From the TIKC Advisory Team · Topic
Compliance and regulatory alerts for government contractors: CMMC and cybersecurity requirements, DFARS clauses, FAR changes, supply chain prohibitions, and enforcement trends. Stay ahead of the rules that govern federal contracts — with clear action steps for small business contractors from Team Integrity Knowledge Center.
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The Procurement Integrity Act makes it a violation to disclose or obtain contractor bid, proposal, or source selection information before award, and it restricts hiring…
Suspension and debarment can shut you out of the entire federal market government-wide, without a criminal conviction. It turns on present responsibility, and it moves…
If you help write the specs, the statement of work, or the evaluation criteria, you may have set the ground rules in your own favor…
When one contract gives you nonpublic information that would unfairly advantage you on another, you have an unequal-access conflict. The good news: it is the…
Paying someone a success fee to land a federal contract can breach the Covenant Against Contingent Fees and let the government annul the award. Where…
Small businesses are exempt from Cost Accounting Standards, but that shield disappears as you grow or when you join CAS-covered work. What CAS is and…
Agencies can pursue false claims and false statements administratively under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, with penalties and double assessments, and no need to…
You can win a small business supply set-aside without making the product, but only if you meet the nonmanufacturer rule. Miss a requirement and your…
When you win a set-aside, you promise to perform a minimum share of the work yourself. Violate the limitations on subcontracting and you risk the…
On September 3, DoD converted the CMMC Phase 2 suspension from a policy memo into a binding DFARS class deviation, while DOJ settlements make inaccurate…
Federal law bars using appropriated funds to lobby for a contract or grant, and requires you to disclose other lobbying. What the Byrd Amendment means…
If your firm advises the government, an impaired-objectivity conflict can bar you from related work. Why advisory and services firms face the hardest OCI to…
