Ken M.Kanzawa
Counsel
Government Contracts
kkanzawa@seyfarth.com
Ken helps his clients achieve litigation wins, close deals, and implement compliance strategies.
More About Ken
When working with clients, Ken approaches their legal matters from all angles. He draws on his insider perspective as a former NASA attorney to assist clients with high-stakes government contracts litigation as well as counseling matters.
Ken helps clients with a wide range of issues, including bid protests, contract disputes, subcontract negotiation and teaming agreements, domestic sourcing restrictions, small business contracting, GSA schedule, debarment and suspension, and other compliance issues. Ken regularly appears before the GAO, Court of Federal Claims, Boards of Contract appeals, and suspension and debarment officials.
Ken helps clients with a wide range of issues, including bid protests, contract disputes, subcontract negotiation and teaming agreements, domestic sourcing restrictions, small business contracting, GSA schedule, debarment and suspension, and other compliance issues. Ken regularly appears before the GAO, Court of Federal Claims, Boards of Contract appeals, and suspension and debarment officials.
- JD, University of Miami School of Law
Cum laude
University of Miami Business Law Review, editor - BA, University of Michigan
Political Science
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- US Court of Federal Claims
Related Services
- Successfully protested the Naval Facilities Engineering Command’s (NAVFAC’s) evaluation and awards of multiple IDIQ contracts for marine and land construction before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), resulting in a contract award and protest costs for the client.
- Successfully protested the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s award of contracts before the GAO, resulting in a contract award for the client to perform international global health support services work.
- Successfully protested the Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation’s award of IDIQ contracts for architect-engineer services before the GAO, resulting in a contract award for the client.
- Successfully protested to GAO the Department of Interior’s decision not to award consulting firm an IDIQ contract to perform logistical support services for the Department of Health and Human Services, resulting in a contract award for the client.
- Successfully protested to the Court of Federal Claims the US Department of Veterans Affairs’ award of home oxygen contracts, resulting in termination of the awardee’s contracts and issuance of a bridge contract to client.
- Successfully protested at the agency level a US Department of Veterans Affairs task order award for laboratory testing services, resulting in revision and reissuance of the solicitation.
- Successfully protested the Army’s decision to eliminate a client from eligibility for a contract for C4ISR services before the GAO, resulting in a contract award and protest costs for the client.
- Successfully defended the award of a US Transportation Security Administration contract to an airport security screening contractor at the GAO.
- Obtained favorable outcome prediction ADR at GAO in protest of Smithsonian Institution’s award, resulting in payment of attorneys’ fees, reevaluation, and eventual award.
- Obtained favorable outcome prediction ADR at GAO in protest of US Army Corps of Engineers’ selection of a competitor for architect-engineer negotiations, resulting in payment of legal fees for the client.
- Obtained favorable settlement of performance dispute involving environmental remediation contract with US Army Corps of Engineers, through mediation at Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.
- Prepared terms of a major subcontract to resolve the prospect of continued litigation between two medical waste disposal firms.
- Advised clients during acquisitions of companies in industries including government IT solutions, cybersecurity, professional consulting, and health care.
- Assisted client with negotiating terms of Defense Production Act award for expansion of domestic industrial capacity.
- Drafted procurement legislation on behalf of construction and engineering clients that was introduced in both the House and Senate.
- ABA Public Contract Law Section, Debarment & Suspension Committee, co-chair
- ABA Public Contract Law Section, Bid Protest Committee, Vice Chair
Ken helps his clients achieve litigation wins, close deals, and implement compliance strategies.
More About Ken
When working with clients, Ken approaches their legal matters from all angles. He draws on his insider perspective as a former NASA attorney to assist clients with high-stakes government contracts litigation as well as counseling matters.
Ken helps clients with a wide range of issues, including bid protests, contract disputes, subcontract negotiation and teaming agreements, domestic sourcing restrictions, small business contracting, GSA schedule, debarment and suspension, and other compliance issues. Ken regularly appears before the GAO, Court of Federal Claims, Boards of Contract appeals, and suspension and debarment officials.
Ken helps clients with a wide range of issues, including bid protests, contract disputes, subcontract negotiation and teaming agreements, domestic sourcing restrictions, small business contracting, GSA schedule, debarment and suspension, and other compliance issues. Ken regularly appears before the GAO, Court of Federal Claims, Boards of Contract appeals, and suspension and debarment officials.
- JD, University of Miami School of Law
Cum laude
University of Miami Business Law Review, editor - BA, University of Michigan
Political Science
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- US Court of Federal Claims
Related Services
- Successfully protested the Naval Facilities Engineering Command’s (NAVFAC’s) evaluation and awards of multiple IDIQ contracts for marine and land construction before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), resulting in a contract award and protest costs for the client.
- Successfully protested the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s award of contracts before the GAO, resulting in a contract award for the client to perform international global health support services work.
- Successfully protested the Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation’s award of IDIQ contracts for architect-engineer services before the GAO, resulting in a contract award for the client.
- Successfully protested to GAO the Department of Interior’s decision not to award consulting firm an IDIQ contract to perform logistical support services for the Department of Health and Human Services, resulting in a contract award for the client.
- Successfully protested to the Court of Federal Claims the US Department of Veterans Affairs’ award of home oxygen contracts, resulting in termination of the awardee’s contracts and issuance of a bridge contract to client.
- Successfully protested at the agency level a US Department of Veterans Affairs task order award for laboratory testing services, resulting in revision and reissuance of the solicitation.
- Successfully protested the Army’s decision to eliminate a client from eligibility for a contract for C4ISR services before the GAO, resulting in a contract award and protest costs for the client.
- Successfully defended the award of a US Transportation Security Administration contract to an airport security screening contractor at the GAO.
- Obtained favorable outcome prediction ADR at GAO in protest of Smithsonian Institution’s award, resulting in payment of attorneys’ fees, reevaluation, and eventual award.
- Obtained favorable outcome prediction ADR at GAO in protest of US Army Corps of Engineers’ selection of a competitor for architect-engineer negotiations, resulting in payment of legal fees for the client.
- Obtained favorable settlement of performance dispute involving environmental remediation contract with US Army Corps of Engineers, through mediation at Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.
- Prepared terms of a major subcontract to resolve the prospect of continued litigation between two medical waste disposal firms.
- Advised clients during acquisitions of companies in industries including government IT solutions, cybersecurity, professional consulting, and health care.
- Assisted client with negotiating terms of Defense Production Act award for expansion of domestic industrial capacity.
- Drafted procurement legislation on behalf of construction and engineering clients that was introduced in both the House and Senate.
- ABA Public Contract Law Section, Debarment & Suspension Committee, co-chair
- ABA Public Contract Law Section, Bid Protest Committee, Vice Chair