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Subject(s)

• Government purchasing—Law and legislation—United States [Browse]
• Public contracts—United States [Browse]

Editor

• Overman, Todd R. [Browse]
• Specht, Damien C. [Browse]

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Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Intro
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Series Page
• Contents
• Chapter 1 : Introduction
• Chapter 2 : The Due Diligence Process
• A. Confidentiality Agreements
• 1. Process Issues
• 2. Types of Nondisclosure Agreements
• 3. Substance of a Confidentiality Agreement
• B. Composition of the Due Diligence Team
• 1. Initial Diligence
• 2. Comprehensive Diligence
• 3. Additional Team Members for Government Contracts
• 4. Organizing the Diligence Team
• 5. Issues Concerning the Diligence Team
• 6. Performing Diligence on the Acquirer
• C. The Data Room
• 1. Electronic vs. Physical Data Rooms
• 2. Working with the Target's Data Room
• 3. Restricted Material
• 4. Review of Sensitive and Classified Information
• 5. Follow-up Inquiries
• 6. Interviews as Part of the Diligence Process
• 7. The Diligence Report
• 8. How to Use a Diligence Report
• D. Developing a Government Contracts Due Diligence Document Request
• 1. Contracts and Related Information
• 2. Proposal Files
• 3. Asset Lists
• 4. Claims, Disputes, Litigations, and Investigations
• 5. Government-Approved Systems
• 6. Compliance Program Documentation
• 7. Environmental Issues
• 8. Employment Law Issues
• 9. Export Controls
• 10. National Security Issues
• 11. Antitrust Issues
• Chapter 3 : Scope of Government Contracts Review
• A. Methods of Selling to the Government
• 1. Fixed-Price vs. Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
• 2. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15 vs. FAR Part 12
• 3. Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Blanket Purchase Agreement, and Governmentwide Acquisition Contracting Vehicles
• 4. Foreign Military Sales/Foreign Military Financing
• 5. Other Transaction Authority Agreements
• B. Contracting Parties
• 1. US Government Prime Contracts
• 2. Subcontracts under Government Prime Contracts
• 3. Teaming Agreements.
• 4. State and Local Contracts
• Chapter 4 : Cost Issues Particular to Government Contracts
• A. "Cost-Disclosure" Contracts
• B. Allowability Cost Principles under FAR Part 31
• 1. Applicability of the Cost Principles
• 2. General Requirements
• 3. Certification of Indirect Costs
• 4. Allowability Issues That Frequently Arise in Acquisitions
• C. Allocation under Cost Accounting Standards
• 1. List of Standards
• 2. Applicability
• 3. Exemptions
• 4. Cost Accounting Standards Board Disclosure Statements
• 5. Noncompliance and Voluntary Changes
• 6. Consideration of Changes in Applicability
• 7. Post-Closing Changes to the Acquiring and the Acquired Companies' CAS Disclosure Statements
• D. The Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Act-Overview
• 1. Disclosure of the Potential Acquisition
• E. Government Audit Rights
• 1. Nature and Scope of Government Audit Activities
• 2. Types of Government Audits
• 3. Role of the Defense Contract Audit Agency
• 4. Role of Inspectors General and Investigative Organizations
• 5. Role of the Department of Justice
• F. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule
• 1. Principal Risks of General Services Administration Schedule Contracts
• 2. Transferring the General Services Administration Schedule Contract to the Acquiring Company
• Chapter 5 : Claims, Disputes, and Bid Protests
• A. Contractor Claims Against the Government
• 1. Requests for Equitable Adjustment
• 2. Claims
• 3. Risks of Requests for Equitable Adjustment and Claims
• B. Government Claims Against the Contractor
• 1. Claims under the Contracts Disputes Act
• 2. The False Claims Act
• 3. Criminal Matters
• C. Labor and Employment Obligations
• 1. Service Contract Act
• 2. Equal Employment Opportunity
• D. Disputes Arising Out of Subcontracts
• E. Bid Protests
• Chapter 6 : Adequacy of The Target's Compliance Program.
• A. Overall Company Compliance Program and Internal Controls
• B. Present Responsibility
• 1. Debarment and Suspension
• 2. Past Performance on Competitive Procurements
• C. Existing Arrangements for Classified Contracts
• 1. Assessing a Company's Existing Compliance Program
• 2. Identification of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence and Security Issues Arising from the Acquisition
• 3. Integration of the Target into a Corporate Structure
• D. Foreign Sales
• E. Export Control Compliance
• Chapter 7 : Other Risk Areas
• A. Assignment and Change of Control Provisions
• 1. Prime Contracts
• 2. Subcontracts, Joint Venture Agreements, and Teaming Agreements
• 3. Transaction Considerations
• B. Warranties and Indemnities
• 1. Warranties
• 2. Statutory Indemnities
• 3. Contractual Indemnity for Liability to Third Persons
• C. Organizational Conflicts of Interest
• 1. Federal Acquisition Regulations and Defense Acquisition Regulations Coverage of Organization Conflicts of Interest
• 2. How Organizational Conflicts of Interest Can Arise in Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions
• 3. Mitigation of Organizational Conflicts of Interest
• D. "Revolving Door" Restrictions
• 1. Relationship Between the "Revolving Door" Restrictions and the Procurement Integrity Act
• 2. Overview of "Revolving Door" Restrictions
• 3. How "Revolving Door" Issues Can Arise
• E. Political Law Considerations
• 1. "Pay-to-Play" Rules
• 2. PAC and Campaign Finance
• 3. Lobbying and Foreign Agents Registration Act
• 4. Gifts and Ethics
• F. Intellectual Property under Government Contracts
• 1. Technical Data and Computer Software
• 2. Patents
• 3. Other Transaction Authority Agreements
• 4. Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
• G. Small Business Issues
• 1. Overview of Small Business Requirements in Federal Procurement.
• 2. Impact of Acquisition on Small Business Status and Contracts
• H. Terminations
• 1. Convenience-Fixed-Price Contract
• 2. Default-Fixed-Price Contract
• 3. Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
• I. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Business Systems
• 1. Overview of DFARS Business System Clauses and Applicability
• 2. Criteria by System
• 3. Government Audit, System Determination, and Withhold Practices
• 4. Subcontracting Considerations
• J. Cybersecurity
• 1. Overview and Applicability
• 2. Safeguarding Information
• 3. Cyber Incident Reporting
• 5. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program
• Chapter 8 : Acquisition Documents and Pre-Closing Activities
• A. Nature of the Acquisition
• 1. Structure of the Acquisition
• 2. Nature of the Target (Public vs. Private)
• 3. Economics of the Transaction (Deal Consideration)
• 4. Ancillary Agreements
• B. Representations and Warranties
• C. Disclosure Schedules
• D. Covenants Between Signing and Closing
• E. Conditions to Closing
• F. Classified Business
• Chapter 9 : Antitrust Requirements
• A. Overview
• B. Contemplating Potential Merger or Acquisition-Antitrust Due Diligence
• C. Negotiating the Merger Agreement-Antitrust Risk Provisions
• D. Determining Merger Filing Requirements
• 1. US and Rest of the World Reportability Requirements
• 2. Merger Review Outside the United States
• E. HSR Filing and Review Process
• 1. Managing the Creation and Flow of Deal Documents
• 2. Filing Preparation and Coordination-Failure to File
• 3. Merger Review Process and Timing
• F. Substantive Antitrust Review of Mergers and Acquisitions
• 1. Horizontal Mergers
• 2. Vertical Mergers
• G. Coordination of Multiple Government Investigations
• H. Consent Decrees and Litigation
• 1. Consent Decrees.
• 2. District Court Litigation
• I. Pre-Closing Activities and Integration Efforts-"Gun Jumping"
• Chapter 10 : The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Approval for Foreign Ownership and Investment
• A. The Exon-Florio Amendment, as Amended
• B. CFIUS's Risk Analysis
• C. CFIUS Jurisdiction and Voluntary vs. Mandatory Filings
• 1. Investment Jurisdiction
• 2. Mandatory Filing Requirements
• 3. Real Estate Jurisdiction
• D. Whether to File
• E. Two Ways to File with CFIUS
• 1. CFIUS Notices
• 2. Declarations
• Chapter 11 : Existing Contracts-Dealing with the Anti-Assignment Statutes
• A. Applicable Law
• B. Case Law
• C. Regulations
• D. Contract Novations
• 1. Federal Acquisition Regulations
• 2. Transition Arrangements Pending Novation
• E. Change of Name Agreements
• F. Effect of Acquisition on Bids and Proposals
• Chapter 12 : Issues for the Combined Company
• A. Guarantee of Performance of an Acquired Subsidiary
• 1. Existing Guarantees
• 2. Future Guarantees-General Considerations
• 3. Alternatives to a Guarantee
• 4. Government Contract Considerations
• 5. Legal Issues in Negotiating Guarantees
• B. Restructuring
• 1. Allowability of Restructuring Costs
• 2. Capturing Restructuring Costs
• 3. Restructuring Agreements
• C. Cost Accounting Issues
• 1. Cost Accounting Standards
• 2. Effect of Acquisition on Cost-Reimbursement and Incentive Contracts
• 3. Stepped-Up Basis and Goodwill
• 4. Other Costs-Acquisition of Intangible Capital Assets
• 5. Intercompany Transfers
• 6. Pension Costs
• Appendix 1: Glossary of Acronyms
• Appendix 2: Sample Confidentiality Agreement
• Appendix 3: Sample Due Diligence Checklist
• Appendix 4: Sample Due Diligence Document Request
• Appendix 5: Government Contracts Representations and Warranties
• Appendix 6: Basic Novation Agreement, FAR 42.1204(I).
• Appendix 7: Sample Truncated Novation Agreement.

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1-64105-961-3

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