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October 6, 2026
Pleading the Implied Duty in Government Contract Disputes
Subject: When Does an Implied-Duty Claim Add Something? The implied duty of good faith and fair dealing appears in every government contract, but it is often…
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October 5, 2026
MMDD MACC Source Selection: How NAVFAC Will Build Its Competitive Bench
The MMDD MACC solicitation is designed to select a bench of contractors before the Government has fully defined the Package 1 construction requirement. At this stage,…
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October 2, 2026
NAVFAC Issues MMDD MACC Solicitation for Puget Sound Multi-Mission Dry Dock
NAVFAC Northwest has issued Solicitation No. N44255-26-R-0005 for the Multi-Mission Dry Dock Multiple Award Construction Contract, or MMDD MACC. The solicitation contemplates approximately five IDIQ MACC…
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Mark G. Jackson / October 6, 2026
Pleading the Implied Duty in Government Contract Disputes
Subject: When Does an Implied-Duty Claim Add Something? The implied duty of good faith and fair dealing appears in every government contract, but it is often pleaded without identifying the gap it…
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Mark G. Jackson / October 5, 2026
MMDD MACC Source Selection: How NAVFAC Will Build Its Competitive Bench
The MMDD MACC solicitation is designed to select a bench of contractors before the Government has fully defined the Package 1 construction requirement. At this stage, the more important question is not…
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Justin D. Haselden / October 2, 2026
GAO Sustains Protest Where FSS Task Order Exceeded Scope of BPA and Awardee’s Schedule Contract
In a decision issued September 3, 2026, GAO sustained the protest of Ares Enterprise, LLC, a small business that challenged a task order issued by the United States Space Force under the…
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Jackson Holcomb LLP / October 2, 2026
NAVFAC Issues MMDD MACC Solicitation for Puget Sound Multi-Mission Dry Dock
NAVFAC Northwest has issued Solicitation No. N44255-26-R-0005 for the Multi-Mission Dry Dock Multiple Award Construction Contract, or MMDD MACC. The solicitation contemplates approximately five IDIQ MACC awards through a single-phase, one-step design-build…
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Mark G. Jackson / September 29, 2026
What Contractors Pursuing Work at PSNS Should Take from GAO’s New SIOP Report
For contractors pursuing work under the Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, the Government Accountability Office's September 2026 report points to a market that…
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Mark G. Jackson / September 27, 2026
Continuing Resolutions and Ship Repair: The Record Starts October 1
Congress has funded the federal government through December 11, 2026, in the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, avoiding a shutdown at the start of the fiscal year. For shipyards and marine…
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Jackson Holcomb LLP / September 19, 2026
Honeywell Cybersecurity Settlement Highlights False Claims Act Risk Without a Data Breach
The Department of Justice announced that Honeywell Aerospace Inc. agreed to pay $2,042,518 to resolve False Claims Act allegations arising from alleged noncompliance with cybersecurity requirements in a Department of Defense contract.…
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Jackson Holcomb LLP / September 8, 2026
CAS Thresholds Rise Dramatically on October 1
On September 1, 2026, the Cost Accounting Standards Board published a final rule that takes effect October 1, 2026. The rule makes the most significant changes to CAS applicability in decades. Federal…
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Mark G. Jackson and Stowell Holcomb / September 1, 2026
From Show Cause to Trial: Defending Against a Failure-to-Make-Progress Default
A termination for default based on failure to make progress is a mid-performance prediction: the contracting officer concludes, before the completion date arrives, that the contractor cannot finish on time. Under Lisbon…
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Mark G. Jackson / August 11, 2026
Abuse of Discretion: A Maligned and Misunderstood Claim
When a contracting officer makes a decision that the record does not support, the contractor's remedy is not limited to bad faith. Abuse of discretion is a distinct cause of action —…
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