Public contracting and procurement present a myriad of legal issues not found in a typical commercial setting. The Law Office of Robert S. Gardner provides legal counsel, and representation to a clients doing business with federal, state, and local government agencies. Our clients include small and medium-sized business owners, small, disadvantaged businesses and SBA 8(a) businesses, including both prime contractors and subcontractors. Our services include assisting clients in negotiating, performing, interpreting, litigating, and terminating procurement contracts, as well as defending against debarment, and suspicious actions. Our firm has experience in traditional court hearings, trials, and appeals, as well as administrative proceedings and arbitration. Our areas of practice include:

• Bid preparation, bid proposals, bid presentations, submissions and certifications, and bid protests before the United States General Accounting Office and a variety of other federal agencies
• Claim disputes and litigation before the various agency boards of contract appeals and the United States Court of Federal Claims
• Construction contracts involving prime contractors, subcontractors, construction liens, litigation and appeals
• Contract administration, contract disputes, suspension, debarment, procurement fraud and a variety of other contract claims, litigation and appeals
• Contract performance issues, audits, socioeconomic requirements, cost accounting standards, cost determinations, and challenges to cost disallowances
• Foreign sales, export licensing, international contracts, and financing issues
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and protection
• Government investigations and regulatory compliance, debarment and suspension defense, internal investigations, and voluntary disclosures
• Government socioeconomic program issues such as fair labor standards, affirmative action, and discrimination
• Labor and employment law issues involving government contracts
• Procurement fraud, misrepresentation, and defective pricing issues before the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice
• Security clearance law, security clearance applications, counseling and screening of United States government employees and contractors, and representation of persons facing denial or revocation of their security access
• Technology and licensing issues, data rights, and research and development concerns

We pride ourselves on our knowledge and experience, as well as the care and commitment that we are able to provide because of our smaller size. We are able to assess the issue, develop a cost-effective strategy, and work with our clients as a team to accomplish their goals. For further information about government contracts please contact The Law Office of Robert S. Gardner today.