Contracting with the federal government is a highly regulated process governed by a maze of statutes and regulations. Government contracts law involves assisting businesses in complying with the complex set of procedures that must be followed in order for companies to provide goods and services to governments (federal, state or municipal) or challenging the actions of the government or a third party in entering into or executing a government contract for goods or services.
Manson is an unincorporated community (it is advertised as a "village," but not considered as such by the Census Bureau) in Chelan County in the state of Washington. It is located in the north-central portion of the state on the shore of Lake Chelan, approximately seven miles from the nearby town of Chelan. Manson is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The USPS ZIP Code for Manson is 98831. According to data from the 2000 census, the total population in the Manson ZIP code was 3,178 persons occupying 1,540 housing units. Manson itself is not incorporated, and is not tracked by the Census.