Christie Minch (Cresa) and Ann Hudock (Counterpart International) to discuss reduced real estate costs during a work-from-home movement and other key considerations and policies for shifting to a remote workforce. Learn...
Jan 21, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Regulatory Updates
Mary Karen Wills will join the panel “Costs, Pricing, and Audits” from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST on January 26. Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review will feature attorneys, executives, and government officials for high-level expert briefings...
Jan 5, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, False Claims Act
On January 25, Rob McDonald will provide an overview of construction claims and supporting damages theory, outline claim methodologies, discuss trends and developments of construction claims, and explain common risks and pitfalls and practical tips and strategies in...
Dec 30, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Regulatory Updates
As another year comes to a close, BRG’s Government Contracts Advisory Services team is here to share a year-end compliance-planning checklist for federal contractors and assistance awardees. As you get ready to close the books on another year, these proactive efforts...
Dec 2, 2020 | Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
The use of technology in the construction industry was expanding before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the level of managing cyber risks varied widely. With the onset of the pandemic and greater reliance on technology to facilitate remote working, those risks—and the need...
Nov 24, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Procurement
Government contractors, like most businesses, have faced difficult operational and financial challenges since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of this year. Quick federal legislation with contractor relief mechanisms followed with the $2.2 trillion...
Nov 19, 2020 | Government Contract Litigation, and Bid Protests
The Department of Justice announced on November 12, 2020, that the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) is adding eleven new national partners. A total of twenty-nine agencies and offices now are committed on the national level to combatting collusion, antitrust...
