Government Contracts
From the award decision through performance, payment and termination.
Williamson Law Group fights to protect your rights and to make sure the government follows the rules in acquisition actions, including contracts, cooperative agreements, other transactions and classified procurements.
Bid Protests
Challenge an unfair award, or defend the one you won.
Claims, REAs and Terminations
Recover what you are owed when the government changes, delays or ends your contract.
False Claims Act and Investigations
Investigate allegations early and limit their impact.
Suspension and Debarment
Keep your eligibility to compete for federal work.
Small Business and Teaming
Use small business programs and partnerships to win larger work.
Cost Accounting and Pricing
Comply with CAS and the FAR, and answer audit findings.
Government Contracts services
Bid Protests
Challenging an unfair competition or defending your award, in the right forum and within strict timelines.
Claims and Requests for Equitable Adjustment
Building and presenting claims for changes, scope growth, delays, differing site conditions and cost issues.
Contract Termination and Restructuring
Maximizing settlements in partial or complete terminations and negotiating major contract modifications.
False Claims Act
Investigating alleged fraud and limiting the impact of government and whistleblower actions.
Debarment and Suspension
Representing contractors facing exclusion after audits, investigations or False Claims Act actions.
Small Business Issues
8(a), minority-owned and veteran-owned programs, subcontracting plans and affiliation.
Cost Accounting and Cost Allowability
Compliance with the Cost Accounting Standards and the FAR, and representation in DCAA audits.
Defective Pricing
Truth in Negotiations Act compliance and responses to post-award audit allegations.
Buy American Act, Trade Agreements Act and Berry Amendment
Compliance with domestic preference and trade rules, and managing penalties for violations.
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
Negotiating CRADA terms that protect your intellectual property and limit risk.
Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Compliance obligations, prime and sub-agreements, and agency audits of federal funding.
International Government Contracting
FCPA, export controls, business structure and dispute resolution for international work.
Management and Operating Contracts and PAAA
DOE national laboratory and NNSA contracts, subcontractor disputes, and Price-Anderson enforcement.
Other Transaction Authority
Structuring OTAs for research and prototypes, balancing flexibility, risk and IP.
Payment Terms and Funding
Proposal payment terms, and protecting your rights when funding or payments fall short.
Service Contract Act, Davis-Bacon and Walsh-Healey
Wage and fringe benefit compliance, collective bargaining impacts, and wage determination claims.
Selected matters
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
- TerminationNegotiated a favorable settlement for a client in a $100 million partial termination for convenience.
- Bid protestsRepresented clients in numerous bid protests resulting in corrective action by federal agencies.
- Export controlsInvestigated ITAR and export control violations and submitted voluntary disclosures.
- Cooperative agreementsDrafted and negotiated government indemnification terms for a cooperative agreement.
- ClaimsDrafted and negotiated requests for equitable adjustment, claims and appeals.
- Cost allowabilityNegotiated and successfully resolved many notices of disallowance of costs.
Discuss your matter with an attorney
Tell us about your contract, protest or investigation, and an attorney will follow up.
Bethesda, MD 20817