Practice

Government Contracts

Advancing Business Goals in the Public Sector Market

Sheppard represents aerospace and defense companies, tech firms, manufacturers, and service providers in every aspect of public sector procurement.

Drawing on decades of experience, our Government Contracts lawyers help clients minimize risk and navigate compliance, transactions and disputes in their public sector business.

Wide-Ranging Legal Support from Award to Enforcement

Sheppard’s Government Contracts lawyers promote and protect contractors’ interests while advancing business goals in a competitive and heavily regulated arena.

Nationally ranked among the Elite firms in Chambers USA 2025 for Government Contracts, we are trusted by both the world’s largest defense contractors and innovative commercial companies entering the federal market for the first time. From obtaining a GSA Schedule contract to protesting billion-dollar defense awards, our team tailors its approach to meet the unique needs of each client, whether serving as trusted advisors to startups or providing focused guidance on high-stakes issues for global defense contractors.

We guide clients through the full lifecycle of public sector contracting—compliance, bid protests, claims, investigations and audits/investigations—delivering practical, business-minded solutions at every stage. Though we prioritize efficient resolutions, we are equally prepared to litigate and prevail in trial and appellate forums when necessary.

Experience

FAR Overhaul Tracker

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the bedrock of Federal procurement, is undergoing an unprecedented overhaul. Sheppard's Government Contracts Team has created an online resource to help the Federal procurement community stay informed on the proposed changes.

On May 2, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) launched the “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” with Memo M-25-25, signaling a bold shift in procurement practices. OMB’s guiding principle prioritizes flexibility by replacing most non-statutory regulations with streamlined buying guides. These guides emphasize innovative procurement strategies tailored to different acquisition phases and category-specific solutions for common goods and services.

As the acquisition.gov site is difficult to navigate, with key information hidden within various sections of the recently released Practitioner’s Albums, Sheppard's Government Contracts Team created a user-friendly, interactive, single consolidated source of information for the proposed clause updates, FAR Council guidance, and Sheppard commentary on the proposed revisions and their impact on the Federal procurement community.

Access the tracker here.

Government Contracts

Wide-Ranging Legal Support from Award to Enforcement Sheppard’s Government Contracts lawyers promote and protect contractors’ interests while advancing business goals in a competitive and heavily regulated arena.

Experience

Wide-Ranging Legal Support from Award to Enforcement

Sheppard’s Government Contracts lawyers promote and protect contractors’ interests while advancing business goals in a competitive and heavily regulated arena.