Government Contracting

The bidding, procurement, and performance of government contracts is complex. Through our strong relationships and extensive experience, Bilzin Sumberg's government contracts attorneys work to ease the complexity of the bidding and procurement process, from responding to RFP, RFQ, ITB, and ITN procurement solicitations through contract negotiation and award, including defending against or prosecuting bid protest litigation. After award, the team routinely represents contractors in connection with contract compliance, including negotiating change orders, contract amendments and resolving government contract disputes. Our attorneys routinely represent developers and contractors in complying with the government procurement procedures of various agencies of the U.S. Federal Government, State of Florida, Miami-Dade County and various other counties and cities throughout Florida.

Bilzin Sumberg’s government contracts attorneys have cultivated long-standing relationships with highly qualified experts, consultants, government officials and business leaders in Florida and beyond to help our clients through the bidding and procurement process. Our team has deep knowledge of Florida procurement law and the competitive bidding requirements that govern state and local contracting. Furthermore, many of our attorneys have held positions in government and thus have the diverse experience to help our clients approach bidding and procurement projects in an efficient manner.

Bilzin Sumberg has also been involved in notable Public-Private Partnership projects, including rail and transit facilities, airports, marinas, sports facilities, convention centers, healthcare/life sciences facilities, water and sewer facilities, parking structures and various infrastructure developments, and the team’s experience includes assisting developers comply with the myriad of regulatory requirements applicable to the development of government-owned property, including wage regulations, subcontractor preferences (including MBE, WBE, DBE, and SBE requirements), first-source hiring preferences, art in public places, and public records laws. 

In recognition of its accomplishments, Bilzin Sumberg has been recognized nine times as a finalist in multiple categories for the P3 Awards over the past 11 years. The prominent and highly competitive award series, hosted by P3 Bulletin, recognizes and rewards the best in public-private partnerships (P3s) across a range of specialties and industries.

We assist clients through all phases of the procurement process, including:

• Development of bid and procurement solicitation documents, including RFP, RFQ, ITB, and ITN responses
• Preparation of responses to competitive procurement situations, including sole source procurement justifications
• Bid protest litigation — Defense and challenging of awards through both administrative and judicial proceedings
• Negotiation of contract terms, including design-build, CMAR, and DBFOM project delivery agreements
• Government contract compliance, regulatory compliance, and debarment and suspension defense