DC Circuit: Government Contractor Can Rely On Supplier's Country of Origin Certification | Practical Law
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently held in United States ex rel. Folliard v. Government Acquisitions, Inc. that a reseller reasonably relied on certifications from its supplier that products the reseller sold to the federal government complied with the Trade Agreements Act's (TAA) country of origin requirements. Therefore, the reseller did not knowingly violate the False Claims Act (FCA) even though those products did not comply with TAA requirements.