Description
Changes during contract performance can leave federal contractors doing more work or incurring costs they did not anticipate. A Request for Equitable Adjustment (REA) provides a way to seek a contract adjustment when there is a contractual basis for doing so. Understanding when an REA may be appropriate and how to support it can help your business avoid absorbing costs it may be entitled to recover.
Jacquin Gilchrist, Esq., and Christian Granados, Esq., of The Gilchrist Law Firm, P.A., explain how to recognize scope changes, justify a requested price increase, and prepare an REA. The course also examines government shutdowns as a potential source of contract disruption, without assuming that every disruption creates an entitlement to additional payment.
You’ll learn how to:
- Recognize changes to the work required under your contract that may warrant an equitable adjustment.
- Explain the basis for a requested price increase and connect it to the change in contract requirements.
- Prepare an REA that clearly presents the requested adjustment and its supporting justification.
- Evaluate next steps when the contracting officer does not respond to your REA.
- Understand how to convert an REA into a claim under the Contract Disputes Act.
Target Audience: Designed for federal contractors, particularly small businesses, the training will help you better assess potential adjustments and understand the process for pursuing them.
Meet Your Instructor:
JACQUIN “Quin” GILCHRIST, Federal Government Contractor, Consultant, and Attorney at The Gilchrist Law Firm, P.A.
Jacquin “Quin” Gilchrist is a Federal Government Contractor, consultant, and attorney. Mr. Gilchrist has combined his diverse professional experience as a private attorney and military attorney serving clients worldwide to educate, assist, and provide services to U.S. Government agencies, business owners, families, retirees, Service members, and the military community. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Gilchrist Law Firm, P.A. (GLF), which received the SBA’s 2019 Prime Contractor of the Year Award for the Southeast region. He is also a 2020 graduate of the National Veterans Institute for Procurement.
Before founding GLF, Mr. Gilchrist spent over four years serving in the U.S. Army JAG Corps (the country’s first law firm) as an intelligence law attorney, tax attorney, prosecutor, and labor law attorney, litigating cases in federal court, including the Merit Systems Protection Board. After honorably serving on active duty, including serving as an intelligence law attorney for an intelligence brigade in the Central Command area of operation, Mr. Gilchrist later served in private practice at several distinguished law firms where he represented clients throughout the world at real estate closings and litigation matters, including successfully litigating a real estate law appeal involving a multi-million-dollar property to the Florida Supreme Court. See Castelo Developments, LLC v. Rawls, 135 So. 3d 285 (Fla. 2014).
CHRISTIAN GRANADOS, Esq., Real Estate and Litigation Attorney at The Gilchrist Law Firm, P.A. (GLF)
Mr. Christian Granados is a real estate and litigation attorney with The Gilchrist Law Firm, P.A. (GLF), bringing substantial experience in complex real property matters, title and land development, transactional matters, statutory and regulatory analysis, contract negotiation, dispute resolution, and compliance. His practice includes researching and resolving title and property issues, drafting and reviewing land-related agreements, and advising clients regarding the legal and procedural requirements governing real estate transactions.
Mr. Granados has particular expertise in conducting jurisdiction-specific legal research and applying statutory, regulatory, and procedural requirements to complex real estate assignments. His experience includes identifying controlling legal authorities, determining applicable filing and documentation requirements, and translating jurisdictional requirements into practical steps for completing transactions and resolving property-related issues. This experience is directly applicable to nationwide lien processing, where filing offices, recordation procedures, required documentation, release requirements, and local practices vary across jurisdictions.
Mr. Granados’ transactional experience includes extensive due diligence and the preparation and review of security and project-related agreements, including Intercreditor Agreements, Loan Agreements, Tri-Party Agreements, Mortgages, and other real estate transaction documents. He also prepares and reviews Title Opinion Letters, Title Insurance Policies, Post-Closing Reports, and related documentation. Mr. Granados has supported both public- and private-sector real estate matters, including projects involving developers, lenders, and government officials in Miami-Dade County, and is experienced in coordinating and troubleshooting issues throughout the transaction lifecycle, from pre-closing through post-closing.
Mr. Granados’ litigation background further strengthens his ability to evaluate the impact of judgments, court proceedings, liens, and other legal interests affecting real property. His combined real estate, litigation, and legal research experience enables him to identify potential issues, analyze applicable requirements, and develop practical solutions to support accurate and timely completion of assignments. Mr. Granados previously served as a Senior Editor of the Florida A&M University Law Review, where he received the Best Senior Editor Award. He earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Florida A&M University College of Law, graduating sixth in a class of 150. His legal research, real estate, transactional, and litigation experience provides GLF with an additional level of legal and jurisdictional expertise to support complex, nationwide real estate and lien assignments.
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