Companies working with the General Services Agency rely on experienced guidance regarding matters involving the Federal Supply Schedules.

Government contractors require guidance on issues involving compliance program development and maintenance, counseling and representation in potential criminal and civil investigations, and representation in U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) audits and subpoenas.

Perkins Coie’s lawyers have counseled on completing Commercial Sales Practices disclosures, Price Reduction Clause and Industrial Funding Fee issues, Trade Agreements Act (TAA) and other country of origin requirements, internal investigations, and mandatory disclosures.

Representative Experience

• Facilitating multimillion-dollar amicable settlements between clients and GSA related to adverse audit findings.
• Defending major GSA inspector general subpoena process focused on TAA compliance.
• Representing and negotiating a GSA inspector general pre-award audit and industrial operations analyst compliance reviews.
• Defending a GSA Schedule contractor in a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) inspector general investigation focused on TAA compliance.
• Defending an office supply company in a U.S. Postal Service country of origin compliance investigation in the wake of Safina False Claims Act (FCA) settlements.
• Facilitating price reduction compliance programs with leading GSA Schedule suppliers in various industries.
• Responding to a GSA Notice of Concern.
• Negotiating GSA pricing and Price Reduction Clause terms.
• Representing a client in a bid protest associated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) competition for information technology systems and services using GSA Schedule products and terms.

Our additional experience, often important in GSA Schedule contracting, includes data rights, end user license agreement negotiation, ethics issues, and the full breadth of commercial item compliance obligations.