Kelley Drye's Government Contracts Practice Group has a unique and extensive blend of experience in the field of federal, state, and local government procurements. Our capabilities include work on virtually every type of government contract, from major Information Technology systems acquisitions to matters involving small service contracts and grants.

The federal government is a large and complicated market, characterized by a complex matrix of statutes and regulations, made more challenging by political and media scrutiny. Our attorneys are experienced in all phases of the federal government contract legal process: solicitation, bid protest, award, performance, termination, cost-performance, security considerations, approval prerogatives, export considerations, and civil and administrative liabilities.

Our attorneys provide legal assistance in the state and local government arena, from the preparation of non-disclosure agreements and teaming agreements, executed prior to the submission of a proposal, to the negotiation of related subcontracts with team partners and prime contracts with the states and local governments throughout the United States. Through the use of electronic form agreements, our attorneys can reduce the time and costs associated with the submission of bids or proposals, and effectively provide advice on limiting a client's potential liability exposure in connection with otherwise onerous RFP terms and conditions.

When disputes arise, we represent clients before agencies and in court proceedings at every step of the procurement process. Our attorneys advise clients regarding problems with and approaches to government solicitations, bidding and negotiation issues, changes, defaults, terminations by the government, warranty and products liability issues, cost accounting issues, Buy American problems, novations, subcontracting, contract claims and disputes, debarment and suspension, procurement integrity issues, and criminal investigations. We have handled complaints against government agencies at the General Accounting Office, cases before the various Boards of Contract Appeals, and numerous and varied cases litigated in state and federal courts, including the United States Court of Federal Claims and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In one case, we represented a mid-sized technology company before all three branches of the federal government in connection with a court-monitored government contract arising out of a prominent political scandal.

The Firm's clients have contracts with federal, state, and local governments in such diverse areas as telecommunications, information technology, fingerprint identification for the State of California, and electronic traffic light monitoring for several major U.S. cities.