The Case Against the FAR Overhaul (with Marcos Gonzalez)

I had a feeling this was coming: When the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul first came out, the process that the FAR Council used looked every bit as revolutionary—and ultimately even more so—than the FAR itself. Now, Marcos Gonzalez of GovSpring Legal, a small law firm in D.C., is suing on behalf of a contractor, arguing that that process is illegal. We talked about the basis for his case against the FAR at the Court of Federal Claims. We also discussed how Marcos’s firm uses AI in the practice of law. Links Marcos Gonzalez (LinkedIn)   / mgonzalez15   GovSpring Legal https://govspringlegal.com Don Acquisition https://donacquisition.com Contractor Says Federal Procurement Overhaul Prevented Bid https://news.bloomberglaw.com/federal... Don Acquisition v. USA https://dockets.justia.com/docket/fed... Revolutionary FAR Overhaul https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul Executive Order 14275 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidenti... You said, We did (GSA) https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overh... Rhodes to exit as OFPP administrator https://federalnewsnetwork.com/people... 41 USC 1707: Publication of proposed regulations https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r... Wilson 5 Service Company, Inc., B-424429, July 17, 2026 https://www.gao.gov/products/b-424429 Chapters 00:00 Introduction: Suing Over the FAR Overhaul Process 01:27 Starting GovSpring Legal 04:01 How the Don Acquisition Case Came Together 05:54 What the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Is and Why Now 09:45 Regulatory Burden and the Commercial Marketplace 11:25 Three Sets of Rules at Once 13:10 When the RFO Takes Away Contractor Rights 15:03 Notice and Comment Rulemaking Under 41 U.S.C. 1707 20:04 Why the FAR Council Used Deviations Instead 24:11 Can the Government Cure the Defect After the Fact? 25:33 Informal Feedback vs. the Federal Register 28:03 The Changes That Matter: Small Business and the DEI Clause 33:27 Subcontractor Monitoring and False Claims Act Risk 36:45 Transactional Data Reporting and Small Business Compliance 39:11 Advice to Contractors: Engage Counsel Earlier 41:33 The Precedent: You Can’t Unring the Bell 43:50 AI in Legal Practice 50:52 Rethinking Legal Marketing and Business Development 54:30 Where to Find GovSpring Legal With over 20 years of Federal legal experience, Sam Le counsels small businesses through government contracting matters, including bid protests, contract compliance, small business certifications, and procurement disputes. Sam received his law degree from the University of Virginia and formerly served as SBA’s director of procurement policy. His website is http://www.samlelaw.com. This video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.