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Joe Whitcomb

Joe Whitcomb is the founder and president of Whitcomb, Selinsky, PC (WSM). In addition, he manages the firm and heads up the Government Procurement and International Business Transactions Law sections. As a result of his military service as a U.S. Army Ranger and as a non-commissioned officer in the Air Force, he learned mission accomplishment. While serving in the Air Force, he earned his Bachelor’s in Social Sciences and a Master’s in International Relations. His Master’s emphasis was on National Security and International Political Economics. After his military career, Joe attended law school at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

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Bid Protest Outcome: Importance of Meeting Solicitation Requirements

GAO rules that bid protest solicitation requirements is all that matters. Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its report denying Sigmatech Inc's bid protest regarding its bid to supply the Department of the Army (the Army)...

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collection of judge's symbols collected on a deck, including a gavel, old law books, and a statue of lady justice

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Davis-Bacon Violations

The Davis-Bacon Act, established in 1931, requires contractors and subcontractors that are performing contracts to pay local prevailing wages to...

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Trademark law protecting your brand

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Three Trademark Case Studies About Protecting Your Brand

A trademark is an intellectual property right that protects a company’s brand. The idea is to allow a producer of goods or services to distinguish...

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derivative law suit

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Directors Fiduciary Duties to Financially Troubled Corporations

Introduction As you may already know, directors always owe a fiduciary duty to the corporation for which they are director. This post-will cover the...

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Size Matters: Ostensible Subcontractor Rule

The Air Force issued an Request For Proposals (RFP) for Linguist and Support Services (LASS) on November 30, 2016, in support of intel operations....

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Cyber Security-Covered Defense Information

The Department of Defense recently released new guidance regarding cybersecurity regulations for all defense contractors. A new clause in the Defense...

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New Privacy Act Training Rules for Federal Contractors

Federal government contractors must comply with new Privacy Act training procedures due to a final rule passed by the United States Department of...

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Government Contracts Size Standard Appeal

Here's another post about a size appeal case involving Veterans Construction Coalition, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-5824 (2017), which involved the Small...

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What are Blanket Purchase Agreements?

The Matter of Knight Point Systems, LLC, 2017 WL 2472225 was decided by the Comptroller General of the United States. The Comptroller General is the...

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The Case of the Price Adjustment Clause

In this instance, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) decided the case of the Appeals of Sonoran Technology and Professional...

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