Teaming Agreement

Get Your Teaming Agreements Drafted By Lawyers that Understand the Rules

 Avoid Affiliation and Fraud. Call us for Immediate Representation.  Toll Free 1-866-601-5518. 

The Teaming Agreement is a commonly-used government contracting tool where small businesses join forces to take advantage of an upcoming lucrative contract. Although the prime and subcontractor intend to utilize each other’s resources, a critical land mine awaits called affiliation. The teaming agreement must not contain evidence that the prime contractor is affiliated or is unduly relying on the subcontractor to do the work.

Watson & Associates’ government contract attorneys actively and aggressively assist companies in negotiating and structuring joint ventures (JV’s), teaming agreements, subcontractor relationships  and strategic alliances (SA’s) across a wide variety of industries. Our federal procurement professionals guide clients through:

• Drafting and review of documents
• Representation in small business size determination protests
• Identification of potential JV and SA markets and partners
• Valuation of Joint Ventures and SA partners and opportunities so that you understand the true business worth of a potential partner or acquisition target
• Assessment of legal and business risk/reward
• Teaming agreement disputes
• Negotiation of favorable and fair JV, teaming agreement and SA relationships
• Drafting and document review, including teaming agreements
• Representation in SBA 8a JV and teaming relationships (large and small businesses)
• Provide  you with  a tailored teaming agreement sample that complies with new affiliation rules

 

Don’t get caught in a bid protest: Having a legally sound teaming agreement is a very critical, but overlooked part of government contracting. The amount of SBA Size Protests and GAO protests is ample evidence of having a meaningful and legal teaming relationship.

We have the experience to help you: As government contract lawyers, we provide legal advice and represent contractors with the many legal issues that can arise in a teaming agreement. This includes bid protests, disputes of control and affiliation. We offer you concise and clear direction even after the contract performance starts. ensure that you have a tailored contractor agreement template that complies with the rules and protects your rights.

 

Avoid costly pitfalls: A teaming agreement is a powerful tool when drafted correctly. In government contracts, businesses team with others to improve their ability to secure larger projects. This is especially true in federal construction projects. However, there are numerous pitfalls awaiting the contractor that takes the chance of drafting their own teaming agreement.  This includes violating the famous Ostensible Subcontractor Rule, undue reliance and unlawful control issues. The government contracts attorneys at

 

Understand how the law impacts your relationship: Watson & Associates LLC assists small and large businesses to draft legally sound teaming agreements, joint venture contacts and Mentor Protégé agreements when bidding on federal projects.  Our lawyers have also litigated small business size appeals where proposed prime contractors failed to follow the provisions set forth in the Ostensible Subcontractor Rule.

 

Our related services include:

• Drafting effective government contract teaming agreements
• Consulting on how to successfully manage teaming relationships
• Litigation in small business size protests and appeals
• Ostensible Subcontractor rule litigation and disputes
• Mentor Protégé agreements
• Joint Venture Agreements
• Representation with SBA 8a teaming disputes and joint venture problems

 

Never cut and paste teaming agreements from the Internet: The price to pay for forfeiting a multi-million dollar government contract is not worth it. Bid protests based upon improper control in teaming agreements is fertile ground for federal contractors. This is very common with government construction contracts.

Sample teaming agreements are all over the Internet. However, recent changes with affiliation and control can impact how the contract is drafted.

Take control as a team leader: When you enter into a teaming agreement, the responsibilities of the team leader must be clear and withstand legal scrutiny. In sum, when it comes to a government teaming agreement, the prime contractor must be in complete control of the project. If there is a subsequent document that contradicts the teaming contract,  the parties might face serious consequences such as possible fraud or misrepresentation. Contact a government contracts attorney at our office for legal advice and drafting of your teaming agreement.

 

Ensure affirmative intent to award a subcontract: In all teaming agreements there should be some affirmative intent to award a subcontract if the prime contractor is actually awarded the contract. Vague language in the agreement may cause your entire proposal to be rejected. You must seek experienced counsel to draft and review your teaming agreement for legal sufficiency. 

If you want to increase your chances of successfully defeating affiliation protests and undue reliance in an SBA small business size determination, contact the lawyers in our government contracts law firm to help you draft a sound teaming agreement and learn the Do’s and Don’ts when you are the proposed prime contractor or teaming partner.

 

Definition of Teaming Agreement

A teaming agreement is an arrangement between separate business entities to come together as a group in order to perform the duties associated with a particular project. This process usually begins shortly after an agency announces an invitation to bid. Each team member then has a specific set of responsibilities relating to the bidding process and, upon award, will perform a predefined portion of the project. In a teaming agreement, one member of the team always acts as the prime contractor for the project, while the remaining team members are subcontractors. See FAR 9.6

 

Advantages of using a Teaming Agreement

One advantage of a teaming agreement is that it allows small business owners to maintain complete control over their operations and to limit the overall liable exposure of the small business. The other main advantage is that by teaming, small companies can bid on and complete lucrative large projects that they could not have done otherwise. 

 

Nationwide Support 

Our government contracts attorneys help prime contractors and small businesses across the country to adequately address teaming agreement legal issues and to drat appropriate and acceptable contracts. We help clients in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington, DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

 

Cities in which we handle teaming agreement matters include Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Chicago, IL; Colorado Springs, CO; Dallas, TX; Denver, Colorado; Indianapolis, IN; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Philadelphia, PA; San Antonio, TX; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Jose, CA; Santa Clara, CA; and Tampa, FL.

 

Contact us

If you seek a prompt and cost-effective resolution to teaming agreements and joint venture contracts disputes, contact our Denver, Colorado-based government contracts attorneys at (866) 601-5518.