Italia A. Carson, Esq.

Ms. Carson has extensive experience in Government Procurement as legal counsel with the U.S. Department of Defense and possesses advance studies in the area of contract and fiscal law. Her practice includes pre- and post-contract advisement and disputes and claims litigation before administrative and judicial fora.

SAM.gov and beta.SAM.gov to Combine for Single Contract Award Lifecycle at “SAM.gov”

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Government contractors will be interested to know the Federal Government’s online System of Award Management or “SAM” once again will be morphing its domain back to SAM.gov once it migrates to the temporary beta.SAM.gov and combines the legacy SAM.gov to create a new “SAM.gov.”  On May 24, 2021, this integration will mark a return to […]

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State High Court Strengthens Alaska Health Care Power of Attorney Law in Bohn v. Providence Health Services – Washington, Slip Op. No. 7517, Apr. 16, 2021

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Alaskans, who have gone through the process of designating someone to act for them in medical situations should they be unable to make decisions for themselves, should breathe a heavy sigh of relief today. The Supreme Court just handed down a blow to health care providers who seek immunity under Alaska’s Health Care Decisions Act

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Alaska’s Remote Online Notarization (RON) to Start in 2021

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Starting January 1, 2021, Alaskans holding a notary public commission can seek approval to perform notarial acts for individuals located remotely. Pursuant to AS 44.50.075, an Alaska notary public may perform notarial acts for remotely located persons, provided “the communication technologies and identity proofing ” used conforms to standards for notarizations under newly enacted implementing

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Taking the Bitter with the Sweet: Some Benefits of Protesting Federal Procurements

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The U.S. protest system is a critical component of the federal government’s contracting regime. Arguably, certain aspects should be revised, but it should not be abandoned altogether. First, it serves the purpose of contributing to transparency of the federal procurement process by allowing the public to challenge the actions of government procurement officials. Through use

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In Negotiated Procurements under FAR Part 15, What’s the Difference Between LPTA and Tradeoff?

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In the source selection process known as Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA), price is the most significant evaluation factor in the procurement.  The technical aspects of a proposed supply or service are well-defined and noncomplex.  A proposed solution found to meet the requiring activity’s minimum needs can be evaluated on a noncomparative basis of “acceptable”

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Federal Contractors: Get ready for DoD’s CMMC.

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Business concerns working with the Federal Government typically must store government information on their information technology (IT) systems as required to perform the contract.  Doing so imposes a number of contractual obligations upon the contractor to protect and safeguard “federal contract information” (FCI) or “controlled unclassified information” (CUI) from cyber attacks or other data security

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Department of Defense Class Deviation: DARS 2020-O0013 Implementing CARES Act Section 3610 – Federal Contractor Authority

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As predicted, on April 8, 2020, the DOD issued a class deviation with implementing instructions to contracting officers regarding section 3610 of the CARES Act.  Section 3610 allows appropriated funds to be used to modify the terms and conditions of existing contracts to reimburse contractors for allowable costs incurred keeping its work force in a

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