Government Contracts
Space
Fluet’s Government Contracts Practice brings unparalleled hands-on experience to clients operating in the space industry. Our attorneys have worked directly within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at headquarters and center levels, as well as served as general counsel for aerospace companies, providing the firm with insider knowledge from both government and commercial perspectives. This comprehensive background encompasses the agency’s procurement processes, compliance requirements, and enforcement priorities, alongside the day-to-day legal challenges faced by aerospace businesses. This first-hand experience allows us to offer clients strategic guidance that combines deep technical understanding with practical insights into how space-related government agencies and businesses operate.
Our clients benefit from Fluet’s past experience including:
- Providing comprehensive legal advice on contracting and procurement integrity issues throughout all stages of NASA acquisitions, from planning to contract close-out.
- Coordinating the full spectrum of procurement fraud remedies with NASA procurement officials, mission directorates, program offices, and Department of Justice.
- Representing clients in suspension and debarment proceedings related to space industry contracts.
- Structuring and negotiating distribution, advertising, marketing, reseller, and joint venture agreements for space industry companies.
- Leading complex financings and transactions involving domestic and international space industry investors, including CFIUS-covered transactions.
- Advising on Small Business Innovative Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Program compliance and opportunities.
- Monitoring and analyzing legislative proposals affecting the space industry and government contractors.
- Assisting with procurement planning, source evaluation, and contract award selection processes specific to space-related acquisitions.
- Creating and maintaining corporate policies, standard practices, form agreements, and procedures for aerospace companies.
- Managing outside counsel relationships and controlling legal costs for aerospace enterprises.
