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Sheila A. Armstrong

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With a focus on government contracts, Sheila Armstrong represents a variety of companies in all aspects of government contracting including counseling, contract negotiation, and litigation matters. Sheila routinely counsels companies that sell commercial products and services to the government in both contractual and civil settings. She frequently advises clients with respect to General Services Administration (GSA) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Federal Supply Schedule contracts, with a focus on proposal preparation, negotiation, contract compliance issues, audits, investigations, mandatory disclosures, and fraud claims.

Extended Profile

Clients turn to Sheila for her knowledge of developing and maintaining corporate compliance programs. In this area, she conducts compliance reviews, training, internal investigations and advises clients on required disclosures under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). She has represented clients before defense and civilization agencies, including the Department of Justice, the General Accountability Office, the GSA, and before various Suspension and Debarment Officials. Sheila also provides support on due diligence and novation issues associated with acquisitions and divestiture of companies that possess government contracts

Complementing her contracting work, Sheila provides counsel on foreign sourcing issues and regularly advises on compliance with the Buy American Act, Trade Agreements Act, and other foreign sourcing restrictions applicable to federal contracts.

Sheila is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Public Contracts Law Section serving in a leadership role as council member, vice chair of Finance, and vice chair of the Commercial Products and Services Committee. She frequently assists with comment letters submitted on behalf of the American Bar Association relating to new and updated regulatory changes.

Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law, 2001, J.D., Cum Laude
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1999, B.S.

Admissions

  • Texas
  • District of Columbia
  • Nevada
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Government Contracts Editorial Advisory Board, Law360 (2018, 2019)

Council Member, Public Contract Law Section of the American Bar Association

  • Vice Chair, Commercial Products and Services Committee (2013, 2014, 2018–2019)
  • Vice Chair, Finance (2018–2019)
  • Co-Chair, Commercial Products and Services Committee (2014–2017)

Member, Order of the Coif

Member, San Diego Law Review

Publications

9/9/2019 - Size Protest Decision Clarifies SBA Small Business Calculation of Annual Receipts

1/30/2018 - GSA Issues Final Rule to Allow ‘Order-Level Materials’ on Schedule Orders

1/9/2018 - DOJ Announces $3.7 Billion in 2017 FCA Recoveries

8/24/2017 - GSA Makes Participation in Transactional Data Reporting Pilot Voluntary

4/26/2017 - Executive Order Seeks to Bolster ‘Buy American’ Enforcement

3/29/2017 - GSA IG Questions Pricing Evaluation of Professional Services Schedules

3/7/2017 - Congress Repeals Controversial Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regulations

10/28/2016 - Court Enjoins FPSW Regs: Checklist of Obligations and Status Included

8/31/2016 - Final Rule for Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces: Scant Relief for Federal Contractors

8/29/2016 - New Rule Finalizes Small-Business Subcontracting Changes

8/1/2016 - GSA Inspector General Takes Aim At Tech Resellers

6/24/2016 - GSA Publishes Highly Anticipated Transactional Data Reporting Final Rule

6/20/2016 - Final Gender Discrimination Rule for Federal Contractors Issued

1/25/2016 - US Government Contractors Face Another Reporting Obligation under Proposed Rule for Payment of Subcontractors

1/11/2016 - Contractor to Pay $3 Million for Alleged Use of Noncompliant Materials

‘Buy American’ Memo Directs Agencies to Analyze and Report

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News

3/25/2019 - Morgan Lewis Lawyers, Professional Staff Named to Law360 2019 Editorial Advisory Boards

3/28/2018 - Morgan Lewis Partners Named to Law360 2018 Editorial Advisory Boards

3/24/2016 - Morgan Lewis Advises Mercury Systems Inc in $300M Microsemi Businesses Acquisition

7/7/2015 - Morgan Lewis Partner Testifies Before House Small Business Subcommittee on Proposed GSA Transactional Data Rule

5/4/2015 - Morgan Lewis Expands Government Enforcement and Government Contracts Capabilities

Top Government Contracts Policies of 2019: Midyear Report, Law360

Events

11/2/2016 - 2016 Government Contracting Roundtable

10/8/2015 - GSA Schedule Roundtable