Whether you are a seasoned federal government contractor, or considering crossing the threshold into the federal government contracts marketplace for the first time, the attorneys in Dykema’s Government Contracts Practice possess the skills, breadth of experience, and maturity of judgment required to help you transform your government marketplace challenges into positive bottom-line results. Our strategic vision, team approach, and client-centered focus on the creation and preservation of value, enable clients to identify and mitigate more reliably the complex operational risks uniquely present in the government contracts marketplace.

Dykema attorneys represent domestic and non-U.S. businesses, consortia, and associations operating across a broad spectrum of industries and pursuits. We advise and represent clients with respect to issues arising throughout the government contracting environment and process, including, for example, preparing agreements for the acquisition of supplies and services; negotiating intellectual property rights allocations in cutting-edge research and development projects; defending or prosecuting procurement award protests; investigating, preparing and negotiating contract claims and disputes at the prime and subcontractor tiers; performing due diligence reviews in mergers and acquisitions; conducting internal investigations, and representing clients in Inspector General investigations, qui tam cases, false claims, and suspension / debarment proceedings. In addition to subject matter expertise that is both broad and deep, attorneys in Dykema’s Government Contracts practice have extensive experience representing clients before many, if not most, federal agencies and entities.

Some of the more specific areas in which Dykema’s Government Contracts Practice attorneys help clients create, preserve, and enhance value are listed below:

Contractor Status & Team Relationships
Joint Ventures / Teaming Agreements / Strategic Alliances
Grants, Cooperative Agreements, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, and Other Transactions
Small Business Programs and Procurements
Organizational Conflicts of Interest
Mergers and Acquisitions (Due Diligence / Exon-Florio Review / Novations)
Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence
Contractor Responsibility (Suspension / Debarment)

Solicitation Issues
Analysis and Preparation of Comments on Draft Solicitation Provisions
Interpretation of Solicitation Terms & Requirements
Offeror Representations and Certifications
Proposal Evaluation / Negotiations / Discussions
Debriefings by the Government
Evaluation, Preparation, Prosecution or Defense of Procurement Protests

Contract Administration
Subcontract Award and Administration
Negotiation of Changes to Contract Terms & Conditions
Compliance Programs, Plans, and Reviews
International Traffic in Arms Regulations / Export Administration Regulations
Customs / Duty-free Entry
Allocation and Protection of Contractor Rights in Intellectual Property
Freedom of Information Act Requests / Responses
Requests for Equitable Adjustments / Claims
Disputes
Termination
Contract Audits

Fraud Allegations / Investigations
Grand Jury / Inspector General Investigations
Criminal False Claims Act / False Statement Investigations
Qui Tam / Civil False Claims Act Investigations
Suspension / Debarment Proceedings

For more information about our Government Contracts Practice please contact:
Charles R. Marvin, Jr., 202-906-8791