Primary Practice Areas
Federal Procurement Outside Counsel
Contractors must navigate the dynamic framework of statutes, regulations, and legal precedents governing federal contracts to successfully deliver products and services to the federal government. TILLIT LAW clients receive efficient, tailored, and cost-effective federal contracts outside counsel services throughout the procurement lifecycle. With Sareesh's track record of providing consistently reliable counsel to contractors of all sizes, clients can rest assured that their matters are being handled with the utmost knowledge and practical understanding of applicable procurement laws and regulations.
Experienced contractors understand that hiring outside counsel with a focus on federal procurement matters to work in conjunction with in-house counsel and contract administration personnel can provide cost efficiencies. Avoiding the use of internal resources for infrequently encountered legal issues allows contractors to access specialized expertise when needed. Sareesh works with in-house counsel or directly with the contractor executive team to resolve particularized federal procurement compliance and regulatory issues. The firm provides outside counsel services with a focus on the following areas.
- Audits & Investigations
- Conflict of Interest
- International Procurement
- Joint Venture and Teaming Issues
- Regulatory Compliance
- Small Business Programs
As part of its commitment to providing excellent outside counsel services for federal contractors of all sizes, the firm offers flexible engagement terms and waived advance retainers for small business contractors. Short and medium-term subscriptions for legal services are also available for contractors in need of limited-term federal contracts outside counsel.
So that existing and prospective clients may understand and stay up to date with developments, regulations, and precedents, the firm provides a dedicated section of Featured Insights articles on regulatory compliance and other federal procurement issues on its website and other firm channels. Existing clients also access articles relevant to their industry and circumstances on their dedicated Client Portal. Some of the most recent articles relevant to regulatory compliance and other federal procurement issues are included on this page.
Featured Insights
Framework of Pre and Post-Award Notifications and Debriefings in Negotiated Procurements
Sareesh Rawat, Esq.
Notifications and debriefings provided to offerors regarding the success or failure of their proposals play a key procedural role in negotiated procurements. For successful offerors, the contracting officer (CO) provides an executed contract or other such notice of award. Meanwhile, unsuccessful offerors receive notifications about their exclusion from award consideration and, if requested, debriefings that can provide valuable insight into...
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Presumption of Constructive Notice Applicable to Published Procurement Actions
Sareesh Rawat, Esq.
Under the Small Business Act and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, federal agencies must publish notices of proposed contract actions and modifications exceeding $25,000 on the System of Award Management (SAM) unless an exception listed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.202 applies. In other words, the government must publish all notices, which the FAR requires to be published via the governmentwide point of entry (GPE),...
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Actual and Apparent Authority in Federal Contracting
Sareesh Rawat, Esq.
It is well established that the U.S. government may only enter into contracts through the authorized actions of its Contracting Officers (COs), who have actual authority to bind the government. In contrast, however, contractors may be bound by the actions of their representatives possessing apparent authority. Apparent authority refers to authority that a third party reasonably believes an agent possesses based on the third party’s dealings...
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