Alexander Gorelik

Alex is an attorney in Taft’s Government Contracts practice group in the Washington, D.C. office. He focuses his practice on government contracts and construction litigation.

Alex consistently assists clients across all different types of industries, including those providing industrial manufacturing, aircraft, transportation and logistics, construction, disaster response, food service, timber, shipbuilding, information technology (IT), health care, and staffing services to support federal, state, and local governments. He has counseled multiple clients through matters involving requests for equitable adjustment (REAs) and claims against the government, bid protests, negotiation of subcontract terms, subcontractor disputes, terminations, and various compliance concerns. He has also successfully represented companies before different agencies, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Court of Federal Claims, the Federal Circuit, and various state and federal courts. In the construction space, he has repeatedly done so on behalf of general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.

Publications

• 10 U.S.C. 2373: The Forgotten Authority for Experimental Purpose (EP) Acquisitions, Contract Management, National Contract Management Association, May 2020.
• ASBCA Reminds Federal Contractors That Lack of Bonding Can Lead To Terminations For Default, NASBP Blog, June 17, 2021.
• Does the Brand Matter? Sometimes, It Does FAR, 52.211-6, ‘Brand Name or Equal,’ Contract Management, National Contract Management Association, May 2020.
• Energy Technology & Environmental Business Association’s Quarterly Newsletters:
  • New FAR Rule Promises “Accelerated Payments” for Small Business Prime Contractors and Subcontractors, Spring 2023.
  • The FAR May Soon Require Federal Contractors to Report Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Address Climate Risk – Know Your Obligations, Winter 2022.
  • Subcontractors and Primes May Exchange Proposal Information Without Violating the Procurement Integrity Act, Summer 2022.
  • Three Is Not Enough Company: Revenue-Based Size Standards Now Measured on a Five-Year Period, Spring 2022.
  • Department of Justice Focuses in on Federal Contractors’ Cybersecurity, Winter 2021.
  • There’s a Time and Place for Challenging NAICS Codes – Don’t Forget It! Fall 2021.
  • Anything Prime Contractors Can Do…Subcontractors Can Do Too? Summer 2021.
  • Take it From GAO: Proposals Are Not for Selling Yourself Short! Spring 2021.

Speaking Engagements

• State of Play: Regulatory Environment Related to Climate Change, Associated General Contractors (AGC) Construction Safety, Health + Environmental Conference, July 25, 2023.
• Cyber Security Requirements for Federal Contractors, Winter Workshop sponsored by the Tennessee Chapter of the National Contract Management Association, Feb. 1, 2023.
• Developing & Defending Your Past Performance: The Key to More Federal Work, Energy Technology & Environmental Business Association’s Monthly Meeting, Aug. 25, 2022.
• Round 2: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), Parachute Industry Association, Feb. 18, 2022.
• False Claims Act and FAR Clause Changes, Winter Workshop sponsored by the Tennessee Chapter of the National Contract Management Association, Feb. 24, 2021.
• Small Business Size Protests, National Contract Management Association Webinar.