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Government contracts and procurement experts evaluate compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), codified at 48 CFR Chapter 1, which establishes uniform policies and procedures for all federal executive agency acquisitions 1. They address cases involving False Claims Act qui tam actions, bid protest disputes, contract performance and termination claims, cost accounting and DCAA audit issues, and contractor responsibility determinations 2. The DOJ reported that False Claims Act settlements and judgments exceeded $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2025 -- the highest single-year total since Congress substantially strengthened the FCA in 1986, with cumulative recoveries now surpassing $85 billion 3. Bid protests at GAO are decided within a statutory 100-day deadline; GAO sustained 16 percent of protested cases reaching a merit decision in FY 2024, with an overall effectiveness rate of 52 percent 4. These experts assess whether contractors met their obligations under government contracts and whether agencies followed required procurement procedures.
False Claims Act settlements and judgments exceeded $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2025 -- the highest single-year total in the statute's history -- with whistleblower qui tam suits accounting for the majority of cases.
Case Types
False Claims Act qui tam actions and fraud allegations
Bid protest and source selection challenge disputes
Government contract performance and termination for default claims
DCAA audit findings and cost allowability disputes
Small business and set-aside compliance challenges
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A government contracts expert should have extensive procurement or contract administration experience, thorough knowledge of the FAR and applicable acquisition regulations, and familiarity with DCAA audit processes and cost accounting standards. Former contracting officers, agency procurement executives, and government contracts attorneys with litigation experience are preferred.
Government contracts experts are needed in False Claims Act qui tam litigation, bid protest proceedings, contract performance and termination disputes, DCAA audit and cost allowability cases, and any dispute involving the interpretation or performance of government contracts or compliance with procurement regulations.
In general, regulatory expert fees are determined by the expert themselves, based on a variety of criteria. Among those criteria are professional experience, forensic experience, academic qualifications, regulatory expertise, and publications. Vident does have some influence over expert fees by comparing experts within a specialty, but ultimately it is a personal decision by the expert.
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