Welcome to the January 2025 episode of The Essential GovCon Brief, where Patrick Burns and Liz Husebo discuss key updates in federal contracting and legal developments for government contractors.
This episode covers:
- Task Order Protest Threshold Increase: The NDAA raises the Department of Defense task order protest threshold from $25M to $35M, limiting small businesses’ ability to challenge awards.
- DOE’s FASST Initiative: A groundbreaking AI program with extended comment opportunities for stakeholders until February 17, 2025.
- SBA Subcontracting Reforms: Proposed changes to improve small business subcontractor payments, collaboration, and
accountability. - IgniteAction JV v. United States: A Court of Federal Claims decision on the “cardinal change” doctrine in task order modifications.