Bid Protests & Litigation
Shaunna regularly represents government contractors in various industries in connection with bid protests and litigation, including:
- successfully defending and prosecuting numerous pre- and post-award bid protests before the S. Government Accountability Office and the Court of Federal Claims;
- successfully challenging at the Court of Federal Claims a decision by the Department of Education to cancel a solicitation for critical services;
- successfully challenging the Social Security Administration’s decision to limit competition in procurement for critical equipment and services;
- obtaining a summary judgment victory in a multi-million dollar breach-of-subcontract dispute.
Government Contracts Counseling & Compliance
Shaunna routinely counsels clients on compliance with federal acquisition regulations and ethics rules, including:
- advising clients on questions related to compliance with specific FAR and DFARS provisions, the Trade Agreements Act, the Procurement Integrity Act and the FAR Mandatory Disclosure Rule;
- leading government contracts compliance reviews of newly acquired subsidiaries and recommending process improvements and changes to policies and procedures;
- designing company-specific compliance programs and manuals on contract requirements, ethics and reporting;
- providing in-person federal contract compliance training to corporate leadership and key personnel;
- advising companies on mitigating risks associated with GSA Schedule contracting;
- advising clients on subcontracts, teaming agreements and non-disclosure agreements; and
- conducting government contract-related due diligence in support of corporate acquisitions.
Government Contracts Investigations
Shaunna represents clients in connection with investigations regarding alleged wrongdoing in government contracting, including:
- conducting internal investigations of large government contractors in matters involving potential civil and criminal False Claims Act liability, and counseling clients on resolution of investigations;
- overseeing forensic accounting review of pricing anomalies associated with the administration of GSA Schedule contracts;
- preparing mandatory and voluntary disclosures to Offices of Inspector General and the Department of Justice; and
- responding to suspension and debarment inquiries.
Shaunna is also the co-author of Black Beach: A Community, an Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day, a fictional picture book for young readers based on true events that inspired the first Earth Day.
