Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources: Government Contracts

Our Government Contracts + Public Procurement team provides in-depth analysis of coronavirus/COVID-19 related developments impacting government contracting.

Client Alerts

• What To Do Now: Task Force Seeks Broad Coverage and Stringent COVID-19 Protocols for Contractors, 27 September 2021
• Frequently Asked Questions – about the Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020 (CESA), 27 March 2020 (updated 4 April 2020)
• COVID-19 Impact Survey, 2 April 2020
• CARES SBA Loan Eligibility and Process, 27 March 2020
• Contractor Relief Unclear Under the CARES Act, 23 March 2020

Blog Posts

• Ninth Circuit Dissolves Preliminary Injunction of EO 14042 Contractor Vaccine Mandate, 24 April 2023
• SBA’s Implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act in Wave of New Rules and Application Forms, 30 June 2020

• Contracting in the Fog of War: Recovering Costs Caused by an Epidemic, 18 May 2020
• Are Foreign Employees Included in Calculating Size for PPP’s 500-Employee Size Standard? New Guidance Makes the Answer Unclear, 8 May 2020
• The Basics of Undefinitized Contractual Actions (UCAs), 6 May 2020
• Is My Company’s PPP Loan “Necessary to Support Ongoing Operations?” What If I’m Wrong?, 30 April 2020
• SBA Overhauls the Disaster Loan Application Process in Response to the CARES Act, 10 April 2020
• Guidance Issued for CARES Act Relief For Contractors, 09 April 2020
• Limits on a Contractor’s Ability to Recover for Unforeseen Risks in the Age of COVID-19, 9 April 2020
• Congress, DoD Encourage Use of Other Transaction Authority in Response to COVID-19, 8 April 2020
• COVID-19: Getting Compensated for Delays and Disruptions, 7 April 2020
• Newly Issued Interim Rules Update Paycheck Protection Program Loan Eligibility Considerations, 6 April 2020
• Guidance on the EU Procurement Regime During COVID-19 Crisis, 6 April 2020
• Top Ten Things Government Contractors Should Know Regarding the Coronavirus (As of April 2, 2020), 2 April 2020
• Treasury Department Issues Guidance (And Application) For Paycheck Protection Program Loans, 1 April 2020
• The Sovereign Acts Doctrine: Understanding COVID-19 Implications for Your Government Contract, 30 March 2020
• A Summary of the Defense Production Act, 24 March 2020
• OFCCP Issues National Interest Exemption for New Coronavirus Relief Contracts, 23 March 2020
• The Defense Production Act: A Little Known Statute That May Soon Be Running Your Company, 23 March 2020
• Cyber Preparedness for Government Contractors: Opportunistic Hackers and the COVID-19 Pandemic, 23 March 2020
• Covid-19 Update: New California Order and DHS Critical Infrastructure Guidance, 20 March 2020
• Coronavirus Update: The Defense Production Act is Not a Contractor’s Shield against Local Shutdown Orders, 19 March 2020
• Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update: Evolving Local Orders that Affect Government Contractors, 18 March 2020
• U.S. Government Announces New Federal Funding Opportunities Related to COVID-19, 11 March 2020
• Keep Calm, Wash Your Hands, and Know Your Rights, 5 March 2020

Press + News

• Federal COVID-19 ‘Prize’ Opportunities Come With Pitfalls (Article) 16 June 2020
• Impact Survey: COVID-19 and Easing of Stay-at-Home Orders (MoFo Report) 15 June 2020
• Stimulus Package Pumps Billions Into Gov’t Contracts (Article), 27 March 2020
• As Trade Shows Are Canceled, Defense Companies Go Virtual (Article) (subscription required), 25 March 2020
• Coronavirus Fallout Leaves Gov’t Contractors Scrambling (Article), 24 March 2020