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Office
of The Assistant General Counsel
for Finance and Litigation
Contract Law | Federal Assistance Law | General Litigation
Welcome to
Contract Law
Welcome to the Contract Law Division (“CLD”). CLD assists
the Department’s procurement operations located in the Washington
D.C. metropolitan area and at several procurement offices around the country.
See the Quicklinks section for brief biographies of staff attorneys, as
well as contact and client information. We are also pleased to make available
the Division’s publication “A Lawyer’s View,”
which offers commentary and practical advice about Government procurement
law and related issues. Our site also offers links to the principal Department
procurement offices as well as to sites offering guidance to acquisition
professionals and firms desiring to do business with the Government. Although
we welcome inquiries relating to contracts between the Department and
the private sector, please be advised that we do not provide advice on
contracts between private citizens or between commercial entities.
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The Contract Law Division (CLD) of the Office of the Assistant General
Counsel for Finance and Litigation is headed by Mark Langstein. Staffed
by ten attorneys, CLD provides cradle-to-grave federal procurement legal
advice and assistance supporting the Commerce Department’s many
programs, such as predicting the weather, conducting the Decennial Census,
strengthening minority entrepreneurship, and promoting technology innovation.
CLD attorneys assist in developing appropriate acquisition strategy, reviewing acquisition plans, statements of work and requests for proposals, examining limitations on competition, and assisting and reviewing all significant milestone events leading to contract award. CLD lawyers frequently serve on source selection boards, and participate in discussions and debriefings with Government contract offerors. The Division also provides procurement-related competitive sourcing advice.
CLD lawyers also play a prominent role administering the Department’s contracts, reviewing contract modifications, advising on contract interpretation, advancing the Department’s position when disagreement arises, and participating in negotiated dispute resolution. CLD attorneys also assist the Office of Acquisition Management in devising Departmental acquisition policy. Other areas on which CLD counsels Department offices include matters related to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, the Contract Disputes Act, the Competition in Contracting Act, the FAIR Act, the Service Contract Act, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Small Business Act, Section 508 requirements, the Brooks Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Commerce Acquisition Regulation and OMB Circular A-76.
CLD defends the Department’s procurement decisions before the General Accounting Office and the General Services Board of Contract Appeals. We also assist the Department of Justice’s defense of procurement actions filed in the United States Court of Federal Claims.
Highlights
Coming soon...
Please watch this page for the latest information regarding competitive
sourcing and advice that will impact the conduct of these competitions.
We are also considering revising the requirements for legal review of
procurement actions. Any changes will be published on the site.
