Tag Archives: Software

Lots of Little Things – FAR Updates from the Federal Acquisition Circular

Townsend BourneDavid GallacherBy Townsend Bourne and David Gallacher on Posted in Changes, Christian Doctrine, Commercial Items, Compliance, Compliance Programs, COTS, DFARS, FAR, Federal Register Update, Government Contracts Law, GSA Schedule, Interim Rule, Micro-Purchase Threshold, Procurement, Regulations, Regulatory Update, Software
Every now and then, the FAR Councils issue a Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) – an update to the Federal Acquisition Regulation implementing a number of changes. Often these changes are rather pro forma. But occasionally, you get a Circular with many different (and interesting) issues. FAC 2005-67, issued in late-June 2013, with rules becoming effective … Continue Reading

What Does 2013 Have In Store for Government Contractors and Their Lawyers?

By Sheppard Mullin on Posted in Bid Protest, Compliance Programs, Data Rights, DCAA, Ethics, FCA, Mergers and Acquisitions, Software, Technical Data
By Louis Victorino and Jonathan Aronie (originally published in the San Diego Business Journal) It has been noted, the more things change, the more they stay the same. In the world of Government Contracts Law, however, the more things change, the more the phone rings. And while we’re only a few weeks into 2013, the … Continue Reading

Country of Origin for Computer Software – U.S. Customs Finally Sheds Some Light on the Issue

David GallacherBy David Gallacher on Posted in BAA and TAA, Software
One of the most perplexing questions that has plagued the government contracting community in recent years relates to the country of origin for computer software. Where most government procurements restrict the purchase of products that were not manufactured or substantially transformed in an approved country, the question of where software is “substantially transformed” is one … Continue Reading

A Brief Guide to Alternative Contracting Arrangements for R&D

By Sheppard Mullin on Posted in Contracting Arrangements for R&D, Data Rights, Patent Rights, Software, Technical Data
The United States has long been the world’s principal purchaser of (a) research and development services, (b) the products generated by the R&D, and (c) the intellectual property relating to that R&D.  Historically, Government-funded R&D has evoked images of an omnipresent, overly intrusive, audit-fixated purchaser bent on levying a host of required terms and conditions … Continue Reading
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