Teaming Agreements

Avoid Fatal Mistakes With Federal Teaming Agreements

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To minimize losing a government contract in a size standard protest to the SBA, you should submit a teaming agreement with your proposal that is accurately drafted by an experienced government contract attorney.

Our services include:

Teaming Agreement review and drafting
Drafting agreements that comply with the federal rules
Joint Venture Agreements for the SBA and agency
Advice and representation during the teaming relationship
Mentor Protege Agreements
Affiliation and size standard determination
Bid protest litigation and appeals
Appeal SBA affiliation decisions to the Office of Hearing and Appeals

Avoid Stiff Penalties For Improper Teaming Relationships

Small businesses proposing to be a prime contractor must be especially aware of the land mines the affiliation rules in federal contracts. The SBA is flooded with ostensible subcontractor bid protests. You simply don’t want to be caught off guard.

Avoid Fraud Allegations
Reduce Your Chances of Losing The Contract
Avoid Suspension and Debarment
Solve Control and Affiliation Problems
Get Prompt Resolution & Drafting Services

Contractors across the country come to the government contract lawyers at Theodore Watson & Associates, LLC to draft and review their documents simply because we understand the serious implications that can result from poorly drafted teaming agreements. We ensure that:

Your teaming agreements spell out the requisite duties of the prime contractor and subcontractor
Control is vested in the prime and undue reliance is minimized
Terms and conditions clear and unambiguous

Comprehensive Government Contract Services

Watson’s core competency is federal government contracts. In addition to drafting teaming and joint venture documents, our lawyers also help businesses nationwide with the following:

We also offer:

Free Initial Consultations
Competitive Rates
Flat Rates for Drafting or Contract Review
Immediate Access to Counsel

Avoid Common Mistakes

Small businesses acing as prime contractors expose themselves to affiliation allegations simply because they do not understand the rules. As a result, they lose SBA bid protest premised on the ostensible subcontractor rule. Common mistakes include:

Copying and pasting a teaming agreement without understanding their roles and responsibilities
Relinquishing improper control to prime contractors
Failure to seek advice from an experienced government contract lawyer

A Vital Tool for Small Businesses

When taking on larger projects small businesses must take advantage of allowable relationships. Failure to utilize these tools can be perceived as a risk to the agency. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9.6 allows you to propose teaming agreements when bidding on a project. This section also provides for traditional subcontracting and mentor protege arrangements. These types of relationships are particularly common in small business government contracts where the bidder is looking to venture into a larger project.

Small businesses such as service disabled veteran owned, HUBZOne and Small Disadvantaged business firms are fertile ground to teaming and joint venture agreements.

Retain a Government Contract Attorney before You Sign a Teaming Document

Federal contracting is very complex and comes with a unique set of rules. Sometimes the parties have their own beliefs of how a teaming relationship should work. You want to avoid this mistake at the beginning. Hire a skilled government contract attorney that understands the reliance rules.

Depending on the type of contract agreement proposed, your intended relationship might not blend with rules of the particular agreement. When you retain a government contact attorney at Theodore Watson, you can count on:

Reliable guidance and advice
Drafting a teaming agreement that complies with federal contracting rules
Continuing representation throughout the relationship
Advice that minimizes litigation

Nationwide Services

Federal government contract law allows our teaming agreement attorneys and consultants to help clients in Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Denver, Colorado; Wyoming; Washington State; California; Maryland; New Mexico; Kansas and Nebraska; New York; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Chicago, Illinois; Michigan; Pennsylvania; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Arkansas; Colorado Springs; Utah; Oklahoma; Ohio; Maine; Florida; Texas; Nevada; Maryland; Louisiana; Las Vegas; Georgia; Hawaii; Alaska; Washington, D.C.; West Virginia; Florida; Indiana; Washington State; Mississippi; California, Tennessee; Tampa; Miami; Virgin Islands; Rhode Island; Vermont; Wisconsin; Minnesota; Missouri; Virginia; Delaware; Connecticut; Arizona; New Hampshire; Massachusetts and Montana.

Avoid Problems with Control and Affiliation

When you execute a teaming agreement in federal contracting, a dispute often arises as to who is in control of the contract. This can be nightmare for a small business (service disabled veteran owned businesses, HUBZone and Small Disadvantaged businesses.) Large contractors that are designated as the teaming partner sometimes try to take over the project simply because they have more funds or more experience than the small business.

Theodore Watson & Associates’ government contracting experts provide a significant amount of advice in the area. The general rule is that if the agency awards a contract based on a small business designation ( SBA 8a, service disabled veteran owned or HUBZone), the large business will serve in a subcontracting role. This means that the small business controls the contract.

In construction projects the small (prime) contract may only be responsible for 15% of labor cost but has overall control of the project. If a bid protest comes about, and the small business could not perform the important parts of the contract, then it affiliation rules will come into play.

Affiliation is an ‘animal’ that often surprises both teaming partners and small businesses. Theodore Watson & Associates often represent contractors across the country in Size Protest to the SBA. If you are caught in any situation involving allegations of affiliation in a government contract, contact our law firm immediately.

Contact Us Today For Immediate Assistance

If you need an attorney to assist in reviewing or drafting a teaming agreements, contact our lawyers at Theodore Watson & Associates, LLC for immediate help or call us at 720.941.7200 or Toll Free 1-866-601-5518.