Jennifer Schaus & Associates, a Washington DC based consulting firm presents this session on US Federal Government Contracting.
TOPIC: FEDERAL Govt Contracting - Teaming Agreements: Good, Bad & The Enforceable
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4. AGENDA:
âą Introduction â HOST
âąIntroduction - GUEST
âą Presentation
âąConclusions
âą Q & A
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6. Jennifer Schaus
About The Host
2016 US Federal Government Contracting Webinar Series
* Approx 20 Yrs in Gov Contracting
* Career: D&B (Govt Division)
Federal Sales & GSA Scheds
* Frequent Speaker: Chambers, NCMA, AFCEA, etc
* Member: WIPG
* Education: Towson University â B.A.
UC Berkeley - Leadership Accelerator
Cornell University - Exec Leadership
7. Jennifer Schaus
Jennifer Schaus & Associates
2016 US Federal Government Contracting Webinar Series
* DC Based Consulting Firm
* Over 10 Yrs in Business
* Support Services for Gov Cons
Proposal Writing / Contract Vehicles (GSA)
Sales & Biz Dev
Certifications â SBA 8(a); SDVO; etc.
Events
9. David Dempsey
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
2016 US Federal Government Contracting Webinar Series
39 years experience in government
procurement law and related matters
Experience covers formation, administration
and litigation of government contracts in US
and Europe
Focus on IT contracts, service contracts,
small business issues, government
accounting, intellectual property rights,
export controls
10. David Dempsey
Dempsey Fontana, PLLC
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Dempsey Fontana founded in 2012 by two
lawyers with + 70 years experience in
government procurement law and related
matters
Firm provides value to small or large
companies from collective expertise and
experience in virtually all areas of
procurement law at rates significantly lower
than those with equivalent experience
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11. PRESENTATION
2016 US Federal Government Contracting Webinar Series
Teaming Agreements â the Good, the Bad and
the Enforceable
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12. Procurement Context of Teaming
Agreements
âąNon-disclosure agreement
âą[Memorandum of Agreement]
âąTeaming Agreement
âąSubcontract with Prime
Contractor
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Teaming Agreements
Non-disclosure Agreement:
First Rule: Do no harm to yourself - protect disclosed Intellectual Property and Proprietary Information
â„ Specifically incorporate âsystemâ of security controls from FAR 52.204-21(b) into the NDA (effective 6/15/2016)
â„ Mark disclosed information with trade secret or proprietary markings
Second Rule: Trust but verify
⊠Information exchanges through one person
⊠Identify users (esp. third party users)
⊠View / verify existing NDAs executed by users
⊠Audit rights
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Teaming Agreements
Purpose of NDA and Teaming Agreement:
1.Collaborate to meet government requirements as a âTeamâ
âș learn what the government wants â if known
âș identify contributions to the proposal (experience, past performance, expertise, key personnel, government contacts)
âș identify contributions to contract performance (% of work)
2.Objective of both parties is a subcontract relationship for duration of the prime contract
âș conduct due diligence of the prime contractor or the subcontractor
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Enforceability of Teaming Agreement
Seeking to enforce the expectation that upon award of the prime contract:
1. the prime contractor will award a subcontract and
2. the subcontractor will perform the subcontract
Circumstances:
â When and where in the procurement process â MOA or TA
- exclusivity / non-compete (when and why)
- exchange of (NDA) information
â Do you want the teaming agreement enforced?
- execute NDA; begin proposal preparation
- go direct to subcontract negotiations
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Enforceability of Teaming Agreement
Federal and State court decisions may deem a teaming agreement an âagreement to agreeâ unless certain provisions are clearly present
Cyberlock Consulting, Inc. v, Information Experts, Inc. â Teaming Agreement unenforceable (E.D.Va decision, appeal denied)(2013)
X Technologies, Inc. v. Marvin Test Systems, Inc. â exclusivity provision enforced (5th
Cir. decision)(2013)
Advance Telecom Process LLC v. DSFederal, Inc. â Teaming Agreement unenforceable (Md. 2015)
A-T Solutions Inc. v. R3 Strategic Support Group, Inc. (exclusivity not enforced after RFP cancellation then reinstatement) (E.D.Va. 2016)
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Enforceability of Teaming Agreement (cont.)
Beware of or avoid language indicating:
1.Agreement only to ânegotiate in good faithâ
2.Non-exclusivity or ambiguous intent to award
3.Termination by teaming agreementâs own terms
e.g.: âfailure to agree on price
â government disapproval without verified explanation
â unilateral withdrawal
â award of a subcontract (let the subcontract terminate the teaming agreement)
â duration of [specific] number of months
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20. CONCLUSIONS
1. Review existing NDAs and teaming agreements for consistency with the preceding suggestions and then amend where possible
2. Assess whether another form of agreement is more suitable (CTA or joint venture) and confirm validity of such other agreement
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21. Q & A
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22. CONTACT DETAILS
Ms. Jennifer L. Schaus
Washington DC
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jschaus@jenniferschaus.com
www.JenniferSchaus.com
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David Dempsey
Tysons Corner, Virginia
(703) 880-9171
ddempsey@deftlaw.com
www.deftlaw.com
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