Richard L. Moorhouse

Richard Moorhouse has nearly 40 years of experience litigating procurement award and contract disputes at the federal, state, and local level. He has prosecuted and defended complex bid protest and claim matters before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, and has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

His practice also frequently involves the conduct of internal investigations, the preparation of comprehensive submissions to clients detailing the results of those investigations, and disclosures to the Government in a variety of matters including those giving rise to potential debarments, suspensions, and other determinations of ineligibility to receive contract awards. Mr. Moorhouse has also been retained as an expert witness in complex civil litigation involving federal government contract issues.

Concentrations

•Departments of Defense, Army, Navy (USMC), and Air Force procurements
•Department of Homeland Security/ICE procurements
•FAR Part 22 labor law compliance (Service Contract Act, Davis-Bacon, etc.)
•General Services Administration (GSA/FSS) schedule contracting
•Biotechnology, biodefense, and health care government contracting
•Information technology, cybersecurity, and communications technology
•CDI/CUI
•NIST SP 800-171
•CMMC
•Runway Extension Act
•Limitations on Subcontracting
•Facilities operations and management contracting
•Vehicle up-armoring and armored glass procurements
•Federal real property leasing (GSA and VA)
•Defective pricing/TINA issues
•Defense of qui tam whistle blower suits
•Criminal and Civil False Claims Act
•Small business/ Special status small business (Economically and socially disadvantaged, (8(a), SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone, Buy Indian Act) set-aside contracting/subcontracting
•Procurement and health care fraud defense
•Agency-level, GAO and COFC bid protest litigation
•Private/public partnerships
•Privatization, outsourcing and BRAC
•Cost contracting
•Best value (cost/technical tradeoff) source selection
•Contract Disputes Act litigation (ASBCA, CBCA, and COFC)
•Security clearances and DOHA/DHS appeals
•A/E services selection
•Homeland security
•SAFETY Act
•Patriot Act

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, General's Honor Guard, 2015
•Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, 2008
•Listed, District of Columbia Super Lawyers, 2007
•Listed, Virginia Super Lawyers, 2006
•Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5